Creating A Classroom Newspaper Page 3
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35• Acquaint students with the use of journals so that writing becomes a part of the
classroom routine
• Provide a safe, predictable environment where students can write every day
• Newspapers can be used as an integral part of the instructional program throughout
the year, not only during NIE Week.
Organization of the Lessons
This guide is designed for five days of instruction. It allows your class to practice,
prepare and create its own newspaper. Each day’s work has been organized with a teacher’s
lesson plan, student worksheets labeled Reporter’s Notebook and ideas for additional activities
call “On Assignment.” These components are described below:
• Teacher’s lesson plan
Each lesson introduces the teacher to the newspaper element to be studied. Student
objectives are stated next, followed by a list of pre-organizing strategies. Next,
learning activities outline steps to help students learn about newspaper writing or
design. The final section directs students to take information they have studied and
apply it to their own classroom newspaper.
• Reporter’s Notebook – Student worksheets
Student worksheets accompany each lesson plan. The instructions are written at three
levels of complexity, so you can use the worksheet that is most appropriate for your
students. The differentiated worksheets allow you to use the activities with special
education students as well as those in gifted and talented programs, and with
elementary, intermediate and advanced students. The level of each worksheet is
indicated by the number of pencils shown in the lower right-hand corner of the
worksheet.
• On Assignment – Content-related activities
Activities presented here provide additional experiences for your students as news
gatherers. Each activity can be used to help students create portions of the
newspaper. The levels are only a guide for your. You may have students of varying
proficiency levels in your class. We urge you to adapt these ideas to meet your
students’ needs.
• Checklist for Production
Suggestions for putting your classroom newspaper together are presented in checklist
form. Alternative ideas for production also are listed.
• Newspaper Glossary
A list of newspaper terms is included. Copy this page for your students’ newspaper
writing folder. Use these terms as appropriate to the daily newspaper lesson. List
them on charts to describe the newspaper. Learning the language of the newspaper is
essential and can be fun.
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