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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Interview Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to document interview sources using APA style. It describes two types of interviews: personal and published. It explains how to document a personal interview in text with an example; it also explains...
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Website
NBC

Nbc Learn

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, is dedicated to making historic stories, images, and primary source documents available on-demand to teachers, students, and parents.
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Unit Plan
iCivics

I Civics: News Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students to recognize high-standards journalism so they can make informed judgments about the information coming at them and to help them identify and deal with misinformation, bias, opinion, and...
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Gcse: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tutorial on newspapers. Looks at types of newspapers, the language of newspapers, news sources, what has news value, marketing, distribution, circulation, readership, online newspapers, editorial stance, ownership of newspapers, and...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: News and Media Literacy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. Media literacy...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Why Is Fake News So Effective?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson frames the controversial issues of fake news and trust in the media with the historical context of yellow journalism and sensationalist reporting. Students learn strategies for improving their media literacy and will be able...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Communicating at Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this interactive lesson, students will learn the importance of interpersonal communication skills, listening skills, and making a good impression. Students will gather information through reading, activities, and video excerpts from...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: News and Media Literacy Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection, which includes videos, blog articles, student handouts, lesson plans, and tip sheets for families, helps students identify, analyze, and investigate the news and information they get from online sources. Media literacy...
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: News Article Example

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This two-page news article includes a left-hand column with pointers on placement of critical features. Clicking on the "Writer's Guide" link in the upper right-hand corner of the page enables the user to get tips, directions, and...
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Professional Doc
Education Development Center

Making Mathematics: Mathematics Research Teacher Handbook: Getting Information

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Information for teachers on teaching students how to research and write on mathematical topics. Includes tips for active reading, researching online and journal sources, and conducting interviews to gather information.
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Article
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: News Values

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn the essential elements of every good news story from Gerald Lanson and Mitchell Stephens, authors of Writing and Reporting The News, who emphasize eleven judgments that journalism students should make when evaluating newsworthiness.
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Website
Other

San State Francisco University: Newsworx (1001 Words)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Handout
Other

Encyber Pedia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An encyclopedia online. Just look for your topic to find information that you need. Provides information on a wide range of topics.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Secondary Lesson Guide for Writing Journalism

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Website
Other

Journalist Express: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Journalist Express lists more links than you could visit in a lifetime. This is another site to save for future reference.
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Article
Other

No Train, No Gain: Scribbling With Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by No Train, No Gain. The Omaha World-Herald writing coach explains the whole notetaking process, and gives tips for successful notetaking while interviewing. Be sure to view the links at the end of the article...
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Website
Other

Access: The News University Journalism Training Blog

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Website
Other

Aejmc: Association for Education Journalism & Mass Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
With memberships in thirty different countries, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication site boasts a newsletter-style design. A well defined index and speedy search setup make for easy navigation. Educators,...
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Where to Find Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on where to find information needed for writing papers: the library or the internet. It offers tips for using search engines and key words.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Research Game

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity provides a challenge board game to review information necessary for writing a research paper.
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Activity
Other

Beginning Reporting: Working With News Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Maintaining the right balance of familiarity and distance with your sources is key to good reporting. Journalist Jim Hall offers a few more tips on the human side of dealing with news sources.
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Article
Other

News Lab: Elements of Great Storytelling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a great site for broadcast journalists; it focuses on the elements that make a story great. You can find tips on writing from some of the top people in the industry.
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Activity
Cornell University

Cornell University: Finding Periodicals and Periodical Articles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource offers a good look at periodicals as a source of information, and offers help for finding articles in a variety of situations.
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Article
Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Talking Points Paper

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Byron Walsh focuses on writing a talking points paper for a public speaker which consists of researched, accurate information provided in bulleted lists with follow up sentences on specific topics.