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EG5 Final Presentation
Elementary Group 5 NEWS source

The 21st Century Literacies

Life and Career Skills The students will be working with the life skill of journalism. They will focus on what goes into creating newspapers or publishing the news.

Learning and Innovation Skills Creativity/ Innovation – draw, type, write, record with video camera, take pictures, draw on the computer, open to student input/ideas

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving – Students will have to decide what the end product will be, what book to read, what group to interview, what kinds of questions to ask – have topics up to help guide their developing of questions

Communication/ Collaboration – working collaboratively in groups, communicating through whatever facet they choose – (newspaper, news broadcast, etc.) discussing with each other – working through difficulties and questions. Not going to the teacher first to “solve” their problems – staying within the group and working it out.

Innovation, Media, and Technology The students will have access to computers, audio recording, video recording, digital cameras, still photos, searching/ using the internet for examples of media.

Core Subjects, and 21st Century Theme The students will develop the core subjects of reading, writing, and some social studies.

INTRODUCTORY LESSON

Have them look at news sources – time magazine, KC Star, New York Times, etc. Speak with a real life newspaper reporter Youtube examples –[|Kids Do CNN News], [|Kids News]

[|Student Interview -written down]

Give each group chart paper to answer the questions. Posters are put up as reminders to students of what they are working towards. They are then used later to create a checklist of criteria for their newspaper and/or newscast.

Newspaper – Guiding Questions for reading newspapers 1. How is the title connected to the story? 2. How is the newspaper organized? 3. How are the pictures used?

Newscast – Guiding Questions for watching the videos 1. What do you notice about the newscaster? (eye contact, clear/audible voice, sitting up straight) 2. What does the set look like? 3. How did they organize what they were saying?

ACTIVITY – Collaboration – students are grouped by the teacher. They may then choose a book to use. Each group must use the same book. The teacher will list 10 or so (depending upon amount of groups) books that are available for the students to use. They will as a group make a top 3 list of the book they want to read. The teacher will then decide what group gets what book.

ACTIVITY – Reference chart regarding retelling, sequencing, story elements, main idea, Students will briefly record the different narrative elements about their own book before interviewing. Students create questions for their interview based upon these narrative elements. Students will create questions. They must submit the questions to the teacher. All of the students must write part of the questions in their own handwriting.

SHARE – Show newscast to class and post their newscast on schooltube. If the group chose to create a newspaper they can share by – having another student read it, use document camera to show it to the class, share with a lower grade, post around the room and having a gallery walk, (open to other student ideas).

[|Rubric for Written Project.doc]