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the Impact of the U.s. Supreme Court on High School Journalism.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study of the First Amendment, Tinker, Hazelwood and the Colorado Student Free Expression Law. They discuss the ramifications on the student press and recite their memorized First Amendment rights. They discover what...
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Guess the Author-Using Pseudonyms

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study about descriptive writing. They write a descriptive paragraph about themselves without revealing their physical description and sign their writing with a pseudonym.
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Writing a Query Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine how to write a query letter to a publisher. They plan a short story they would like to write, conduct Internet research about possible publishers, and write a sample query letter.
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Images and Indirection

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners closely analyze a true event or moments associated with their life, then present the scene, and personal emotions and/or actions generated by that incident in a free verse poem. They learn the difference between words defined...
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Selecting a Topic

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students listen as the teacher explains the steps to writing a research paper. They list subjects they are interested in. Students practice narrowing a topic. They write a general idea and create a word web to assist the narrowing of the...
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Straight News

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review the 'Inverted Pyramid' and demonstrate their ability to outline it in a published news story. For this Inverted pyramid activity, students read an article that is out of order and decide which order it should go in.
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Australia

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners discover and write stories from the past.  In this instructional activity on Australia, students conduct interviews of family or friends to discover stories and legends from the past. Learners then create a brochure for Australia. 

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