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Journalism Lesson: Writing a Feature Article

Created by Teacher(s): Liz Ransom|Published on: September 8, 2023
Lesson Plan Grades 9-12 Created by SubjectToClimate teachers

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In this lesson, students explore the role of journalism in addressing the climate crisis, examine the effective use of language, and write a feature article about climate change.


Step 1 - Inquire: Students evaluate the first sentences from articles about climate change, learn the format of feature articles, and write an outline for their own articles.


Step 2 - Investigate: Students explore the climate journalism best practice of “know the science but talk like a real person” by rewriting scientific jargon into comprehensible language.


Step 3 - Inspire: Students write, peer review, and edit a feature article about the climate crisis.

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Subjects: English Language Arts
Duration: 3 hours
Region: Global
Posted on Sep 08, 2023

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