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It's great to communicate... Miranda Walker shows you how to edit a club magazine and produce your own news programme in the first of a two-part feature on exploring the media. Making a magazine is a project for a group to get its teeth into - a real teamwork activity where everyone's contribution counts. When you design your own club magazine, you should make it as diverse as possible, to appeal to the full age range of children that you have with a whole variety of different interests. You could start off by bringing in a range of magazines for the children to look at. Examine the content. What appeals to them particularly? Are the subjects interesting? Is there anything missing in their opinion? It may also be helpful to make a list of typical magazine features, such as a contents page, letters page, a comic strip or advertisements.

Making a magazine is a project for a group to get its teeth into - a real teamwork activity where everyone's contribution counts. When you design your own club magazine, you should make it as diverse as possible, to appeal to the full age range of children that you have with a whole variety of different interests. You could start off by bringing in a range of magazines for the children to look at. Examine the content. What appeals to them particularly? Are the subjects interesting? Is there anything missing in their opinion? It may also be helpful to make a list of typical magazine features, such as a contents page, letters page, a comic strip or advertisements.

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