Sportswriting

No matter what subject you're teaching, you'll find some fun and innovative ideas for using newspapers in your classroom with a helpful resource. Based on Getting the Most Out of Teaching with Newspapers by Rebecca Olien, the series of...

Ever heard of CTE? A passage about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) provides the text for a reading comprehension check. The subject matter is sure to engage your readers and the questions, based on the passage, assess whether high...

Students use on-the-scene reporting techniques to write vivid stories.  For this on-the-scene reporting lesson, students discover ways to use imagery to add appeal to their writing.  Students complete a graphic organizer in which they...

Students learn and use techniques for conducting sports interviews.  In this interviewing lesson, students discuss the three main types of interviews and how the styles are different.  Students complete a graphic organizer in which they...

Students analyze a sports feature and write a feature story.  In this feature story writing instructional activity, students classify three types of sports features and read examples of each.  Students then work in small groups to write...

Young scholars participate in a discussion about the definition of the word 'hero'. They research baseball players and managers and then engage in a formal debate about the merits of their subjects.

Every artist creates in his own unique way drawing from a variety of inspirational sources. Upper graders work to expand their understanding of the creative process by first analyzing a modern piece and then creating one. They listen to...

Learners examine examples of sports jargon by reading sports articles from a newspaper. They write a news article about a fictional sports event using examples of sports jargon.

Students utilize reading and listening skills in order to discover the key issues in American history and Black baseball history. Students investigate the beginning of the Negro Baseball Leagues and its signature historical baseball...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Bernard Malamud's The Natural. Students may submit their answers to be scored.