World News Reporter Passport
Travel the world through the news! Students complete this activity using online newspaper front pages to learn about how we get and share news.
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- Current Events
- Journalism
- 3-6
OUTCOMES - Students will:
- Explore news appeal by choosing a story for someone else to read
- Consider how they respond to the news they read
- Think like a journalist and craft good questions
- Contemplate how to best share the news on social media
Note: This activity requires accessing the Newseum's online Today's Front Pages gallery, which displays hundreds of front pages from around the world daily.
This activity was created in partnership with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).
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Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
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National Council of Teachers of English: NCTE.12
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
