Newspapers

Share the Headline

Decide as a Group

• news story
• editorial
• "news and analysis"
• Explain your article

New Groups

Discussion

• How objective are newspapers in your country?
• What do you know about the political slant of newspapers in the U.S.?
• Do you think newspapers should be objective?
• Do you prefer fact-based news or opinion-based news?

Language of Newspaper Articles

• How many sentences are in a paragraph?
• How many quotes are used per 5 paragraphs?
• Does your article rely on interviews, data, personal experience, or something else for support?
• Objective or biased?

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Blogs

Topic Ideas

• Write about culture. What is culture? How should we define culture?
• Write a reflection on the news article you brought today.
• Write a personal reflection on media and your opinion of media/news in your country or the U.S.
• Keep it short! 250-400 words
• Include a headline and hook

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