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Witness to a Brawl
Using The Musicians' Brawl, middle schoolers first impressions and the effect the title has on a piece of work. Then they analyze the narrative elements to art and write a newspaper article for the painting. In this narrative art lesson,...
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Plagiarism in the Real World
How would you feel if someone plagiarized your work? After class members turn in an assigned newspaper article, you rewrite the piece using elements of their writing. Then you claim you will be selling the story and that you will profit...
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Newsletter Requirements Sheet
For this newsletter activity worksheet, students read a book and complete a newsletter activity as a novel analysis project. Students include a newsletter title, advertisements, news story, and obituary.
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Lessons to be Learned: The Importance of Attribution, Accuracy, and Honesty
Students investigate real world examples of media law issues. In this media law instructional activity, students read Janet Cooke’s feature and respond to the writing. Students read articles by Stephen Glass to highlight facts in need of...
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Story Generators
Young scholars develop news stories for the high school paper based on current issues in the local news. Students identify different sources for articles, and develop interviews questions. In this news ideas and sources lesson plan,...
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Writing Headlines
Students define the purpose of headlines and practice writing their own. For this news writing lesson, students define the elements of headlines and view examples. Students read a news story in groups and create a headline for it....
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Learning Types of Editorials - and Writing Some
Students recognize and differentiate between the three types of editorials in order to write editorials for the school newspaper. In this editorials instructional activity, students read example persuasive and interpretative editorials....
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Case Studies in Journalistic Ethics No. 2
Learners use texts on media ethics and various Web sites to explore real world examples of media law issues. For this media ethics lesson, young scholars examine the Food Lion case using a transcript from the court of appeals session...
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Extra, Extra Write All About It!
Learners examine photographs from newspapers and write a headline and story for one of the examples. In this news writing instructional activity, students analyze a photograph as a class and discuss it. Learners analyze photographs and...
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Bringing It All Together
Learners create a small, six page newspaper to prepare for a staff position. In this newspaper creation lesson, students fill out story idea sheets, pick timely stories, assign photos, and arrange for editorial art to be drawn for their...
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The Daily News
Students complete a news writing activity and improve their writing skills. In this news writing lesson, students write about an activity they experience each day of the week. Students use the articles to make a newspaper about their year.
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5 W's and H
Young scholars explore the 5W's and H of journalistic writing. In this 5 W's and H lesson plan, pupils read two articles from a newspaper and locate the 5 W's and H in the articles.
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Straight News
Students review the 'Inverted Pyramid' and demonstrate their ability to outline it in a published news story. For this Inverted pyramid lesson, students read an article that is out of order and decide which order it should go in.