The above definition is terrific if you already have a good writer. However, when working with the reluctant writer, teachers need creative ways to activate background information and get the student interested in writing. When working with newspapers ni your classroom, students will practice critical thinking, reading, speaking, listening, and learning new vocabulary. Th is presentation will focus on writing activities for your students based on news writing, cartoons, and advertisements. Such information could be used in a math, science, English, or geography class.
Newspapers are also adaptable to any grade level.
Students often find writing difficult and uninteresting because it does not connect to what they already know, and they do not see its relevance to their world. Effective language arts instruction allows students to experience literature as i t is connected to their own writing. Literature also allows students to enjoy stories that are rich in vocabulary and filled with ideas that encourage creativity and written expression. The study of literature serves as a written model for writers. Lit erature develops critical and creative thinking skills as students learn to read, think, and write.