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Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy Lesson PlanInquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy Lesson Plan
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Inquiring Minds: News and Philanthropy

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Learners study newspaper articles and rewrite events from literature into news stories about kindness. In this news article instructional activity, students read sentences from newspaper articles and identify the purpose of the article. Learners interview a news journalist and write an article about the person or their job. Students brainstorm about philanthropy in their community and then write an article about a philanthropic person.

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the writing process

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civic responsbility, informational media, media characteristics, writing process, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
3 days
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