News Article Reading Responses - 16 Graphic Organizers!

These graphic organizers will help your students tune into and record key information from a variety of news articles or news videos.

- 16 Diverse Graphic Organizers with different focuses
- Generic enough to be used across a wide range of articles
- Includes a variety of focuses, formats and layouts
- Can be used as an article reading response activity for student accountability
- Excellent for taking notes on non-fiction topics

Different Focuses:

Summary:

Example: key places, key people, 2 key details, 1 personal connection, 1 quotation, 1 question I have

Example: Summary in 5 Sentences > Summary in 5 Words

Main Event:

Example: Who, What, When, Where, Why, 2 new words

Example: Main Event, Importance of Event, Connections

Main Idea:

Example: main idea > why this is important, main idea > why this is important
Example: main idea > detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail 4

Connections:
Example: brief summary, local connection, national connection, international connection
Example: detail > connection, detail > connection, detail > connection

Opinion:
Example: main idea, opinion 1 > reason 1 & 2, opinion 2 > reason 1 & 2
Example: summary, 3 details, my opinion, reason why

Reflection:

Example: know, think, wonder
And more!

- Student Choice: students can choose the organizer that best suits their article
- Differentiated: a wide range of forms and layouts for varying student independence
- Modeled Inquiry: great for doing a modeled inquiry together and then providing the same template for independent student reading time