Writing a News Article - End of Year News Report Template, Assignment & Rubric
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Engage your students and school community in reflective writing with this end of the year news article assignment! Ideal for English, journalism, or social studies classes, this resource equips you to lead students through reporting on the school year's key events and highlights. Suitable for online learning with digital worksheets for Google Classroom®.
Included with this Year-End News Article Assignment:
✏️ Writing a News Article Slideshow Lesson - Microsoft PowerPoint®, Google Slides®, PDF
- Teach the Five Questions Model (W5-H)
- Explore the features of a news report (headlines, leads, location, supporting paragraphs)
✏️ Writing a News Article Informational Handout
- Explore the purpose and intent of year-end news articles
- Outline what to include in a news report
✏️ End-of-the-Year News Article Assignment Outline - Editable & Ready-to-Print
✏️ News Article Graphic Organizer - Digital & Print
- Scaffold news article writing
- Guide students through the writing process, including peer editing and reflection
✏️ News Article 4-Level Rubric - Editable & Ready-to-Print
✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource
How to use this End-of-the-Year News Article Assignment:
This project teaches students how to write end-of-the-year news articles. Students are introduced to the Five Questions Model (W5-H), a writing framework that is applicable to any informational text. They will use this framework to write their own news articles about a major topic or event from the past school year.
You can start this lesson with the Writing a News Article Slideshow Lesson. Students will be introduced to the Five Questions Model (W5-H) and differentiate between different features of news articles, including headlines, leads, location of publication, and supporting paragraphs.
Students can also review the Writing a News Article Informational Handout. This handout explores the purpose and intent of year-end news articles and outlines what to include in a news report.
More details about the assignment instructions can be found in the End-of-the-Year News Article Assignment Outline. This assignment outline is provided in both editable and ready-to-print formats to adapt to your classroom requirements.
Students can then begin the News Article Graphic Organizer. These worksheets will help them organize their information and guide them through the writing process: from brainstorming sessions to peer editing to reflection, this outline will prompt each step involved with writing a news article.
You can foster a collaborative learning environment by incorporating peer feedback sessions into the writing process. Encourage students to provide constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement to promote a growth mindset towards writing.
To evaluate this assignment, a 4-level rubric has been provided. This rubric is provided in both editable and ready-to-print formats; you can modify the success criteria in order to meet the needs of your unique classroom and curriculum expectations.
For classrooms utilizing Google Classroom®
To access the digital version of these resources, simply follow the instructions within the resource to copy the files directly to your Google Drive®.
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