Journalism is the compilation and editing of news to present in media. Here are some resources for your students to learn more about journalism, researching and creating articles.
Elementary School Lessons & Resources
- 5 Ws and an H Thoughtco.com
- DIY Newspaper Writing and Reporting Printable on Deceptively Educational
- Write a Family Newspaper on Imagination Soup
- My Newspaper by Crayola
- Extra! Extra! Get the Scoop! Create a Newspaper on Simply Real Moms
- Who, What, Where, When, Why & How posters by Sublime Speech
High School Lessons & Resources
- DIY Journalism Curriculum for Homeschoolers by Five Js
- Using Social Media for Journalism SlideShow by Steve Buttry (some interesting tips here)
- Be a Star Reporter Worksheet by ABCs of Journalism
- Writing Reviews Lesson by ABCs of Journalism
- The “Be A Reporter” Game by Poytner News University
- How to Write an Effective Lead Handout by C. Ferguson
- Basics of Journalism by Journalism Thoughtco.com
- How to Write a Great Newspaper Article by SammySpam on Squidoo
- Extra, Extra, Read All About It Lesson Plan by the New York Times
- All the News That’s Fit to Click: Analyzing New York Times Design by the New York Times
- History of Journalism in Canada on The Canadian Encyclopedia
Online Courses
- Poynter’s News University – wide variety of free online courses in Journalism, including these (and many more!) self-directed classes:
Video
- Journalism 101: How to Write a Lead by Mike Grabowski
- Journalism 101: Quoting Sources by Mike Grabowski
- How to Use Description to Enhance Journalism Writing by Mike Grabowski
Infographics
- Top 20 Grammar Mistakes in Journalism by Grammar Check
- Is Traditional Journalism Old News? by The Main Street Analyst
Resources For Sale
- Editable Journalism Stylebook and Handbook by Tracee Orman – $5 (for Grades 6+)
- Journalism Writing Bundle by Tracee Orman – $32 (for Grades 6+, 250 pages)
- Intro to Journalism Bundle by The Daring English Teacher – $13 (For Grades 6+, powerpoints and activities, 112 pages)
- My First Reports by Hewitt Homeschooling – $69.95 (for Grades 1-4 includes 14 reports of different topics)
Books
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Love your site. You’ve listed part of ours above, where we teach Journalism Online. It’s free and it is running. The kids interact through YAHOO, and I wrote it. My name’s Annette Dammer and I’ve been a journalist, author, and college instructor for a nearly 20 years. We also have free online English classes: English I, English II, American Literature, and next year we will add our final two: British Literature and Multi-Cultural Literature. I’d love to link to you and help you in any way. I am now homebound and this is FREE ministry/calling for me. Finally, we’ve home-schooled for 14 years, and I write a weekly newspaper column for Home-school families. God bless you in what you do! PS: Could add that we are active above?
Hi Annette.
Thanks so much for stopping by. 🙂 I’ve fixed the reference to Journalism Online that it’s up and running. 🙂 And I put a link to your main page as well. Thank you for offering your program.
Blessings,
Lisa Marie.
Hi there, thank you for this. I just wanted to share https://www.LittleNewsEars.com as a site for news delivered via cartoon. I hope you can add it to your resource list