Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Writing About Issues in the Media
In this lesson students analyze media coverage of current issues and present their findings in a formal research paper and class presentation.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Walking Through the Jungle
In this lesson, students will read and discuss story events and then write an informative sentence about one of the events.
Other
Ten Rhetoric of War Writing Projects
Created by a teacher responding to the events in Kosovo, this list is a great start for a media literacy class project. Good discussion-starting questions are included with each item on the list. Requires some independent research to...
Other
Snn Newsroom: Reporter's Toolbox: Writing Editorials and Columns
Advice and examples of editorial and feature column writing, along with an explanation of the role that editorial writers and columnists fill. Explains how to structure this type of writing in order to present clear arguments.
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In Time: Evaluating Media for Bias
This site provides a checklist, especially helpful for teachers, that details the way to check media elements to be used in the classroom for biases. This site provides six questions to help evaluate the effectiveness of the media in...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your learners using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...
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History Buff: History of Newspapers in 1930's Chicago
First-person recount of how journalism and the papers were affected by outside forces in the 1930s. One focus is on circulation, delivery, and problems faced because of crime.
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School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
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Wghill.com: Body Language and Non Verbal Communications
This site contains links about body language and non verbal communication skills. The links are about making good body language and non verbal communication skills such as eye contact and smiling.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Analytical Papers: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces analytical papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Papers."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Evaluating Narrator Reliability
This lesson explains how to evaluate the narrator in fiction writing.
TES Global
Blendspace: Reasoning, Deduction, and Your Next Speech
A learning module that includes eight links to pictures, websites, and activities for using reasoning and deduction in a speech.
Intel Corporation
Showing Evidence Tool: Analyzing and Evaluating Information
If you're looking for a way to engage students in analyzing and evaluating evidence, rather than simply piling up information, this tool may be a boon. Students can use it to construct an argument, rate the quality of resources, and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Becoming an Effective Listener
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on the traits of an effective listener and the identification of popular logical fallacies and propaganda techniques. In addition, there is an Activote at the end to check student...
Other
Six Minutes: Speech Analysis #3: Modified Sandwich Technique for Evaluations
A resource featuring a systematic approach to presenting a speech evaluation including various modifications. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.3, SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation
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Story Arts: Listening Skills Table for Storytelling
Two rubrics to assess a listener's attention during a storytelling session. The first is used to record frequency of audience reactions. The second is used to access the listener's level of comprehension.
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Dr. Wheeler's Website: Rhetoric
A definition of Rhetoric along with links to additional information on logos, ethos, and pathos. Common Rhetorical Mistakes and an explanation of how rhetoric works are also provided.
San Diego State University
Glossary of Journalism Terms
A brief glossary of terms that relate to journalism.
Other
Write From Home:glossary of Writing Terms Point of View
Scroll down almost 3/4 of the page for a definition for "point of view".