Newspaper Editor Webquest

Introduction

Have you ever imagined to be a newspaper editor?

Sometimes you have heard something interested you would like to share, this is your opportunity, let´s work on it!. 

This WebQuest is created to help  ESL students to  practice their vocabulary, to review  tenses and  to develop writing skills.

Students will practice their English skills to create a newspaper article

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Task

Student´s task

Your aim is to write a newspaper article about something new in your town, life, or school. 

Product: Newspaper article

Students will work on team of two people

First activity: review of tenses

Second activity: Writing an article

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Process

Steps:

Get in groups of two students

Activities:

1. Review  verbs by playing the  irregular verb wheel game : 

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/verb_wheel/

verbs game

 

Think about an interesting news in your school, neighborhood, work or town. Let`s write and article about it 

2. Start writing your article by choosing one of the next newspaper generators . 

   http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/printing-press-30036.html

http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

http://www.presentationmagazine.com/editable-powerpoint-newspapers-407.htm

3. Send your activity to your teacher at mmcdonald@rcsravens.com