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Class Action 2009
Class Action is an exciting new education project that the Illawarra Mercury launched on Tuesday, August 4.
The Mercury has invited 16 schools from the Illawarra to produce their own "mini newspaper", which will be published in a new-look IQ liftout every Tuesday.
School students will source, write, edit and take pictures for their own two-page spread, allowing them to showcase their school and their community.
Newspapers and schools have worked together in a variety of Newspapers In Education (NIE) programs around the world for more than 50 years. Papers are a valuable teaching tool in subjects across the curriculum and contain something for every student – comics for reading enjoyment, business pages for maths problems, editorials for thinking skills.
Newspapers bridge the gap between the classroom and the "real world" outside and ensure that students are aware of and understand current affairs in their community.
NIE programs are aligned closely with the school curriculum. For example, the NSW Education Departments English syllabus for Year 6 students requires them to publish their own writing dealing with more complex topics, ideas and issues, and to be able to communicate using a range of media, eg video, multimedia, print, audio.
Schools will receive information packs containing a basic template they must follow –including how many stories are required and their length and how many pictures - plus teaching resources and classroom visits by a senior Mercury journalist.
Resources will include what is a news story and how to write it, interview tips, photography tips, and story ideas. Their mini newspaper will also include an advertisement for the project's sponsor.
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