Before students can write a news story, they need to know what a lede is. Before they can evaluate sources, they need to know what objectivity actually means in a newsroom. This 53-slide presentation teaches the vocabulary that makes everything else in a journalism course make sense — organized into the same three areas your course will keep returning to all year.
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What's Included: 53-slide PowerPoint presentation (editable) — paced for whole-class instruction with discussion prompts built in throughout Parts of a News Story — headlines, ledes, cutlines, grafs, and the structural anatomy of a news article Types of News Stories — hard news, feature stories, investigative reporting, and what distinguishes each format News Ethics — transparency, objectivity, disinformation, and the responsibilities journalists carry in their reporting How to Use It: Works as a first-week lesson that sets up vocabulary students will use all semester.
Run it across two or three class periods or move faster with stronger students. The discussion prompts embedded throughout keep it from feeling like a lecture. Also works well as review before a vocabulary assessment or as a substitute lesson with a short reflection task attached.
Editable in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Pairs directly with the Journalism Vocab Bundle, which adds the companion vocabulary handout and a 51-question multiple-choice test — everything needed to teach, reinforce, and assess journalism terminology from day one. All three are included in the Complete High School Journalism Curriculum Bundle.
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Designed for grades 6-12.
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