University of Kansas
Newspaper in the Classroom
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
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What's in a Main Idea?
Second graders read newspaper articles. In this language arts lesson, 2nd graders identify the main ideas found in the articles by highlighting them. The entire class selects one interesting article from the sports section to discuss.
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Comments
Students evaluate newspaper articles. In this newspaper article instructional activity students compare newspaper articles. They comment on headlines, language choices, quality and clarity, and impact on the reader.
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Heads Up for Headlines!
Students write headlines expressing the main idea of a group of de-headed news stories.