The Feature topic for the following week is announced at the end of each News Summary. Providing these ideas to a wider audience could help develop a dialogue or debate among many classrooms on-line. Students could design costumes, prepare food, write reports, and share stories related to their topics. The vocabulary words can be selected from the program, the web page, the accompanying newspaper column or other news-related items. Stories can be written about classroom, school and community events.
Students can also rewrite national and international news and draw sketches and cartoons.
If your school has video equipment, a news program could be taped and viewed by the class or school. The address can be found within the publication. During several News Summary programs this season, WHAT'S IN THE NEWS will air student responses to stories seen earlier in the year. Instructions for videotaping student comments are available by calling the WHAT'S IN THE NEWS office or visiting our web site. This segment gives viewers an opportunity to meet and learn from fellow students in distant lands.