There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes of a local news program. Read this passage independently or as a whole class to learn about all the different people that work hard to bring us the news. Afterward, young learners determine the main idea and supporting details of the text as they write a brief summary. Use this resource during Labor Day to teach about different careers, or as preparation for a class field trip to the local television station.

Concepts

careers, main ideas, central ideas, supporting details, details, reading comprehension, summarizing

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Additional Tags

summary writing, Reading Passage, jobs, careers, main idea, supporting details, reading comprehension, english language arts

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Pros

• Provides clear descriptions of television station jobs
• Offers suggestions to help support students with writing summaries

Cons

• Sentence structure of the text is short and fragmented
• Assumes children have prior experience watching news programs

Common Core

RI.2.2 RI.3.2 RI.4.2 W.2.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.4.2.a W.4.2.b