Grade Level: Third
Subjects: Language Arts
Students
will gather information about what it is like to be a doctor by interviewing
a physician.
Students
will record the interview for the purpose of creating a newspaper article.
Students
will write the article, using the
writing process, and publish the article in the school newspaper.
If there is no school newspaper, students could create a special edition,
or begin a regular publication of their own.
Students
can submit published articles to their local paper for reprinting.
Students will utilize technology by going online, using a digital camera, and by using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, or Compass Learning Writing Center to publish the newspaper articles.
The interview should take fifteen to thirty minutes to complete.
The article can be written, edited, and published in a total time of two to three hours.
Cassette tape
Paper
Pencils
Dry erase board
Dry erase markers
Reporting Rubric
Computer for every student
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Publisher
Printer
Digital camera
Tape recorders
Overhead projector
Teacher Notes:
Students
should be familiar with the writing
process, which consists of prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing, and publishing.
Make certain
that each student has a school/county Acceptable Use Policy on file.
Students
should have prior knowledge of Microsoft Word.
1. The teacher will secure the cooperation of a local doctor(s) to be interviewed, setting up a time for the classroom visit.
2. The teacher will use the overhead projector to record brainstorming questions the students would like to ask.
3. Students will type their questions.
4. Students will print their questions. Each student will have a copy of all the questions.
5. Students use cassette tape recorders to record the interview(s).
6. Students will take photos with the digital camera during the interview(s).
7. Interview(s) are shared with the entire class.
8. Students will go online to view a fourth grade newspaper.
9. The teacher reviews the writing process with the students.
10. Time is allotted for the writing: 10 minutes for prewriting, 45 minutes for drafting first copy, 45 minutes for revising and editing, and 60 minutes for publishing. The publishing of the interview should be done in the appropriate form, using Compass Learning Writing Center or other word processing programs.
11. Students will load the pictures from the digital camera and select the ones to become part of the article.
12. If there is a school newspaper, the students can submit the completed article in the appropriate form. If there is no school newspaper, create one. 13. You could create a special edition or consider creating one for regular publication as part of your Language Arts lessons.
14. Published articles should be shared with the class and displayed in the school.
15. Published articles could be submitted to a local newspaper for reprinting.
Follow instructions per Individualized Education Plan or 504 Plan.
Students
can record interviews of one another, faculty members, and family members
for listening at the listening center.
Students
can use the data processing program for printing original work.
Students
can submit other articles for publication.
The evaluation will be based on the Reporting Rubric.
English Language Arts (3rd grade): 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.46, 3.47, 3.48, 3.49, 3.50, 3.51, 3.74, 3.85, 3.91
Science (3rd grade): 3.77
National
Standards:
Language
Arts Standards K-12:
1 Uses the general skills
and strategies of the writing
process
3 Uses grammatical and mechanical
conventions in written compositions
4 Gathers and uses information
for research purposes
5 Uses the general skills
and strategies of the reading process
6 Uses reading skills and
strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
7 Uses reading skills and
strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
8 Uses listening and speaking
strategies for different purposes
10 Understands the characteristics
and components of the media
Technology
Standards K-12:
6 Understands the nature
and uses of different forms of technology
The Gateway Newspaper
Authors:
Dale Arrington
Sandra Brinegar
Amy Linkswiler
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