CT-N Legislative Session Viewing Activity: "Language Arts and Government Interdisciplinary Learning Exercise"
CT-N Legislative Session Viewing Activity: "Language Arts and Government Interdisciplinary Learning Exercise"
Description:
In this activity, high school students learn the defining characteristics of various categories of newspaper writing, including features (spotlights, in-depth issues, human interest, etc.), news, editorials, and opinions; identify key facts and information from a taped legislative session (who, what, when, why, where, and how); apply and synthesize learning by writing a journalistic piece in a specified mode/point of view; understand that point of view influences the selection of information, the tone of the language used, and the reader’s interpretation of the issue.
Education Levels:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Integrating Technology Into The Classroom, Journalism, Speech, Writing (composition), Civics, Current Events/issues, State History, United States Government
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
The Connecticut Network
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