Bite Size Writing Assignment: Journalism

This week, have your little darlings (and your bigger darlings, too) try their hand at newspaper writing.

Journalism is a unique and exciting form of writing. Newspaper articles answer the following six essential questions:

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

Assign students a topic and have them write an article that answers the six essential questions.

Some possible headlines:

• Family pet gets a bath
• My sister (or, brother) has a job
• Supper is great, mom loves to cook

Any other newsworthy topic around the house will do.

Don't forget to check out the latest unit by Little Darlings Press: Journalism: Newspaper Writing. It's a fun, short unit all about writing newspaper articles. CLICK HERE to check it out on currclick.