A dynamic slide deck for 6th-grade students to learn professional public speaking and press conference techniques.
A structured editing worksheet for 6th graders to use during their second edit pass. It includes a style checklist and a fact-check log to ensure accuracy and professional standards.
A high-impact slide deck for teaching AP style basics and fact-checking principles to 6th-grade students. Includes visual guides for numbers and accuracy, plus a guided practice activity.
A peer feedback rubric designed to help students evaluate and provide constructive criticism on public speaking performance and professional presence.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide providing a minute-by-minute pacing plan, discussion prompts, and conflict resolution strategies for helping 6th-grade students establish their newsroom hierarchy.
A professional-grade assessment rubric for the press conference, allowing teachers or peers to evaluate vocal delivery, content knowledge, and professionalism during the live event.
A graphic organizer for students to plan the layout and placement of images, hyperlinks, and secondary media within their digital articles.
A professional planning document for students to organize their press conference talking points, key messages, and delivery techniques.
A high-impact slide deck for the live press conference event, featuring departmental spotlights, mission statements, and a dedicated Q&A section.
A formal planning document for student news teams to officially record their publication name, mission statement, assigned editorial roles, team norms, and communication protocols.
A practical student worksheet for practicing search strategies for Creative Commons images and learning how to properly attribute photography in a journalistic context.
A student-facing worksheet designed as an investigative report for peer editing. It provides structured checklists for identifying clarity issues and bias red flags.
A professional slide deck for 6th-grade students that defines editorial board roles, explains the collaborative newsroom workflow, and guides teams through establishing their own publication leadership and norms.
A comprehensive facilitation guide for teachers to manage the live press conference event, including a minute-by-minute timeline, prep checklists, and moderation tips.
A high-impact 6-slide presentation for a 6th-grade journalism lesson, focusing on visual storytelling, smart hyperlinking, and the ethics of copyright-free image sourcing.
A professional rubric for assessing a 6th-grade news article, evaluating structure, quote integration, voice, length, and copy editing.
A visually engaging slide deck that explains the concepts of clarity and bias within the editorial process, featuring "Newspaper Newsroom" styling.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the 'Turning the News Upside Down' lesson, including pacing, facilitation tips, and differentiation strategies for 6th-grade teachers. Revised for better layout and page-break stability.
An organizational tool for students to select impactful quotes from their interview notes and practice integrating them into their news article drafts with proper context and attribution. Updated with consistent quote numbering and improved page breaks.
A clean, newspaper-style reference guide for 6th-grade students, detailing basic AP style rules for numbers, dates, and titles, alongside a fact-checking checklist.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for managing the final submission phase of the beat reporting unit, including pacing, facilitation tips, and troubleshooting strategies.
A structured organizational guide for 6th graders to plan their news article draft, including sections for the lead, nut graph, and quote selection.
A journalist-themed peer review worksheet. Revised for improved page breaks, consistent box-style work areas, and condensed spacing to ensure all content fits within two pages.
A comprehensive lesson plan for teachers, outlining a 45-minute workshop focused on peer editing for clarity and bias in the newsroom setting.
A practice worksheet where students correct common quote formatting errors, transform interview notes into news-ready quotes, and experiment with descriptive attribution verbs. Updated with larger writing spaces, better contrast, and improved page layout.
A double-sided student worksheet designed to practice news lead writing. It includes a drill for identifying the 5 Ws and H in sample leads, a drafting section with raw fact sets, and a peer-review checklist for immediate feedback.
A practice worksheet for students to sort facts into the Inverted Pyramid structure. Revised to ensure layout stability across page breaks and provide more writing space.
A comprehensive teacher's guide for a 45-minute 6th-grade lesson on multimedia journalism, including learning objectives, a detailed instructional sequence, and differentiation strategies.
