The Process

Since you will be writing a 1793 newspaper as a group, check out these 1700's newspapers:

Pages from the past

Early American Newspapers

When you publish your newspaper, you shall include:

* a minimum of 10 historically accurate vocabulary words.
* 3 or more historically accurate graphics.
* a works cited page for all resources used.
* 4 pages containing at least 8 articles from the list of required topics. Each article should have a title and name of the author.
* a title for the newspaper.
* and edition number and date of the newspaper.

As individual reporters each of you will be using your news writing skills to submit 2 articles on the following topics. Only one advertisement permitted per reporter and it must include a historically accurate graphic. You are encouraged to write more than 8 articles incorporating your knowledge of the times and lifestyle of people in the late 1800's.

Historical Philadelphia
A Background to Philadelphia
History of Philadelphia

Elizabeth Drinker Diary

* The yellow fever disease and its treatment
Yellow Fever

The diseased city

Yellow Fever information

Eyewitness To History

Dr Benjamin Rush

Dr. Jean Deveze's own observations

John Edgar Wideman on the Yellow Fever epidemic

* An obituary containing 2-4 victims

* Free Black Colonial Culture and The Free African Society
Philadelphia

Chronicling Black Lives in Colonial New England

Lucy Terry Prince

Venture Smith

Phillis Wheatley,

Anthony Benezet and the education of free blacks

Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bet)

Preamble of the Free African Society

Benjamin Banneker

A Short Account of the Malignant Fever

A Short Account of the Malignant Fever Text

Richard Allen

A Narrative of the Proceedings of Black People

Julie Winch on Jones' and Allen's response to Carey

* Ad for the Cook coffeehouse or other trades or businesses refered to in text
Marketplaces in 1700's

Ironworks