Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour: To Report or Not to Report

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What kind of principles do reporters adhere to when deciding what to report? This lesson takes a closer look at a piece written to the New York Times regarding the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein's Regime in Iraq.
Website
Other

National Scholastic Press Association

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you are involved in any way with a school newspaper, yearbook or other school publication, you should be familiar with the national Scholastic Press Association. Teachers or students with an interest in design, article ideas, or legal...
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cnn Debuted as the First Television News Network in 1980

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
These lesson plans relate to the gathering and production of news and creating a visual timeline. There are links to other lesson plan ideas, as well as web links, and a brief bibliography. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: In the Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is In the Newspaper. Other links are included.
Lesson Plan
Other

School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
Lesson Plan
Other

School Journalism: Lesson Plans: An Introduction to Newspaper Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents a lesson plan that is designed for a block schedule that takes students through the basics of newspaper design and redesign of their school paper.