From what source did you get most of your information? (radio, TV, internet, newspaper) _________________
Write the main idea for each of the following types of news stories from this week.
REMEMBER, this is not a headline, but the main idea of the news article.
World News Item __________________________________________________________
National News Item __________________________________________________________
Local News Item ____________________________________________________________
Sports News Item ___________________________________________________________
Choose one of the stories from above and list the 5 Ws.
Who was the story about? _____________________________________________
What happened? ____________________________________________________
Where did it happen? ________________________________________________
When did it happen? _________________________________________________
Why did it happen? (the cause) _________________________________________
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From this week’s news, make up a trivia question that you think may stump
the class.
It must be from a story located on the front page of the newspaper, as a top
story from the computer, or as a lead off story on the news. You must know
the answer. DO NOT SHARE YOUR QUESTION WITH ANYONE.
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© Ellen Gabor, 2003