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Fort Mill High School, Fort Mill, SC

Students from Fort Mill High School in South Carolina investigate why their school has so much success in keeping kids from dropping out.

Resources for Teachers

Use our journalism and news literacy curriculum resources to produce high-quality, relevant stories that connect your community to national and global current events.

Lesson 1.1: What is Newsworthy?

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Students learn about how decisions are made about what’s newsworthy and conduct a Morning Meeting to decide the top stories for a TV newscast.

Lesson 2.2: Interviewing:The Art of Asking Questions

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Students learn to use the phone to talk to people they don’t know. Working in teams of three, a simulation games helps students practice both the art of interviewing and the art of being interviewed.

Lesson 2.3: Facts and Opinions

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Students learn the difference between substantiated news facts and informed opinions, news items and editorial content, and where examples of each type typically can be found in today’s information outlets.

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