Write a play about Gutenberg's discovery of the printing process. ART Examine the front pages of several newspapers. Discuss how they are made up. Have students create their own front page formats by making up headlines and using pictures cut out of magazines. Create sample cartoon strips or political cartoons.
Language Arts Keep a dictionary of newspaper terms.
Cut out a series of pictures from magazines. Discuss where our news comes from. Examine the differences in stories written by reporters, correspondents, feature writers, column writers and news agencies. Cut out a series of articles appropriate for your class. After reading an article, have students list words they do not understand and summarize the important ideas in one paragraph.