Personal Magazine

Personal Magazine

This project is to be a personal reflection of you as a person in a magazine style format. This is not a "research" style of project. 

Cover

This should look like a typical magazine cover with photos, graphics, headlines, etc. Your headlines should consist of the following: 

• • Family

  • Friends

  • Hobbies

  • Food/Nutrition/Health

  • Future Plans

  • Childhood Memories

Inside Pages

There will be at least a page for each of the following categories. The Table of Contents must come first, but after that the pages can be arrange in any order. 

• 1. Table of Contents with page numbers

  2. Family Pages - This page is to include pictures, stories, information about your family. It can be the entire family, a specific family memory, your family heritage or whatever angle is suitable to you. 

  3. Friends Page - This pages is devoted to your friends, any special occasions, funny times, special relationships, etc. 

  4. Hobbies - This can include sports, clubs, groups you're involved with, things you enjoy doing in your spare time, etc. 

  5. Food/Nutrition/Health - This page needs to touch on any one or all of those areas that are important to you. It may be your favorite meal, favorite type of food with recipe and/or cooking instructions, dining suggestions complete with restaurant critiques; or it may be your favorite workout, exercise program, etc. 

  6. Future Plans - on this page you get to dream. Think about where you want to go and what you want to do. Remember that it's okay to be realistic and/or simplistic. This doesn't have to include extravagant travel plans, and the "life of the rich and famous." 

  7. Childhood Memories - this page gives you an opportunity to look back at your childhood years and remember special events, special friends, a favorite toys, a peculiar habit, etc. You many need to talk to family on this one to get some help. 

  8. Free Page - This is your free page. You get to choose what you include on it, but please use good taste. This could include a "special person" . a "special pet", poems, or a short story you've written, etc. 

  9. Back Cover - This may be more simplistic. It could include people you'd like to thank, an  advertisement you create, or whatever creative closing you choose. 

Important Tips

• • Use magazines for layout ideas

  • You may use the scanner and digital cameras

  • Pages must include text. Some will be stories, captions, tidbits, etc. 

  • When using pictures and graphics, you need to crop them and use only the necessary part. Otherwise, it's a waste of your space.