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Lesson Plan
Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Grades | 3 – 5 |
Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
Estimated Time | Ten 50-minute sessions |
Lesson Author |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Publisher |
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Computer lab with Internet access
- Multimedia software
- Access to a library of images/graphics
- Scanner (optional)
- Digital camera (optional)
- Deadline! From News to Newspaper by Gail Gibbons (HarperCollins, 1987)
- The Furry News: How to Make a Newspaper by Loreen Leedy (Holiday House, 1993)
- Freddy and the Bean Home News by Walter R. Brooks (Puffin, 2002)
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.
PRINTOUTS
- Inverted Pyramid Format
- Newspaper Story Format
- Story Feedback Form
- Newspaper Writing Assessment
- Reporting Tips
- Reporter's Guide
WEBSITES
- Junior Seahawk Newsletter
- Internet Public Library (Access to newspapers worldwide)
- Grandview Newspaper lesson plan
PREPARATION
*Prerequisite skills: Familiarization with an appropriate multimedia software program
1. | Review and bookmark sample of classroom newsletters from Websites list. Review and bookmark the Internet Public Library website. |
2. | Obtain copies of books from Materials and Technology list, and secure copies of local, state, and/or national newspapers (at least 6-8). |
3. | Access the Grandview Newspaper lesson plan, and print a copy of the "Bad Fall Injures Children" news article. |
4. | Make an overhead of Inverted Pyramid Format and Reporting Tips sheet |
5. | Make student copies of Newspaper Story Format sheet, Story Feedback Form, Reporter's Guide handout, and Newspaper Writing Assessment sheet. |