Asthma Newsletter project

Newsletter:
Asthma Awareness Month

Learning Targets:

I can create a newsletter that uses written content, images and formatting to communicate my ideas to my audience.

You will create an asthma awareness newsletter,
including 4 or 5 articles that will inform people about asthma.
Some possible topics for the articles may include:

What is Asthma?
Triggers in Your Home
Outdoor Triggers
Asthma Epidemic
How Asthma Affects the Body
Air Quality Index (AQI)
Asthma in Children

Asthma Management Plans
Costs of Asthma
Asthma Attack Prevention
Asthma Statistics
Asthma Action Plan
Environmental Contaminants
Prevalence of Asthma by Race & Income

Requirements:
Program: Apple iWork Pages, Appleworks, Microsoft Publisher, or Microsoft Word.

Content: 4+ articles written by you about asthma. Cite sources at the end of each article.

Include: Newsletter title, article titles, articles, images, various appropriate font sizes and styles, appropriate lines, borders, and shading, and anything else that helps to clearly communicate your ideas to the reader.

Length: 2 pages (Each page must be filled with compelling content.)

Activities:
1. Learn how to use a newsletter template
Apple Pages Instructions
Microsoft Publisher Instructions

2. Write Articles after Researching

Writing Help	http://www.powa.org/thesis/supporting.html This website will help you create a thesis statement and support your thesis in an organized fashion. http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/ 11 Rules of Writing
Asthma Research Links	http://www.noattacks.org/index.html http://www.epa.gov/asthma/ http://www.epa.gov/asthma/links.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html http://www.biomedsearch.com/ (requires free account)

3. Create a Newsletter

[The Crossroads School | Computer Studies Class]

This Newsletter Project was
created by Steve Glickman

Created: April 2, 2006
Last updated November 7, 2010