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Learning how to “read the news” develops media literacy in young readers. Journalists make this easier by following a formula that answers who, what, when, where, and how to develop articles. When Kid Scoop reporter Woodword writes about the escapades of pizza-loving Clive the Crocodile, he makes sure “facts follow formula” by interviewing various observers. Your student acts as editor-in-chief to proofread, choose an appropriate headline, select just the right photo, add a “cutline,” and evaluate points of view. Writing about a personal event provides an opportunity to use who, what, when, where, and how in practice. Before you know it, another journalist is born!
In this issue students will:
- understand newspaper format using who, what, when, where, and how
- practice thinking and writing like a reporter
- analyze an article for facts
- learn newspaper vocabulary: lead, headline, cutline
- identify points of view
- rewrite headlines to relay opposite meanings
- proof read for editing
- report a personal event using newspaper format
7 page PDF
