

At a Glance
Language
English — USSubject
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12Overview
Why Analyze News Articles?
Use this teaching strategy to help students identify and analyze the key characteristics of the three most common types of news articles: straight news, feature, and opinion. This strategy helps students develop their news literacy and critical thinking skills, and it can be used with any article that fits into one of these categories.
Lesson Plans
How to Teach News Article Analysis
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