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Developing Story Ideas
Learners complete activities to learn how to develop story ideas in journalistic writing. In this story ideas lesson, students learn news value judging criteria, identify language to ask beat sources for story ideas, distinguish story...
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Two Sources of Story Ideas for Our Paper
Students research and identify story ideas for the school newspaper. In this story ideas lesson, students pitch story ideas to their teacher on a weekly basis using a specific format. Students find the majority of their ideas from print...
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Writing - Story Ideas
Middle schoolers write their story in first person as a non-fiction story, or they can write the story in third person as a fictional story and use different characters. They can choose an idea from one of the story starters provided.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Writers Contest: Story Central
Stories by young writers grades K-3. Students can log in and keep their own writing materials or create "mashups" using elements from the stories provided here.
Other
50 Places to Shop for Stories
Aimed primarily at practicing journalists in small towns, these 50 suggestions for finding story ideas are still quite useful for a school newspaper.
Other
The Story Starter, Jr.: Your Story Starter
Click the button to get a story starter that you can write down to begin your next story.