To help your students dive deeper into news content, we created this bundle of news story response worksheets. We designed these worksheets to be used with any of our news videos and to keep students focused as they watch and enhance comprehension and retention. (Please note that some worksheet types are better fits for certain content and grade levels). Assign students the same one, mix them up, or let them choose!
All news isn’t created equal. Introduce your students to the different ways people get news. In this lesson, they’ll learn to distinguish more impartial news from news that lacks independence or accountability and to build their own “news neighborhoods.”
In Where Do You Find Your News?, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the importance of making sure your news comes from a trustworthy source. Some things to think about include noting whether or not the topic is the source’s area of expertise, whether they’ve shown a commitment to accuracy over a period of time, and whether or not they’ve been willing to admit when they’ve made a mistake. The news should be watched with a critical eye, letting facts shape our views instead of our views shaping the facts. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
Fact or fake? Introduce your students to the role of social media in spreading accurate news as well as inaccurate news and rumors. In this lesson, they’ll investigate questions they should ask before sharing news on social media and then design a flowchart for evaluating whether a news story is “shareworthy.”
Learn how schools are combating student anxiety and the rise in school absences by offering mindfulness tools and strategies. Since the pandemic, there’s been a drop in school attendance nationally, but schools are hoping this support will work. This video is excerpted from BBC News, a high-quality news program that provides impartial, distinctive information to educate and entertain.
If the hills of Scotland seem a little crowded these days, it might be because of the Jacobite Steam Train. You might know it better as “the iconic train from Harry Potter.” It’s become a major tourist attraction that’s bringing hundreds of people daily to Glenfinnan, where Potter fans can catch a glimpse and imagine themselves just moments away from catching their ride to Hogwarts. And they don’t even have to run through a brick pillar!
That might sound magical, but it’s not all good news.
All of the tourists mean the nearby village is overflowing with cars and traffic. Not only is it frustrating to drivers and pedestrians, it’s actually dangerous, since people often have to park far away from their destination, and walk along a busy main road. It’s no wonder the community is looking for funding to build dedicated parking spaces. Villagers have even asked JK Rowling herself to help out!
To help your students dive deeper into news content, we created this bundle of news story response worksheets. We designed these worksheets to be used with any of our news videos and to keep students focused as they watch and enhance comprehension and retention. (Please note that some worksheet types are better fits for certain content and grade levels). Assign students the same one, mix them up, or let them choose!
All news isn’t created equal. Introduce your students to the different ways people get news. In this lesson, they’ll learn to distinguish more impartial news from news that lacks independence or accountability and to build their own “news neighborhoods.”
In Where Do You Find Your News?, host Radzi Chinyanganya highlights the importance of making sure your news comes from a trustworthy source. Some things to think about include noting whether or not the topic is the source’s area of expertise, whether they’ve shown a commitment to accuracy over a period of time, and whether or not they’ve been willing to admit when they’ve made a mistake. The news should be watched with a critical eye, letting facts shape our views instead of our views shaping the facts. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
Fact or fake? Introduce your students to the role of social media in spreading accurate news as well as inaccurate news and rumors. In this lesson, they’ll investigate questions they should ask before sharing news on social media and then design a flowchart for evaluating whether a news story is “shareworthy.”
Learn how schools are combating student anxiety and the rise in school absences by offering mindfulness tools and strategies. Since the pandemic, there’s been a drop in school attendance nationally, but schools are hoping this support will work. This video is excerpted from BBC News, a high-quality news program that provides impartial, distinctive information to educate and entertain.
If the hills of Scotland seem a little crowded these days, it might be because of the Jacobite Steam Train. You might know it better as “the iconic train from Harry Potter.” It’s become a major tourist attraction that’s bringing hundreds of people daily to Glenfinnan, where Potter fans can catch a glimpse and imagine themselves just moments away from catching their ride to Hogwarts. And they don’t even have to run through a brick pillar!
That might sound magical, but it’s not all good news.
All of the tourists mean the nearby village is overflowing with cars and traffic. Not only is it frustrating to drivers and pedestrians, it’s actually dangerous, since people often have to park far away from their destination, and walk along a busy main road. It’s no wonder the community is looking for funding to build dedicated parking spaces. Villagers have even asked JK Rowling herself to help out!