Have you ever found a cool news article that you want to make sure your students read and understand? This sheet, covering the 5 W’s of a newspaper article, was created to be used with the NY Times, but it can be used with any news article. It’s a fillable PDF, so students can fill it in online or you can print a blank copy.
Classroom Uses:
- Give students current event articles relating to historical discoveries or events and have them complete the sheet.
- Give students old newspaper articles about historical events and have them read the article and complete the sheet.
- Have students read a news article from this list and fill out the form.
- Use the form as a planning sheet to help a student write their own fake news article about an important historical event.
What other ways could you use this in the classroom? Share your ideas in the comments section below.