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Become a Journalist Unit PlanBecome a Journalist Unit Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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Become a Journalist

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Explore the newspaper as a unique entity with a detailed and extended unit. The unit requires learners to consider the newspaper's role in democracy, think about ethics, practice writing and interviewing, and examine advertising and news content. The packet is made up of 30 lesson plans with accompanying materials.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

journalism, newspapers, bias, media bias, the first amendment, ethics, the writing process, writing articles, advertising, Media Literacy

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • While this is a unit, you could certainly pick and choose a lesson or two, or a worksheet or two, that fit exactly what you need for your journalism, language arts, or social studies instruction

Classroom Considerations

  • This is a huge packet of materials, and it might seem intimidating; however, the materials are well organized and worth at least a glance if you are planning to teach anything related to journalism and newspapers

Pros

  • Entire unit is designed for the Common Core
  • Includes materials such as graphic organizers, vocabulary lists and glossaries, worksheets, rubrics, and more; this is a complete unit
  • Requires learners to tap into analysis skills, as well as read, write, and discuss

Cons

  • None

Common Core

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