8th Grade Journalism

Be a Journalist! Research and Writing Activity

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Journalism

Jobs, Careers, and Occupations

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What's In the News? Activities

Students practice writing newspaper headlines and identifying parts of speech.

Subjects:

Writing

Newspaper

Language Arts and Writing

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The Feature Story

Present this activities to help your students get to know each other. In this icebreaker, students interview a classmate…

Subjects:

Journalism

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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The Power of the Press

Connect social studies and language arts with this writing prompt. Students will research slavery during the 1800s and…

Subjects:

Slavery in United States

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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ACTIVITIES

Make Note of This

Use this sheet to help students format answers to who, what, when, where, and how questions.

Subjects:

Writing

Journalism

Language Arts and Writing

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Write a Lead Paragraph for The Roman Times

Students write an introductory paragraph for a newspaper article covering a chariot race at Circus Maximus, which takes…

Subjects:

Ancient Civilizations

Ancient History

Social Studies and History

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Write a Lead Paragraph for Castle Chatter

Students write the introductory paragraph for a newspaper article covering a banquet at a castle during the Middle Ages.

Subjects:

Middle Ages

European History

World History

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Interview a Crusader Knight

Members of your class imagine themselves to be reporters during the Middle Ages, interviewing a knight who has just…

Subjects:

Middle Ages

European History

World History

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Power of the Press

Students explain why a free press is critical during times of war.

Subjects:

Journalism

Banned Books and Censorship

Writing

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Newscast from Berlin

Students pretending to be a newscaster broadcasting from Berlin during the 1940s.

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Holocaust

World War II (1939-1945)

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LESSON PLANS

Muckraker's Cake

Identify who the Progressives were and recognize one industry they wanted regulated.

Subjects:

Twentieth Century

American History/U.S. History

Social Studies and History

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Veterans Day Newspaper

Students write a class newspaper about the armed conflicts in which the United States has fought. This is an activity…

Subjects

World War I (1914-1918)

World War II (1939-1945)

Historic Wars and Military Action

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