Bottom side up! Scholars complete an Inverted Pyramid handout to gain a better idea of how journalists organize information. They then look at the organization of a model newspaper article and gain ideas about creating their own...

In this test preparation worksheet set based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tool, grade four students practice taking a sample test entitled "The Inverted Pyramid." They a practice the Inverted Pyramid technique of reading a...

Young scholars 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.

The perfect resource for a beginning journalism teacher or someone designing a journalism unit, this activity prompts students to write a newspaper article. It covers all aspects of the writing process, such as a guided warm-up...

Young scholars 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.

As young consumers of media, it is important for high schoolers to explore concepts of bias and prejudice, and how they may be present in media. After discussing ideological messages that media can contain, individuals complete a warm-up...

In this summarizing information worksheet, students read a featured article, summarize the article, identify the story's five W's and one H, and identify appropriate relevant facts.

Students explore journalism. In this expository writing lesson, students read several newspaper articles and note common features. After reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett, students work with a partner to write a news...

Fifth graders study the American Revolution. In this writing activity, each group of students write a story that will go into the created newspaper depicting a day in the 1770's.

Students examine how a breaking news story is constructed, first by predicting what facts and details must appear in what order, and then by assembling the story from cut-up pieces. They practice writing their own 'breaking news' lead...

Students approach a familiar story (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) from the perspective of a newspaper reporter. They apply the 5 W's + 1 H (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How).

Young scholars investigate what an editorial is and will write one, for their simulated newspaper, about Confederation using primary-source documents from the "EvidenceWeb" portion of the Learning Centre, on the Library and Archives...

A short explanation of how newspaper writers construct their articles. Review questions at the end are corrected for you, and model answers are shown for the short answer questions.

This site which is provided for by the St. Cloud State University explains the top-down, or inverted pyramid, model of an introduction and lists facts about introductions.

An overview of the three basic styles for writing news stories and some tips to follow for writing good news stories.

Three structures for newswriting are explained here, along with the strengths and weaknesses of each.