Family Newscast

Young historians create a 1940s news radio broadcast on the five major World War II conferences, including the Atlantic, Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.

Young historians channel the very medium used to convey news during World War I. They create and present a five-minute radio broadcast on a particular topic from the war, such as the roles of African Americans and women, war bonds,...

Let your learners be the judges for a series of case studies that focus on broadcast codes in Canada. In order to familiarize your class with the codes and guidelines that govern the broadcasting industry, in particular Canada's...

Part of a larger unit from the Media Awareness Network on media literacy, this particular lesson plan focuses on the medium of news radio. Small groups participate in discussions on their radio listening habits as well as the...

Students experience what takes place in the production of a newscast or newsmagazine on a specific issue. They create commercials or skits pertaining to the issue you desire to cover in any social studies area.

Election years provide the opportunity to evaluate news media as well as the next prospective president. High schoolers read about the same event in several different news sources, varying in type, origin, and political leaning, before...

As part of their continued investigation of the reporting of the shooting of Michael Brown class members analyze photos of Michael Brown and the social media response to these images. The class then develops a guide they believe news...

Students analyze and evaluate news summaries found in The New York Times Week in Review section, focusing on the steps and criteria necessary for summarizing a news article briefly. They practice their own news summarization skills.

Students consider satire in the news by exploring various sources of "fake news," and then creating their own political satire in the form of a skit, news article, or cartoon.

As part of the study of the 1968 Tet Offensive, class members read a transcript of Walter Cronkite's "We Are Mired in Stalemate" news broadcast of February 27, 1968.