UNIT: GrandviewNewspaper LESSONS: 3Lessons&KickOffofSchoolPaper GRADES(s): 3

ConceptualTheme:Relationshiptobroadercurriculumgoalsinthediscipline&inotherdisciplines?(Component1c)
Inthe15th century,JohannesGutenberginventedtheprintingpressanditchangedtheworld.Forhundredsofyears,
peoplehavedependedonnewspaperstoinformthemaboutwhat'sgoingonintheworld. Everymajorcityhasatleastone
newspapermosthavemorethanone.Andalmosteverylocalcountyandtownhassomeformofnewspaper.Newspapers
areapartofglobalhistoryandglobalculture.Inafreesociety,thenewspaperisoneofthemostaffordableandaccessible
sourcesofinformation.

NYSStandards:Howdothesegoalssupportthedistrictscurriculum,stateframework,andcontentstandards?(Comp.1a&1c)
Standard1:LanguageforInformationandUnderstanding
Studentswilllisten,speak,read,andwriteforinformationandunderstanding.Aslistenersandreaders,studentswillcollect
data,facts,andideasdiscoverrelationships,concepts,andgeneralizationsanduseknowledgegeneratedfromoral,
written,andelectronicallyproducedtexts.Asspeakersandwriters,theywilluseoralandwrittenlanguagethatfollowsthe
acceptedconventionsoftheEnglishlanguagetoacquire,interpret,apply,andtransmitinformation.
ListeningandReading
Listeningandreadingtoacquireinformationandunderstandinginvolvescollectingdata,facts,andideasdiscovering
relationships,concepts,andgeneralizationsandusingknowledgefromoral,written,andelectronicsources.
selectinformationappropriatetothepurposeoftheirinvestigationandrelateideasfromonetexttoanother
selectandusestrategiestheyhavebeentaughtfornotetaking,organizing,andcategorizinginformation
askspecificquestionstoclarifyandextendmeaning
SpeakingandWriting
Speakingandwritingtoacquireandtransmitinformationrequiresaskingprobingandclarifyingquestions,interpreting
informationinone'sownwords,applyinginformationfromonecontexttoanother,andpresentingtheinformationand
interpretationclearly,concisely,andcomprehensibly.
presentinformationclearlyinavarietyoforalandwrittenformssuchassummaries,paraphrases,briefreports,stories,
posters,andcharts
useafewtraditionalstructuresforconveyinginformationsuchaschronologicalorder,causeandeffect,andsimilarityand
difference
includerelevantinformationandexcludeextraneousmaterial
TECHNOLOGY:
ChildrenwillblogtheirdraftnewsstoriestheywillbereviewedasateamandeditedfortheGrandviewNewspaperTop
oftheFold.Wewillbegininthelibraryusingthelaptopcartclassroomteacherswillbeshowhowtoaccessthe
www.blogger.comalongwiththestudents. Thefollowingbloggingdirectionswereusedtotrainandrefreshteachersand
students.

(ConceptMap:MyWorldSocialInteraction/Community&GlobalConnections)

Whatarethegoalsforthelesson?Whatdoyouwantthestudentstolearn?(Component1c)
Whyarethesegoalssuitableforhisgroupofstudents?(Component1c)

EssentialUnderstandings
Forhundredsofyearspeoplehave

dependedonnewspaperstoinform
themaboutwhat'sgoingoninthe
world.
Newspapersareanaffordableand
accessibleformofinformation
sharing.

EssentialQuestions
Inthe15th century,Johannes
Gutenberginventedtheprinting
press.Howdidthischangethe
world?
Whatistheroleofanewspaperina
democracy?
Howdonewspapershelpusto
shareinformationwithinourschool,
community,country,theworld?

Knowledge&Skills
Anewsstoryiswrittenbyareporter.
Thereporterinterviewspeopleand
observeseventstoanswerthe
questionsWho,What,When,
Where,WhyandHow.
Readnewsstoriesforinformation
aboutthe5Ws+1H
Conductasimpleinterviewand
recordanswers.Createyourown
newsstoryandleadfortheschool
newspaper

Resources:Whatinstructionmaterialsorotherresources,ifany,willyouuse?(Component1d)
Blogger
ChildrenwillblogtheirdraftnewsstoriestheywillbereviewedasateamandeditedfortheGrandviewNewspaperTop
oftheFold.Wewillbegininthelibraryusingthelaptopcartclassroomteacherswillbeshowhowtoaccessthe
www.blogger.comalongwiththestudents.Thefollowingbloggingdirectionswereusedtotrainandrefreshteachersand
students.
HardcopyNewspaper:
RocklandJournalNews
NewspaperArticlesCutout/ScannedforPowerpoint
WebNewsSourcesforStudents
TIMEforKids
CNNStudentNews
NewYorkTimesLearningNetwork
PBSOnlineNewsHourExtra:NewsforStudents
ScholasticNewsZone
StudentNewsNet
WeeklyReaderGalaxy
FairyTales/PictureBooks =>headlinesandleads
LittleRedRidingHood
SnowWhite
The3LittlePigs
Cinderella
GoldilocksandThreeBears
Books:
CuriousGeorgebooks

Preparation:
Whatinstructionalmaterialsorotherresources,ifany,willyouuse?(Component1d)
Whatdifficultiesdostudentstypicallyexperienceinthisarea,andhowdoyouplantoanticipatethesedifficulties?(Component1a)

PreparePOWERPOINT
Slide:ThePrintingPressJohannesGutenberg
Slide(s):WhatisaNewspaper?(WhydopeoplereadthemWhattypesofstories/articlesareincludedin
newspapersNewspaperSections)
Slide:Newsstoriesarewrittenbyareporter.Thereporterinterviewspeopleandobserveseventstoanswerthe
questionsWho,What,When,Where,WhyandHow.Reporterscallthesequestionsthe5W's+1Handtrytoinclude
themineachnewsstory.
Slide:ShareNewsArticlesWrittenbyKidsKidScoopsFromTimeforKidswebsite
Linksto:
GoodSports
CommunitiesHelpAfterHurricaneKatrina
HarryPotterMagicisHere
SeeingDouble
Slide:BadFallInjuresChildren &StoryClip
Slide:Bears'HouseVandalized
Slide:PracticeLeadWritingFor:
LittleRedRidingHood
SnowWhite
The3LittlePigs
Cinderella
GoldilocksandThreeBears
LAPTOPCOMPUTERSBlogging:
Testlaptopsetupinthelibraryensurethatwecangettobloggeretc.
ChildrenwillblogtheirdraftnewsstoriestheywillbereviewedasateamandeditedfortheGrandviewNewspaper
TopoftheFold.Wewillbegininthelibraryusingthelaptopcartclassroomteacherswillbeshowhowtoaccessthe
www.blogger.comalongwiththestudents.Thefollowingbloggingdirectionswereusedtotrainandrefreshteachers
andstudents.

TeachingandLearningExperiences: (Instruction,PerformanceTasks,Projects,AcademicPromptstoevaluateunderstanding.)
Howdoyouplantoengagestudentsinthecontent?Whatwillyoudo?Whatwillstudentsdo?(Timeestimates)(Component1c)

WhereWeAreGoing:
Preparingtowriteourownschoolnewspaper.
LearningExperiences:
LESSON1:WhatIsNewspaper?
HookEngagement:
Begintheclassdiscussionwithabrainstormingsession.Askthechildren'Whatisanewspaper?','Whydopeople
readthem?','Whattypesofthingsarewritteninthem?''Whowritesnewsstories?'Notetheiranswersontheboard.
Explaintothechildren,thatanewsstoryiswrittenbyareporter.Thereporterinterviewspeopleandobserves
eventstoanswerthequestionsWho,What,When,Where,WhyandHow.Reporterscallthesequestionsthe5W's
+1Handtrytoincludethemineachnewsstory.
Showsamplenewspaperclipping.Pointouttheheadline.Askthechildrenwhattheheadlinedoes?Doesit
capturetheirattention?Doesitansweranyofthe5W's+1Hquestions?Readthefirstparagraph.Howmanyof
the5W's+1Hdoyouknownow?Continuethroughthearticleaparagraphatatimeuntilallofthe5W's+1H
questionsareanswered.

Headlines&Leads
BadFallInjuresChildren
ItwasreportedbyareliablesourcelastnightthatJackandJillJonesbothfelldownslipperyhill.Thetwelveyear
oldtwinsweresentbytheirmothertogetabucketofwater.Inreturning,Jackfelldown,hithisheadonarockand
receivedaslightconcussion.JillapparentlytrippedoverJack,andinfallingdown,receivedaskinnedknee.The
twoweretakentocountyhospital.Jillwastreatedandreleased.Jackremainsinsatisfactoryconditionandwill
probablybereleasedtomorrow.
Bears'HouseVandalizedExercise
ReadafairlyshortversionofGoldilocksandtheThreeBearstothechildrentorefreshtheirmemoryofthe
story.
Pairchildren.PointoutheadlineBears'HouseVandalizedIneachpair,oneofthechildrenshouldactasthe
reporterandtheothershouldactasabear.
Thereportershouldinterviewthebeartodiscovertheanswertoeachofthe5W's+1Handrecordthe
answersinpointform.Thenthechildrenshouldswitchrolessoeachhasachancetobethereporter.
Onceallofthechildrenhavetheirpointformanswersrecorded,havethemreturntotheirdesks.Askthe
childrentocompletetheirjobasreportersforyourclassandwritetheleadtogowiththeheadline.
Remindthemthattheleadshouldbewrittenincompletesentenceswithnomorethan2paragraphs.
LESSON2:ShareNewsArticlesWrittenbyKidsKidScoopsFromTimeforKidswebsite
GoodSports
CommunitiesHelpAfterHurricaneKatrina
HarryPotterMagicisHere
SeeingDouble
LESSON3:
ChildrenwillblogtheirdraftnewsstoriestheywillbereviewedasateamandeditedfortheGrandviewNewspaperTop
oftheFold.Wewillbegininthelibraryusingthelaptopcartclassroomteacherswillbeshowhowtoaccessthe
www.blogger.comalongwiththestudents.Thefollowingbloggingdirectionswereusedtotrainandrefreshteachersand
students.
Extensions:SchoolNewspaper!
Kauffman,L.(1986).Discoursesofdesire:Gender,genre,andepistolaryfictions.NewYork:CornellUniversityPress.
Goldsmith,E.C.(1989).Authority,authenticity,andthepublicationoflettersbywomen.InE.C.Goldsmith(Ed.),Writingthefemale
voice:Essaysonepistolaryliterature(pp.4659).Boston:NortheasternUniversityPress
FrameworkforTeaching4Domains:http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/FrameWorkForTeaching/FourDomainsChart.pdf
NationalAssociationofSchoolPsychologistshttp://www.grandviewlibrary.org/CurriculumAdaptations/NineTypes.pdf