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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

School News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Compile a school newsletter with your budding journalists! Use the school calendar to assign each learner a specific even to cover! Possible events include the science fair, sports games, concerts, talent shows, etc. This is a project...
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Curated OER

Getting the Story

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine and discuss the basic elements of a newspaper article. They listen to articles, discuss the 'inverted pyramid' style of a breaking news article, and list imaginary current events based on mythological characters.
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Curated OER

Journalist Japes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the job of a journalist. For this careers and writing lesson, the teacher introduces the job of a journalist, then students choose a headline and write a news story. Lesson includes extension ideas.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Woman Reporter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month instructional activity, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
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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...