Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students investigate the role of Chinese newspapers in the Australian Chinese community, both in the early 20th century and today. They identify the role of ethnic newspapers. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students read several newspaper articles and analyze them for purpose, style, tone, length and organization. They interview each other about important events in their lives and write journalistic articles. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students brainstorm a list of the kinds of information found in newspapers, present examples, and state how reading a newspaper is useful to them and people they know. Full Review »

Grade Range
11th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students discuss who Lewis and Clark were and the importance of their expedition, list plants, animals, and birds found along the Lewis and Clark Trail, report on a specific species, and prepare a newspaper that implements technology skills. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 6th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students identify the many characteristics of a newspaper, use the Internet to gain information and communicate with others, and create a published document. Full Review »

[PDF] In The News
Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students use the internet to research newspapers around the world. They compare and contrast online and print newspapers. They write an article about an issue that is important to them. They compile all stories into a school newspaper. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students define the terms associated with parts of a newspaper. They identify various sections of a newspaper and the type of articles found in each and provide the responses to who? what? when? where? and why? contained in a newspaper article. Full Review »

Grade Range
5th - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students explore the process of creating a class newspaper. They develop their writing skills through the production of a newspaper. Students identify the different parts of a newspaper and the types of writing used. They produce their own class newspaper. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students, working in groups, create a newspaper based on the novel the class is currently reading. Each student in the group is responsible for writing a different section of the newspaper. Students synthesize the main details of the story to create a shorter, more focused, version. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students use their interviewing skills to gather information for a school newspaper. They summarize their interview and create an article for the school newspaper. Students develop the article, edit it using the spell check and revise as necessary. They proofread each other's work to check for proper grammar. Full Review »