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NLP Lesson 7: Page One Meeting
Darragh Worland New York Program Manager
Vice President for Digital MediaApril 8, 2014
Essential Question
Why does news matter?
Essential Question
Why does news matter?
Why is the First Amendment protection
of free speech so vital to democracy?
• Students compare and contrast the front page of a selection of the day’s newspapers
• Students learn about how editors decide what news to print/publish
• Students participate in a mock editorial meeting in small groups
• Note: Activity can also be adapted for TV news shows and websites
Lesson Description
• Students compare and contrast the front page of a selection of the day’s newspapers
• Students learn about how editors decide what news to print/publish
• Students participate in a mock editorial meeting in small groups
• Note: Activity can also be adapted for TV news shows and websites
Lesson Description
• Students compare and contrast the front page of a selection of the day’s newspapers
• Students learn about how editors decide what news to print/publish
• Students participate in a mock editorial meeting in small groups
• Note: Activity can also be adapted for TV news shows and websites
Lesson Description
• Students compare and contrast the front page of a selection of the day’s newspapers
• Students learn about how editors decide what news to print/publish
• Students participate in a mock editorial meeting in small groups
• Note: Activity can also be adapted for TV news shows and websites
Lesson Description
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Students will:•Understand “news judgment” as a foundational concept of news literacy•Understand the watchdog role of the press in democracy•Analyze the similarities and differences between different news sources•Be able to explain the challenge editors face in striking the right balance between what the public wants to know and what the public needs to know•Evaluate the importance of a news story•Create a front page of a hypothetical newspaper
Objectives & Skills
Common Core State Standard
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6-12.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
What Is News?
What Is News?
What Is News?
What Is News?
News Judgment
Part I: Do Now
Part I: Do Now
Part I: Do Now
Part 1: Newspaper Terms
Lead ArticleLead
Article
HeadlineHeadlineCaptionCaption
Off-Lead Article
Off-Lead Article
BylineByline
Credit LineCredit Line
SlugSlug
Hard NewsHard News
Soft News/Feat
ure
Soft News/Feat
ure
Date LineDate Line
Above the Fold
Above the Fold
EditorialEditorial
Op-EdOp-Ed
Page One Meeting
Page One Meeting
BroadsheetBroadsheet
TabloidTabloid
Part 2: Page One Meeting
Part 2: Handouts
Part 2: Handouts
Part 2: Handouts
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2: Small Group Activity
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2:Small Group Activity
Part 2:Small Group Activity
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2: Small Group Activity
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2:Small Group Activity
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2:Small Group Activity
Variation:1.Choose 5 of the week’s headlines for each of the following sections/beats:
– International News – National News– Sports– Arts & Entertainment– Science & Tech
2.Include one photo for each section3.Divide class into small groups and assign a section to each4.Students work together to select one story they would pitch for page one5.One student from each group pitches top section story to teacher, acting as “editor in chief”6.Teacher then decides ranking of page one stories
Part 2: Small Group Activity
Off-leadOff-lead Lead Story Lead Story
FoldFold
PhotoPhoto
Q & A