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Writing Bug - Inquiring Minds Want to Know - #5
In this journal writing activity, students are given four headlines for news stories published in tabloid newspapers. Students write the story that might have matched one of the headlines.
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The Basics of Journalism: A Little Preview
Students define journalism and identify the basic components of a news story. In this journalism basics lesson, students define the word journalism, read a new story, and break it into parts with two major characteristics for each...
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Carter as President and Ex-President
Middle schoolers examine how Presidents are judged during their time in office as well as afterwards. They conduct and Internet search for Jimmy Carter's inaugural address and write a news story about his address. Once they have written...
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Kids' Newsbreaks
Group learners together to identify a question relating to an issue and create a 60-second kids news break highlighting information that begins to answer the question. They research and answer issue questions in a news story format.
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Understanding What Makes a Good News Story
Students explore the news sources at their school in order to write stories that reflect what's going on in all communities and to identify what makes a good story. In this news writing lesson, students journal about what makes a...
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Editing for AP (and Newspaper's) style
Learners edit and revise a news story picked out by the teacher. For this editing lesson plan, high schoolers edit in AP style and then revise the story. It should have no errors in the end.
Curated OER
Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Number 4
For this news story worksheet, students read the headlines for the four news stories and write the news story for one of the four headlines.
Learning Station
New Report
For this news story worksheet, students read a news report from a newspaper. Students note the order of events and underline those connecting words and phrases that show this order.
Curated OER
Population Counts
Young scholars role play as news teams as they investigate population information from 2001 Canadian census. They study statistical information and produce a news story.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: News Article Example
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: One Day a Woman
This single-stanza poem tells a story from the poet's imagined news story.
University of Houston
University of Houston: The Journalist's Desk
This site includes eleven brief newspaper stories. Students must identify the main idea of each short news story.