Other
History of Alternative Journalism in 20th Century
This site contains a timeline of the history of alternative journalism beginning in 1900. Includes description & brief discusses of various alternative publications.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Editorial Essay Example
This four-page essay provides an example of an editorial essay. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and explanations on the essay.
Library of Congress
Loc: Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View
A careful analysis of political cartoons can provide a glimpse into key moments of U.S. political history. In this activity, students will closely examine political cartoons about the Stamp Act; make inferences about the political,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Yawn!
Write about something that you used to enjoy doing but that you no longer find interesting. What has changed and what have you learned?
University of South Florida
University of South Florida: Fcat Express: Author's Purpose Activity
Practice identifying author's purpose by recognizing the purpose in titles, understanding the difference between fact and opinion, and identifying the purpose of various forms of writing.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors
If you want a career as a broadcast journalist, you may want to check out this career info. It covers everything you need to know about writing, editing, and reporting.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Capturing Authentic Narratives
Journalism can be much more than reporting. An authentic, human narrative touches audiences and keeps them reading. Learn how to shape a human-centered news story, and the importance of facts, context, and heart. Free registration is...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Nature Journaling
In this activity, students will be introduced to nature journaling and discover the importance of detail accuracy in scientific drawings when used to observe and identify objects.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Bear, Bear, Bear
After reading The Three Bears by Paul Galdone, students look at letters written from the point of view of each of the bears to learn how word choice effects voice. Then students practice writing in different voices.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Reading Literature: Craft and Structure: Point of View
This learning module focuses on point of view including the speaker or narrator, first and third person, perspective, and the thoughts and feeling of the speaker. It offers a model story with explanation and a practice story with questions.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Writing Concisely
This page compares wordy writing to a art gallery cluttered with a mixture of great works and poor attempts making it hard to see the great works. Remove the clutter, write concisely so the reader gets the point of the paper. It offers...
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Lesson C: Identify Point of View
Discover information about characters and their thoughts and feelings in a story. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Compare Characters' Point of View
Defines and explains how to show how different characters think and feel.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Compare Points of View Narrator
Read a passage from a story to determine who is the narrator and what is the narrator's point of view. An additional practice exercise is available. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
Other
San State Francisco University: Newsworx (1001 Words)
View the media-rich work of teams of student journalists assigned to produce high-interest feature stories using pictures, audio, and words. Learn how to tell a story well by thinking critically about the different choices made by each...
Other
Yellow Journalism and James Creelman
Frederick A. Moritz tells the biography of a yellow journalist, James Creelman. Learn more about yellow journalism during the Spanish-American War and the Sino-Japanese Wars and the impact yellow journalism played in world affairs.
Other
Secondary Lesson Guide for Writing Journalism
Excellent lesson plan page geared towards teachers and students interested in learning how to write feature stories and also learn basic writing tenets. Very practical site.
Other
English Global Village: Glossary of Journalism Concepts
This page contains definitions for words related to journalism.
Other
Historic Newspapers: Brief History of Newspapers
Site gives information on the origin of the newspaper in America and its development through the Industrial Revolution.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Craft and Structure: Point of View
This learning module focuses on the types of point of view, how the point of view impacts the description of events, and the impact of the types of narrators. It provides an example with an explanation and a practice activity with...
Other
Mesa Public Schools: Author's Point of View [Pdf]
Chart defines the three different points of view authors can use to express their ideas.
Other
Newswriting: Resource for Journalists: 100 Worst Groaners
A fun site filled with "groaners," or cliches, that you hear over and over again on the evening news.
Other
Access: The News University Journalism Training Blog
A resource promoting the education and training for young journalists. Includes several sections on writing, editing, leadership management, and multimedia. Highlighted by an updated blog.
San Jose State University
San Jose State: Writing a Winning Statement of Purpose [Pdf]
How do you write a winning statement of purpose? This is a clear and comprehensive explanation of how to approach and write an essay from the San Jose State University. Practice exercises are given at the end.