1.   Summing Up the Disaster Recommends a lesson asking students to research and write a newspaper article about the sinking of the Titanic.

2.   The Interview of a Lifetime Students interview each other, taking turns posing as journalists and as survivors of the sinking of the Titanic.

3.   Front Page News Includes a lesson requiring students to create a front-page story and layout, including photos, about the sinking of the Titanic.

4.   Get in the Newspaper Habit Students explore the features of newspapers and study the journalistic style of writing.

5.   What is News? Students examine what makes a story newsworthy and the process of making the news on TV, radio or the web.

6.   Writing a News Story Students write a news script which is clear, concise and correct - the three Cs of journalism.

7.   Assembling the News Students assemble words and pictures to form a report, editing it in a way which will bring their words to life.

8.   Ordering News Reports Students order several reports to make a news programme which appeals to a specific audience.

9.   Broadcasting the News Students practise news reading at three words a second. Working as a team, they produce a news programme adhering to a strict deadline.

10.   Bias Students identify bias in football reports and re-write a story, making it fair and balanced.

1.   News Journalism: Lesson Three l Lesson ...he Association (handouts, overheads, for Media Literacy. backgrounders) is available in an easy-print, pdf kit version. To open the lesson kit for printing, click here. To print only this page, use the "printable version" link at the top of the page. This lesson is part of a unit that explores news journalism across the media. In this lesson, students learn the differences between print and non-print journalism by looking at how news is reported on radio and then comparing it to newspaper and television news. Students begin with an analysis of their radio-listening habits and an introduction to the terms...

2.   News Journalism: Lesson One l Lesson ...serve as reinforcement. Distribute Personal News Sources, and have student's work privately to complete it in class. Lessons in this Series: Discuss the various sources of news used by your students. (Less obvious news sources may include posters, bulletin boards, P.A. announcements, "word of News Journalism Introduction mouth," mail etc.) Ask students to consider the following questions: Lesson One: Definitions and Which of these is your primary news source? Comments about the News Which of these is the most accurate? Which of these is the most entertaining? Lesson Two: The Newspaper Why do people prov...

3.   Summative Activities : Lesson Five l Lesson Media Awareness Network Search Home For Teachers For Parents Media Issues News Special Content Cart Réseau éducation-médias Initiatives LESSON PLAN printable version email a friend News Journalism Across the Media: Summative Activities Level(s): Grades 7 - 10 Overview About the Author This unit was adapted from lessons created by Rosalind Ross, David Halliday and John Crocker of the Durham Board of Education in The This lesson and all AML Anthology (1990), associated documents produced by the...

4.   CNN World Report ...y of Science and Technology · Learn about CNN World Report the U.S. with our online atlas May 31, 2001 · Understand Web posted at: 6:32 PM EDT (2232 GMT) the phases of the moon Lesson Plans by month · Online Lesson Plans by subject Stanford writing assessment Curriculum connections: Language arts - journalism After students read the CNNfyi.com story,"CNN World Report: Uncovering global news" ask the following questions: 1. Who is Melissa Lopez, and what did she win recently? What was the subject of her report? Do you think it was important that Lopez and her crew risked their lives in order to relay this...

5.   News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction l Lesson Media Awareness Network Search Home For Teachers For Parents Media Issues News Special Content Cart Réseau éducation-médias Initiatives LESSON PLAN printable version email a friend News Journalism Across the Media: Introduction Level(s): Grades 7 to 10 Overview About the Author Although students are aware of news as information that influences their perceptions of the world, country and community, they are often unaware of the differences among the various media in their presentation of that...

6.   BBC - World Class - Teach and Learn - Journalism - Lesson Plan 3 ...er, Race in the Media Awards 2006 News bulletin for kids 07:15, 12:00 GMT weekdays Home About us Meet our partners Find a twin Support for twinners Your stories Twinning map Newsletter BBC Schools BBC School Radio BBC Learning English Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! Teach and Learn: Journalism LinksYour Ideas A monkey (BBC) Activity 1 3. Fact and opinion London to South Africa Send us your ideas Overview The mix of fact and opinion in a piece of writing is what Your topicsSubjects defines it as an opinion piece, or a news story. When reading and writing the news, it?s important to remembe...

7.   Internet Lesson Plan #4 ...______School_______________Date_______ Follow the instructions below and answer the questions to the best of your ability: 1. Click on the NETSCAPE icon. 2. Type in the following URL:? askjeeves4kids.com 3. Type in the following question where you find ?What is your question? ???????? What is photo journalism? This procedure will lead you to a web page titled ?Photography with Peter Marshall that list 700 sites with information about photography and photographers. Go to any site that will give you the information you need to answer the following questions (ask for help if you need it!). 1. Who are the mo...

8.   Know Your Rights:An Idiot's Guide to the First Amendment ...f Study ListingSubmit a New Unit Home DDN Curriculum Components for Unit of Study 120 Unit of Study Title: Know Your Rights:An Idiot's Guide to the First Amendment Topic Area: Communications/Language Arts Grade Level: 6-8 Time Frame: 8-10 days (40 minute periods) Key Words: First Amendment, rights, journalism Unit Designer: Cynthia Cummins (CC054) Unit Designer E-mail: Cynthia.Cummins@k12.sd.us School District: Sioux Falls Public Date Added: 6/20/2002 1:26:55 PM Date Last Revised: 6/20/2002 1:26:55 PM Peer Reviewer: Jerre Bertus Peer Reviewer E-mail: Jerre.Bertus@k12.sd.us SD Content Standard Goals (SD C...

9.   ASNE High School Journalism - ASNE High School Journalism SEARCH Teachers Home > Teachers > Lesson plans > Detail embed(/ Flash/menuSys.swf) LESSON PLANS Carrie Holmberg Journalism teacher Carrie Holmberg of Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, Calif. Full-bio Format this lesson plan for printing Lesson Plans What Purposes Do Publications Serve? Carrie Holmb...

10.   BBC - World Class - Teach and Learn - Journalism - Lesson Plan 2 ...er, Race in the Media Awards 2006 News bulletin for kids 07:15, 12:00 GMT weekdays Home About us Meet our partners Find a twin Support for twinners Your stories Twinning map Newsletter BBC Schools BBC School Radio BBC Learning English Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! Teach and Learn: Journalism LinksYour Ideas A whale's tail (BBC) Activity 1 2. Journalistic style London to South Africa Send us your ideas Overview Conservationists are angry with Iceland because the country Your topicsSubjects has said it will start hunting whales for meat. Learn about journalistic style by deconstructing a...