Journalism 101: Pre-Assessment
Let's do a pre-assessment! This will show Ms. Panther what you already know about journalism.
Now, let's listen to what a student journalist can produce. The link below talks about a high school journalist and lets you listen to something he wrote.
- http://www.scholastic.com/browse/quiz.jsp?id=31544
- Follow this link and tell Ms. Panther how you scored!
Now, let's listen to what a student journalist can produce. The link below talks about a high school journalist and lets you listen to something he wrote.
- http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/journalism/masterclass_pop.htm
- Ready to start writing your own article!
Student News Sites
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Based on news from CNN, this website is geared towards a younger audience
http://tweentribune.com/love
Ms. Panther's favorite site for use in the classroom! It has a lot of interesting pieces.
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
This one would be better for a high school classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/student-voices/
This is based on PBS news.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/currentevents.htm
Great place for whole world news
http://www.timeforkids.com/
Based on TIME magazine.
http://www.newseum.org/
The history of journalism and news in one place.
Based on news from CNN, this website is geared towards a younger audience
http://tweentribune.com/love
Ms. Panther's favorite site for use in the classroom! It has a lot of interesting pieces.
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
This one would be better for a high school classroom.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/student-voices/
This is based on PBS news.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/currentevents.htm
Great place for whole world news
http://www.timeforkids.com/
Based on TIME magazine.
http://www.newseum.org/
The history of journalism and news in one place.
Writing an Article: Day One
From the website above, choose one article you really like. Then fill out the questions below based on the article you chose.
Now that you have an example of an article you like, let's write your own article. Choose one option:
- A news story (facts) about the next school assembly
- An editorial (opinion) about why students SHOULD or SHOULD NOT have to wear lanyards everyday
- An entertainment (opinion) article about your favorite book, movie, or C.D.
Writing an Article: Day Two
Last week, you chose an article topic to write about. Tell Ms. Panther what article you chose so she can give you your materials for "brainstorming".