There's more to newspaper articles than meets the eye. Scholars learn the different features of a newspaper article, including headline, byline, subheadings, etc. Pupils circle the features in an article as the teacher discusses their purpose. They then go back to the 5 Ws organizer from the previous instructional activity and determine which information is relevant to their chosen angle or main idea for writing an essay.

Concepts

newspapers, news articles, research writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss how the features in a newspaper article compare to features in a book or other type of text

Classroom Considerations

• Requires gathering newspaper articles
• Lesson seven of 12 in Grade 6 ELA Module 3A, Unit 3
• Must complete lessons in order

Pros

• Includes discussion of authentic text
• Relates reading and life skills (newspapers)

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.2.a W.6.2.b W.6.4 W.6.9.a