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Description Giving students an opportunity to practice all aspects of yearbook journalism and to learn the process (finding a story, running an interview, transcribing, finding the heart of the story, planning to photograph, photographing and selecting the best photo) helps students learn how to complete a …
Description This lesson asks students to edit a sample beginning of a feature profile story. This task should draw attention to the biggest challenge students experience when writing profiles–they don’t develop an angle. Instead they create a laundry list of details that encompasses everything discussed in …
Description This lesson asks students to interview a classmate as preparation for writing the beginning of one of the most basic journalistic forms: a profile story based on interviews of a single source. Objectives Students will review the qualities of good interviews. Students will practice writing …
Description Although most journalists aren’t artists, they all need to be able to think artistically and help artists brainstorm thoughtful designs that go beyond the literal. This lesson helps all students develop this skill by asking students to design their own editorial cartoons and offer feedback …
Description Feature stories are all around us, sometimes literally in the architecture that lines our walls. This brainstorming lesson demonstrates just how easy it can be to come up with some great ideas. Students will individually brainstorm 20 stories about lockers, share ideas, and develop those …
Description In this lesson students will use fairy tales to practice writing news stories without the added complexity of conducting interviews and outside research. Objectives Students will review the qualities of a news story. Students will practice writing news leads. Students will write a 150-200 word …