Article Writing Activity

‘I’m only a woman’ … primed for a good debate
I came across a set of op-ed pieces, one written by Jonathan Kay, comment-pages editor for the National Post, and one written by National Post columnist Barbara Kay.[...]
Re Writing and Spinning Articles with Scrivener and Textmate – Part 02

You Be The Reporter! (Live Action DVD, 17 Reproducible Worksheets & Masters, and Teacher’s Guide) $59.95 This dramatic, interactive DVD WRITING WORKSHOP gives students a challenging reason to write. They learn to quickly take notes from news stories such as a volcanic eruption, a daring robbery, and a wild horse round up. Then, they develop a method to organize their notes and begin to write sentences and paragraphs immediately. The DVD is stopped periodically for students to do brief writing assignm…

Blue’s Reading Time Activities $6.99 Hit the beat with cuddly canine Blue and fill the empty newsstand with issues of your own paper. While Steve minds the store for Cash Register, you and Blue travel through a series of five learning activities designed to strengthen listening comprehension and writing skills, as well as word and letter recognition. Each activity becomes a hot news story for the Big News Gazette, but it’s up to …