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Join the newspaper business with a series of lessons and exercises focused on elements of journalism. The packet focuses on distinguishing fact from opinion, writing effective headlines, sequencing events, and editing and proofreading a finished article.
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Instructional Ideas
- Add to a language arts unit when focusing on historical newspapers
- Use the activities to begin your journalism class at the beginning of the year or grading period
- Encourage young journalists to create a newspaper covering the setting and plot of a novel you are reading in language arts
Classroom Considerations
- Most of the worksheets are relevant to a middle school language arts class, but some may be more specific to a journalism class
Pros
- Comes with an answer key for each of the exercises
- Worksheets make a great packet that is versatile for class structure and curriculum
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