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A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses.
Students are guided to learn the difference between fact and opinion writing—even when the difference is subtle—by reading information about both, then looking at headlines and choosing whether the headlines are for editorials or regular facts-only news articles.
2 gru 2022 · This curated collection of reading comprehension lessons for high school students also doubles as doorways into argumentative writing.
These 14 high-interest, fact-based newspaper "articles" are perfect for reluctant readers! Follow-up who, what, when, where, why questions help boost comprehension skills.
18 cze 2019 · Each edition has suggestions for engaging students before they read, comprehension and critical thinking questions to support them as they go, and ideas for taking the topic further when...
Encourage students to read newspapers outside the classroom, explaining that ongoing reading can help them to articulate/discuss ideas more fluently, as well as read and understand a whole variety of texts. Use different newspapers to suit your students' tastes.
23 sie 2024 · Understanding what newspaper articles look like (headline, picture, byline with author and location), how they are structured (headline, intro with who, what, where, when, why and how, conclusion), and what their purpose is (informing the reader = objective) helps students recognize news articles as such and knowing what source they’re ...
