Revolutionary War Newspaper
You will be designing a newspaper to show what you have learned about the
Revolutionary War. This newspaper will include both written articles and
illustrations. You will be given time in class to work on this project, but it will
require work to be done at home as well.
All news articles must be word-processed. You may not copy from the computer
directly at this is plagiarism. All articles must include the information requested,
and they must use correct grammar, spelling, and capitalization to receive the
maximum number of points. All illustrations and pictures should be about the size
of a post-it. Hand-drawn illustrations must be drawn neatly and colored in with
colored pencils. Use construction paper to neatly mat your articles and illustrations.
The presentation of your newspaper is just as important as its content.
The format for each page of the newspaper is laid out on the next three pages. The
table below outlines what needs to be included on each page of the newspaper. Mr.
Downing will be working with you in the computer lab to format your articles
correctly (i.e. font size, margin settings, etc.)
Title Page
1. Creative Newspaper Title
2. Article about a Revolutionary War
Battle (8-10 sentences)
a. Photo of a battle scene
b. Caption for the photo
3. Insert a famous Revolutionary War
quote with the author.
4. Create a list of 10 interesting facts
about the Revolutionary war.
5. Propaganda – Design a political
cartoon for either the Loyalists or
the Patriots.
2nd Page
1. Use the comic book frame to create
an entertaining comic about the
Revolutionary War. Your comic
can depict the Boston Tea Party,
the colonists’ response to the
Stamp Act or Tea Act, or any other
event that we have read about.
All pictures should be neatly outlined in
Sharpie and colored in with colored
pencil. You should include dialogue for
your characters as well.
3rd Page
1. Article about a Revolutionary War
leader (8 – 10 sentences)
a. Photo of the leader
b. Caption for the photo
2. Insert a famous Revolutionary War
quote with the author.
3. Article about the role of women or
African Americans during the
Revolutionary War (8 – 10
sentences)
- Page 1 -
Newspaper Title
Written by _____________
Insert war battle
scene photo here
Insert war battle
scene caption here
Insert your story here about a
Revolutionary War Battle
(8 – 10 sentences)
 Topic Sentence
 3 Star/Key Ideas
 Provide more detail about each Star/Key
Idea
 Conclusion Sentence
Insert famous Revolutionary War quotation and author here
Insert 10 interesting facts about the
Revolutionary War
- Remember to use complete sentences.
- Use bullet points to keep your list
organized.
Propaganda
Design a political cartoon for
the bottom right corner of the
page. Decide if you would like
to be a Loyalist or a Patriot.
Your cartoon should depict the
side that you have chosen.
- Page 2 Comic Book Rough Draft
- Page 3 -
Insert your story here about a
Revolutionary War leader
(8 – 10 sentences)
Insert leader
photo here
 Topic Sentence
 3 Star/Key Ideas
 Provide more detail about each Star/Key
Idea
 Conclusion Sentence
Insert leader photo
caption here
Insert famous Revolutionary War quotation and author here
Insert your story here about the role women or African Americans
played during the Revolutionary War
(8 – 10 sentences)
 Topic Sentence

3 Star/Key Ideas

Provide more detail about each Star/Key Idea
 Conclusion Sentence