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35ON ASSIGNMENT…WRITING NEWS STORIES
Level I
Clip several pictures from the sports section of the newspaper: separate the photos from
the captions. Write captions under the pictures. You might also draw a picture about a
sports happening in school and write a caption to go with the picture. (Language arts,
social studies, art)
Cut out three pictures from the newspaper. With a friend, make up a story using all three
of the pictures. Together, write a news article about the story. (Language arts)
Discuss with other students how holidays are celebrated in your school. Write a news
article about a holiday celebration in your school. (Social studies, language arts)
Level II
Find newspaper stories that show things that are changing in your community. Under
you local news section, write a story about how your community is changing. Write
about the positive and negative effects of these changes. (Social studies, thinking skills)
Collect all the place names you can find in your newspaper. Organize them under the
following headings: Cities/Towns, States, Countries, Bodies of Water. Which places
appear in the news most often? Write a news story about what is happening in those
places. (Social studies, study skills)
Use the weather map to study the weather in your area. Predict what the weather will be
like tomorrow. Using the extended forecast, create a five-day weather chart. Were your
predictions correct? Read the newspaper to discover how weather affects the way we
live: recreation, industry, clothing, jobs. Write a news story about a weather-related
happening in your town and how weather influences life there. (Science, social studies,
language arts)
Level III
The United States has connections with many other countries in the world. We rely on
one another for various goods and services. Find five articles in the newspaper that show
how the U.S. interacts with other countries. Put the information together in your own
news story about U.S./international relations. (Social studies, economics)
Select three houses listed in the classified ad section of the newspaper. Calculate the cost
of the house per square foot, based on the overall cost of the house and the size provided
in the ad. Use the information to write a news story about the high cost of housing.
(Math)
Read a news article about a scientific advance – in technology, medicine, space
exploration, etc. Write a news story about how that advance might affect students in your
school. (Science, thinking skills)
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