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Writing News Stories 3 Basic Styles & Tips for Writing
An overview of the three basic styles for writing news stories and some tips to follow for writing good news stories.
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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...
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Beginning Reporting: The Rest of the News Story
Just because much attention is paid to the lead of a story, it doesn't mean the middle and the end aren't important too. Here you can get tips on how to make the whole story effective, from a professional reporter.
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Beginning Reporting: Getting Organized
Here are five quick tips to help you get organized for writing your story, from a professional newspaper reporter.
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Beginning Reporting: Story Structure, Three Options
Three structures for newswriting are explained here, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each.
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 students using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...
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Pbs News Hour: Our Changing Economy (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students learn about the indicators that economists use to judge the health of the U.S. economy. Explore varied aspects of the U.S. economy and determine the impact of economic downturns on diverse segments of society.
IQ Site
Iq Study Activities: Interactive Quizzes: Economics
Fifteen-question multiple-choice exercise is immediately scored and checks your understanding of economics.
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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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Turning Time Wasters Into Articles
This "how-to" is devoted to turning casual ideas and observations into publishable articles and columns. Gives practical advice for all ages.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Incorporating Questions in Writing
This lesson goes over how to incorporate questions in a composition.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Features of a Newspaper
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that examines the way in which newspapers and articles are constructed. The end of the flipchart focuses specifically on the battle of Glencoe, but the majority of the flipchart has much...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Headings and Subheadings
This tutorial uses two short videos and a PDF handout to explain how and when to use headings and subheadings. Video 1 explains the purpose of headings and subheadings and why and when to use them; video 2 discusses how to format and...
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History on the Net: A Z of History
History on the Net publishes links to information of interest to students and teachers of history in a browsable A-to-Z list.