Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet for Analysis of a Newspaper Article

For Students 8th - 12th
For this primary source analysis worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions that require them to analyze their selected newspaper articles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies Newspaper

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: 100 Years Ago Today

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment...
Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Joseph Pulitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Joseph Pulitzer, 1847-1911, and explanation of his connection to the Pulitzer Prize.
Lesson Plan
Education Development Center

Education Development Center: Tv411: Reading Structure of a News Story

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Interactive lesson explains the content and organization of newspaper articles. Includes self-scoring exercises for practicing identifying the five W's (who, what, when, where, and why) in a series of brief news articles and a...
Handout
Other

Joseph Pulitzer and His Prize:defining Yellow Journalism:competition With Hearst

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst and their development of "yellow journalism" in their attempt to increase the circulation of their respective newspapers.