Journalism Basics: Writing a News Story
Lead with the five Ws and structure a story in inverted-pyramid style.
Supports
4 supports1
Hook image
2
Slides
3
Problem set
4
Quick check quiz
Déroulé de séance
4 phases, 47 minObjectif
Students can write a news story with an accurate lead answering who, what, when, where and why.
1
Hook & warm-up
Spark curiosity with a quick prompt that connects journalism basics: writing a news story to what students already know.
6 min
classe
Hook image
2
Direct instruction
Introduce the core ideas with a guided walkthrough and clear worked examples.
15 min
classe
Slides
3
Guided practice
Students apply the concept in pairs or small groups while the teacher circulates and confers.
20 min
binôme
Problem set
4
Wrap-up & check
Consolidate the big idea and check understanding with a short exit ticket.
6 min
seul
Quick check quiz
Les supports interactifs s'ouvrent en aperçu lecture seule avant l'achat.
Notes et commentaires
Used this with my class last week and it landed perfectly — the pacing is spot on and students stayed engaged the whole time.
Good to know the hook travels — I will try that.
Worked well as a cover lesson. A colleague with no background in the topic taught it from the plan alone.
The assessment rubric alone was worth it. I have reused it across three other lessons since.
Solid lesson. A couple of the materials were hard to source on short notice, but everything else was excellent.
It works fine without the lab kit — I demoed the tricky step at the front and the rest is paper-based.
A year down worked for me with the reading swapped for the summary version.