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My fifth grade son is doing a magazine project in school and he has chosen Disney pin trading as the subject (actually he chose Pokemon, but the teacher wanted him to branch out). He has fourteen things he needs to include in his magazine:
An interview with a pin trader
A letters to the editor column
Comic strip
Photos
A poem
A short story
A research article
A joke
A quote
Book review
A song (lyrics)
Top ten list
Fun facts
History timeline
Does anyone have any links, or information that he can use to make this magazine?
Thanks so much!
Is he to find things written by others or write these different things himself would be my question.
If the teacher's intent is for students to research and then put together a magazine from works they've found, then sorry, I won't suggest possible sources. (Retired teacher here, which may explain why.) Sitting at the computer with him to help word possible search phrases as needed would be my suggestion.
If writing these things and putting them together as a magazine is the intent, that sounds like a great assignment for students that age.
Either way, I hope your DS enjoys and learns from this project.
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This is still an exceedingly narrow subject. Is he trying to find these things already in existence? Because I can't imagine any circumstance that would cause someone to write (and someone else to print) a letter to an editor about Disney pin trading!
If he's going to be writing these himself, that could be a bit easier, but still narrow. He will need to still find sources. I expect you're not asking other people to google something he can find on his own, but to let you know if they have special knowledge of, say, books on the subject.
Sorry, I can't help you there, as I have little interest in the topic myself. You might have better luck if your request is more specific.
Actually, if it were my son, I'd have him write his own request and post it here; sounds to me as if what he really needs is to find someone who is really into pin trading who is willing to be interviewed.
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There are endless sites online about pins! I don't think there are any songs per se about pins but the as pins are about Disney stuff with songs he should be able to come up with something. I know there was a series of pins from Disney that were deticated to Disney music. He should be able to find all the history and dates from a simple search. There are two magazine-style books and one regular book out on pins. He can find info on that on Amazon where they sell them.
This sounds like a great subject to me! Tell him to have fun!
This is to be a combination of pre-written articles and self written pieces. He definitely needs someone super knowledgeable about the subject to interview. We are going to make the "Letter to the Editor" section up ourselves using information he gains. One idea he had was someone asking about a situation that may come up when trading. For example: What to do when you approach someone with a lanyard and they are unwilling to trade? Is it OK to say no if you are wearing it on a lanyard? Or, what to do when you trade a pin and get a fake in return. We are doing a LOT of searches on google and the like for regular facts and info. It would be nice to interview a cast member about pin trading. We will definitely start looking for some of the Orlando magazine articles. Does anyone know the names of the magazines for pin traders? We order the value guide book.
Thanks so much everyone!!
Wouldn't interviewing a pin trader who's done it for some time work as an interview subject? There may be people here who would help out as I know we've some longtime traders.
I'd offer, but I only collect pins, don't trade except rarely from resort trading boards.
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