Grade 5
Reading News Online
What are the important parts of an online news article?
Kids find and read news in lots of different ways. But studies show they're not very good at interpreting what they see. How can we help them get better? Teaching your students about the structure of online news articles is an important place to start.
Key Vocabulary: article · commercial · news Show definitions
Key Standards Supported
Common Core ELA
L.5.4,L.5.4c,L.5.6,RF.5.4,RF.5.4a,RI.5.4,RI.5.5,RI.5.7,RI.5.10,SL.5.1a,SL.5.1b,SL.5.1c,SL.5.1d,SL.5.4,SL.5.5,SL.5.6,W.5.4,W.5.10
CASEL
1a,4a,4b,4c,4d,5e,5f
AASL
I.A.2,I.B.3,I.D.1,I.D.2,I.D.3,I.D.4,II.A.2,II.B.1,II.B.2,II.B.3,II.C.1,II.C.2,II.D.1,II.D.2,III.A.2,III.A.3,III.B.1,III.B.2,III.C.2,III.D.1,III.D.2,IV.A.1,IV.A.2,IV.A.3,IV.B.1,IV.B.2,IV.B.3,IV.B.4,IV.D.1,IV.D.2,IV.D.3,V.A.1,V.A.2,V.A.3,V.B.1,V.B.2,V.C.3,V.D.1,V.D.2,VI.A.1,VI.A.2,VI.A.3,VI.D.1,VI.D.2,VI.D.3
ISTE
2b,7a,7b,7c,7d
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Lesson Plan
Warm Up: The News You Know
5 mins.Explore: The Parts of a News Site
20 mins.Watch: How to Read News Online
10 mins.Wrap Up: Label a News Page
10 mins.
Extension Activity:
Use the Deceptive Detective Poster as a springboard for further discussion about how to identify trustworthy news sources online.
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Lesson last updated: July 2020
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