Creating A Classroom Newspaper Page 23
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356. Have students draw an editorial cartoon using an idea they found in the
newspaper.
Levels II & III
1. Have students turn to the editorial page of the newspaper. Point out an
editorial, editorial cartoon, letter to the editor, opinion column and op-ed
piece.
2. Have students select an editorial to read. Tell them to look for and point out
following editorial elements:
Introduction – the editorial should briefly establish the topic
Body – the facts and details relevant to the topic should be presented next
Conclusion – the editor’s opinion follows
3. Have students locate and discuss other examples of opinion writing, such as
personal columns and reviews of movies or restaurants.
Putting it all together”
1. Have students generate topics for editorials in their own newspaper.
2. Let students write an editorial, using the appropriate Reporter’s Notebook
page.
3. Have students exchange editorials. Each student then writes an op-ed piece
disagreeing with the editorial just received. Students may also write a letter to
the editor agreeing with the editorial.
4. Collect student editorials, op-ed pieces and letters to the editor and save for
future publication.
5. Discuss with students the role of editorials and letters to the editor in a
democracy. Use the following quote as a starting point:
“It is the purpose of the First Amendment to preserve an uninhibited
marketplace of ideas in which truth will ultimately prevail.” Justice
Byron White, U.S. Supreme Court, 1969.
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