Activity Lesson Plans

Chapter 10: Design and Layout

Introduction
In Chapter 10 students have reviewed designing and laying out a scholastic publication. In this activity students will complete a crossword puzzle, using words and concepts from the unit.

Lesson Description
Students will review newspaper design and layout by completing a crossword puzzle. For directions, they can press the Instructions button in the lower-left corner. If they need a hint, they can press the Word List button. After finishing the puzzle, they can press the Check button to see how well they performed.

Instructional Objectives

Students will match words related to layout and design with their definitions.

Students will to be able to recall terms and concepts from the chapter.

Student Web Activity Answers

double-truck: a spread in the center of a publication

teaser: boxed copy that promotes stories inside the issue

deck: one level of a headline

folio: a page number; often includes the name and section of the paper

pica: a unit of measurement in graphic design

leading: the white space inserted between lines, normally set at an additional two points

baseline: the imaginary line on which type rests

bleed: the running of color or a photo or other graphic through the external margin and off a page

flag: copy, often combined with a graphic, that states the name of the newspaper in large bold letters across the front page; includes volume and issue numbers, publication date, and city and state where the paper is published

gutter: white space that separates columns and facing pages

justified: type that aligns, or is set even, on both sides of a column

tombstoning: the placing of two headlines side by side on a page or spread