They will then brainstorm their own ideas for short feature stories on the Olympics that they will later write for inclusion in a class newspaper. Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Brainstorm, in small groups, ideas for stories that New York Times reporters already in Sydney might be assigned to cover the day before the Games officially open. Distinguish the different sections of a daily New York Times and create a list of ideas for their own Olympics stories that might be found in each of these sections. Create a list of story ideas for your reporters in Sydney to investigate.
Students then share their answers.
To do this, first have them return to groups, and give each group an entire copy of The New York Times. As they report back, list these for the whole class to see on the Board. Then assign each small group to use these sections to brainstorm ideas for small feature stories on the Olympics. Story ideas might be about the current Olympics, or the history of Olympics past. As the small groups report their ideas, list them on the board under the categories created earlier.