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This High Five: Go to Press unit plan also includes:
- United States Newspapers
- Newspapers
- Paperboy
- Online Newspaper Directory for the World
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- Worksheet
- Project
- Graphic Organizer
- Vocabulary
- Rubric
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High school scholars learn valuable information about how to run a newspaper in the third and final installment of a media literacy series. The unit scaffolds learners to success with background information before they plan for publication, helping your class develop a newspaper of their own!
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Instructional Ideas
- Consider inviting a representative from the local paper to speak to your class
- Consider creating stations for journalists to demonstrate various roles in the writing processes before publication
Classroom Considerations
- Resource requires teachers to pass out a class set of newspapers for some of the lessons; make sure these materials are available
Pros
- Includes rubrics to help with grading
- Material within lesson directly relates to real-life career experiences
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- None
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