
First steps into writing
First steps into writing
Students deal with their writing skills and work out articles for a journal.
Description
The project’s aim is for students to reduce their fear of writing and develop an appreciation of their texts. Their texts are published in a journal to ensure that this does not go unnoticed. Three to four such journals are published each semester, each devoted to a different topic. Larger classes are divided into smaller editorial groups of four to six students. Each group works on a given number of pages. On a rotating basis, one group at a time is responsible for the title page.
Tasks and specific work steps
- The students write a text on a chosen topic, from which they – in group work – then develop an article for the magazine.
- Each editorial group develops ideas on how to deal with the respective topic.
- All participants individually write texts on the subject, which are discussed within the group, improved, illustrated, given a layout, edited again, and finally published.
Images/Examples

Screenshot der Redaktionswiese © 2022 by Samuel Herzog unter der Lizenz CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Additional Information
Prior Knowledge and Preparation
The lecturer arranges the setting for the lessons and the journal’s publication.
Accessibility:
Assistance for Learners
Students can use classroom language or together agree upon another language.
Additional Tools
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- WordPress, https://wordpress.com
- possibly camera or smartphone camera
- possibly printing possibility