The Missoulian, along with the Five Valleys Reading Council, joins the Newspaper Association of America, the International Reading Association and the National Council for the Social Studies in recognizing that newspapers belong in classrooms. You can be part of the fun and learning by participating in the Missoulian's contests and projects. These contests are open only to schools and classrooms currently part of the Missoulian's NIE program, so your students have a good chance of being published. Following are some of the activities planned for the week, including contests designed to give students firsthand newspaper experience. About 50 area businesses are looking for creative young minds to design advertisements for them.
Students use artistic as well as language arts skills as they create ads for a real business.
This project is for students in grades 3-12. If you want to participate, you need to respond by Feb. 1. Study the Opinion pages of the Missoulian, then have students write an editorial of 200 words or less. Or have students interpret editorial cartoons then draw one of their own. Talk about how cartoons offer humorous commentaries on issues.