Be a Reporter (The 5 W's and an H)

Lesson 1 kicks off a unit on fairness and analysis by building an understanding of what fairness is. Sixth graders view and analyze a photo, create a T-Chart, and discuss what it means to be fair and if the world is fair and just. They...

Extra, extra! Get your young journalists above the fold with a set of lessons about newspapers. Kids focus on writing articles using the 5 Ws before creating a slide show presentation and blog entry to publish their writing.

Whether you are teaching a newspaper unit in language arts, covering the First Amendment and censorship in social studies, or focusing on writing ethics in journalism, a unit based on the foundations of journalism would be an excellent...

In this writing and US history worksheet, students act as news reporters to cover the mayor's address during the Great Depression. They use their knowledge of the Great Depression and the 5 W's to write a lead newspaper report about a...

In this 5 Ws worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer chart with key information from a book they have read. Students fill in details about who, what, where, when and how.

Why can't you answer a wh- question with yes or no? Learn about the ways you can use the five W's to form questions that will give you the most information in an answer.

Help your class explore journalism by participating in a creative writing activity. They will discuss who, what, when, where, why, and how as they help in the writing process. They will examine a story pyramid and create a story that...

In this 5 W's activity, learners identify key elements from a book they have read: who, what, where, why, when. Students write details in the five points of a star and illustrate the book in the center.

Elementary schoolers observe and apply a variety of reading comprehension strategies. They silently read a passage out of their science textbook, and discuss answering the who, what, where, when, and how of the text. In small groups they...

Young scholars are introduced to the process of researching information and note-taking. As a class, they identify the proper way to take notes and individually use the internet to research the life of an African-American person...