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Techno-correspondent
Students play the role of a correspondent and write a news article about a famous landmark. In this correspondence lesson, students use a computer template to build word processing skills. Students edit a story in order to learn how to...
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Imaginary Wealth and a Magazine Article
Students explore economics by writing a fictitious news article. In this personal wealth instructional activity, students participate in a role-playing activity in which the year is 2025 and they must write an article about their...
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Medieval Newspaper Continued
Learners write an article in a newspaper. In this writing and editing instructional activity, students review how to write for a newspaper, type their articles, and engage in peer editing.
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Art to Zoo: India-Where Remarkable Differences Are Ordinary
Students "visit" India to learn about its culture and the lives of children in India. In this India instructional activity, students conduct research and report on the lives of Indian children in the form of a mock interview between a...
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Newspaper Report
Discuss the way to write a newspaper article using this presentation. With a series of slides detailing an accident involving a car at a gasoline station, learners are prompted to answer who, what, when, where, and why questions. Use...
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Writing an Article
In this writing an article worksheet, students read an outline that gives them a format on how to write an article. Students read 7 directions on how to write a proper article.
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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.