Young reporters have an opportunity to craft a news story about a topic that interests them. Class members brainstorm events and issues that affect them and possible sources of information. Individuals then select a topic, research it, and write their story for a class publication. And just like real reporters, they are given a deadline for their work.

Concepts

journalism, news reporting, editorial writing, news articles, evaluating sources

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Instructional Ideas

• Post the articles on the class blog or submit them to the school newspaper staff to share with peers or the community

Classroom Considerations

• The first of three resources in the Reporting series
• Set aside extra prep time to enlarge and mount the "Is it News?" and the "Getting to the Source," colored posters, to prepare copies of the handout and tip sheets, and to load a desktop publisher on classroom computers
  

Pros

• Includes information about how to evaluate good news sources

Cons

• None

Common Core

CCRA.W.2 CCRA.W.6 CCRA.W.7 CCRA.W.8