Newspaper Article Writing - Journalism Nonfiction Lesson and Graphic Organizers

Newspaper Article Writing - Journalism Nonfiction Lesson and Graphic Organizers: Introduce your students to the world of non-fiction journalistic writing with this ready-to-use lesson. This comprehensive resource is designed to guide students through the process of writing a newspaper article. From understanding the key elements of journalistic writing to organizing their thoughts using the included graphic organizer, this resource provides a step-by-step approach to enhancing students' journalistic writing skills.

Included in This Newspaper Article Writing Lesson and Assignment:

➡️ Newspaper Article Writing Journalism Presentation: Use this 31-slide PowerPoint Presentation to guide you through the important aspects to consider when writing a newspaper article or journalistic text. The presentation includes the following

• Pre-lesson discussion questions
• Introduction to news writing and its purpose
• Research
• Types of articles
• News article structure (inverted pyramid)
• Parts of a news article (headline, byline, lead, body paragraphs, conclusion)
• Interviewing for the article
• Integrating and formatting quotes
• Editing and revising
• Ethical standards and fact-checking

➡️ Newspaper Article Topic Stations Activity: Students will complete a brainstorming page in a station activity where they will circulate the classroom to read prompt cards that will inspire different ideas for a topic they may want to choose for their news article.

➡️ Newspaper Article Pre-Writing Graphic Organizer: Students will use the included two-age pre-writing graphic organizer to organize their thoughts before they begin writing. Prompting questions are included that relate to what they learn in the presentation.

➡️ Newspaper Article Good Copy Templates: Have students complete the final version of their newspaper article on these three ready-to-print good copy page templates.

This is an excellent introduction to journalistic writing and can be used as a starter for making a 'class newspaper'.

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