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NewsTheyCanUse:Crea/ngaDigitalNewspaper
Helpyourstudentsdiscoverandsharetheirownvoices!
Astudent-generatednewspaperforarealaudienceengagesstudentsintheauthen/cprocessofinquiry,draBing,andedi/ng.
Crea/ngpictures,stories,andfeaturescoveringtopicstheycareaboutmo/vatesstudentstolearnmorelanguage.
Duringthissession,par0cipantswilllearnstrategiesfor:
• Guidingstudentsthroughthestepsofcrea/nganewspaper• Adap/ngthisprojecttosuithigh-tech,low-tech,orno-techseHngs
AmiChristensen
AmileadstheIntensiveEnglishProgramattheUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaire.Shehastaughtavarietyofstudents,frommiddleschoolerstoadults,throughoutAsiaandintheUnitedStates.
SherecentlyservedasanEnglishLanguageFellowinThailandfortwoyears.
SheholdsanMAinTESOLfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-RiverFalls.
Ami’sinterestsincluderhetoricandwri/ng,Englishforprofessionalpurposes,andtechnologyineduca/on.Sheenjoysfindingnewwaystointegratetechnologyintoherclassroom.
©2018byAmiChristensen.NewsTheyCanUsefortheOfficeofEnglishLanguagePrograms.Thisworkislicensed
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NewsTheyCanUse
Session Goals
• Toexplainwhystudent-generated,digitalnewspaperac/vi/esarebeneficialforstudents
• Toexplorehownewspaper-crea/onprojectsandrelatedac/vi/escanbeincorporatedintodifferentclassroomcontexts
What kinds of group projects or teamwork have you tried in your classroom?
appliesknowledgetosolveauthen/cproblems.
oBenusesdigitaltools.
isstudent-focused.
developscollabora0on,crea0vity,mo0va0on,and21stcenturyskills.
Project-basedlearning:
(Hoyt,2013;Wolpert-Gawron,2015)
“Project-based learning integrates knowing and doing.” -
(Markham, 2011)
Our students acquire and use informaLon differently than we did when we were in school.
One kind of project-based learning acLvity is creaLng a student-generated, digital newspaper.
Whataresomechallengeswe
faceasteachers?
Student
You don’t need technology to make a student-generated newspaper.
BuildsaclassroomcommunityWorksfora
varietyofabili/es
(Lynch,2006;Ono&Ishihara,2010;Herrington&Moran,2012;Hoyt,2013)
What are the benefits of creaLng a student-generated, digital newspaper?
Createsanauthen/cresource
Increasesstudentmo/va/on&vocabulary Providesinterac/on&prac/ceinEnglish
Develops21st-centuryskills
Discovering the SecLons of a Newspaper
Who is your audience?
What format should you use?
How much Lme do you have?
Semester Plan for The ESL Times
October4(theme:firstimpressions)• 135–pictureswithcap/ons• 201–audioorvideointerviews• 305–reviewsofcampusevents
November8(theme:cultureshock)• 191–surveyonstressrelief• 291–reflec/onson/me• 391–stagesofcultureshock,interview:whereareyounow?/howdoyoucope?
December10(theme:holidays)• 105–photosofholidaycelebra/onsanddecora/ons• 215–Americanholidaysvideos• 360–reviewsofcommunityevents
Four AcLviLes for Digital Newspapers
1. Wri/ngCap/ons
2. Surveys
3. Interviews
4. Reviews
Acap$onisa/tleorbriefdescrip/onofanimage.
1. WriLng CapLons for Photos
2015
Preparing to Write CapLons
ü Askques/onstodescribethephoto.• Whoisinthephoto?• Howoldarethey?• Wherearethey?• Whataretheydoing?• Howdotheyfeel?
ü Reviewbasicsentencestructure.
1. WriLng CapLons (beginners; sentence-level wriLng)
Studentsspeakabouttheconcert.
WriLng CapLons (advanced)
Askstudentstowritecap/onsbasedondifferentcontextsandaudiences.
SocialMedia–Gaveagreatpresenta/ontoday!#proud
CityNewspaper–Year3juniorhighstudentsatBaikogivegrouppresenta/ons.
Interna0onalNewspaper–JuniorhighschoolstudentsinJapangivepresenta/onsinclass.
WriLng CapLons (no tech.)
Askstudentstodrawtheirownpictures.Askotherstudentstohelpwritethecap/ons.
Springisbeau/ful!
2. Surveys
Preparing for a Survey (sample schedule)
ü Week1–ExploringSurveys(45min.)Showstudentssamplesofques/ontypes(2op/ons,mul/pleop/ons,scaling,openanswer).Letstudentsprac/cemakingtheirownques/onsaboutafamiliartopic.
ü Week2–Brainstorming(30min.)Studentsworkinteamsof3-4studentstocreateasurveyques/on.Teamssharetheirques/onswiththeclass.Classchoosesoneques/on.
ü Week3–Conduc0ngSurveysAnswersarecollectedashomework.
ü Week4–Reviewingresponses(30min.)Studentsprepareresponsestosubmittonewspaper
2. Surveys (beginners-intermediate; forming quesLons, listening and wriLng)
Whatisyourfavoritegameinthelibrary?
Game VotesDixit 6SemlersofCatan 5Headbands 4Blokus 3WordsontheStreet 2Jenga 1
Surveys (intermediate-advanced, forming quesLons, listening and wriLng,
analyzing & visualizing data)
MorethanhalfofthestudentsthinkDixitorSemlersofCatanarethebestgamesinthelibrary.
Askstudentstocreateagraphicandone-sentencesummaryoftheirresults.
Surveys (intermediate-advanced, integraLng quotes)
Thegamestableinthelibraryisaninteres/ngac/vityforstudentswheretheycanprac/ceEnglishwhileplaying.Todaywehadasurveytoaskthemwhattheirfavoritegamesare.Hereistheresult:“Dixitisaboardgameanditisthebestgamewehave
playedsofarbecauseit’sagamewhereyoucanuse
yourimagina0on,”saidGabriela.AccordingtoPaula,it’sadynamicgame,andforDiego,it’sagameaboutcrea/vity.Fortheteacher,Ami:“Dixitisagoodgame
forpeoplewhoarelearninglanguagebecauseitno
maJerwhatyourEnglishabilityis,youcanplayand
s0llhaveagood0me.”
Askstudentstowriteashortparagraphabouttheirresultsusingquotesfromatleast2people.
Surveys (no tech.)
Askstudentstowriteouttheirsurveyques/onsandanswers,andthendrawagraphicwiththeresults.
Surveys (high-tech.)
Askstudentstosendasurveyusingadigitalsurvey/pollingprogram.
3. Student Interviews
How have you prepared students for interview acLviLes?
Students can pracLce forming quesLons and answers using AcLvate Games for Learning American English.
3.Studentinterviews(low-intermediate;crea/ngques/ons,listening& transcribing,usingconnectors)
DoyouliketowatchTVshows?Ifyes,What’syourfavorite
andWhy?
Yes,IliketowatchTV.TherearealotofthingsonTV,butIprefertowatchsoccergames.
Imagineyouareonepowerfulwarriorandyoucanchoseonetypeofpower.
Whatpowerwouldyouchooseandwhy?
Ichoosetobefast,becauseIcouldwakeupatthe/meofclasses.Iwouldneverbeintraffic,visitworldwidewithnocost,finishmyhomeworkquicklyandhavemore/meforfun.
StudentInterviews(high-intermediate;askingques/ons, listening&takingnotes,paraphrasing,usingapull-quote)
Askstudentstousereportedspeechtowriteabouttheirinterview.
...Shetoldthatshelovestotravel,todanceandlistensomemusic.However,herfavoritehobbyisballet.
“Iloveballet!Iprac8cesinceIwas4yearsoldandIwantto
keepprac8cinginmywholelife!”
Inaddi/on,shealsogiveclassestochildrenandhavealreadywonaballetchampionshipofRiodeJaniero’sState.
Apull-quoteisashortquotefromatextandisusedtograbamen/on.
Student Interviews (notech.)
Askstudentstohandwritetheirinterviewanddrawapictureofsomethingtheylearned.
Student Interviews (high-tech.)
Askstudentstorecordaudioorvideointerviews.
4. Reviews
Preparing to Write a Cultural Event Review (sample schedule)
ü Week1–Exploringreviews(50min.)Showstudentssamplesofeventreviews.Helpstudentsiden/fythestructureorfeaturesofthereviews.
ü Week2–AJendingevents(outsideofclasswithpartnerorgroup)Besuretoaskstudentstotakenotesattheirevent.
ü Week3–Wri0ngafirstdra_(50min.)Studentsworktogethertobeginwri/ngtheirreview.AfirstdraBiscompletedashomework.
ü Week4–Preparingtopublish(50min.)Studentsexchangeworkwithanotherpair/groupandgive/receivefeedback.FinaldraBsarecompletedashomework.
Preparing to Write a Review
ü Helpstudentsrememberwhattheyalreadyknowaboutatopic.
ü Providesentencestartersforexpressingopinions.Letstudentscompletethemwithinforma/onaboutafamiliartopic.Ø Ibelievethat...Ø Frommypointofview...Ø ThewayIseeit...Ø AsfarasI’mconcerned...Ø I’mofthetheopinionthat...
Whowasinvolved?
Whathappened?
Whendidithappen?
Wheredidittakeplace?
Whyisitimportant?
Howdidithappen?
Aleadistheparagraphorsentencecontainingthemostimportantinforma/on.
4. Reviews (intermediate-advanced; wriLng paragraphs, making a hook, sharing opinions)
GoingDeeperintheNa0veAmericanCulturewiththePow-Wow
ByDanielandViniciusDo you know what pow-wow means? And what
abouttheNa0veAmerican’sculture,doyouknow
anything about that?As an exchange student wedon’t know too much about this subject, andamending the Honor the Earth Pow-Wow was anamazingopportunitytoknowmuchbemerwhatthefirsthabitantsofthislandhadtoshowtoworld.
Ahookgrabsthereadersamen/onandmakesthemwanttoreadmore.
4. Reviews (intermediate-advanced; wriLng paragraphs, expressing feelings)
Interna0onalFolkFair
ByRada
...Ididn’tpresentmyowncountryofSyria,becauseIthoughtthatpeople
wouldonlywanttotalkaboutthewarthatisgoingon,andIreallydidnot
wanttodothat.SoIhelpedmyLatvianfriendsintheirbooth,andwecookedtogether on Saturday. And I learnedsome dances, and I wore some tradi/onalclothesofthem,ofLatvians.Anditwasreallyfunandnew.Theycanreallyreallymakeverygoodcheese.Itwasatreatforme.
Reviews (notech.)
Askstudentstowriteareviewonpaperanddraworcolorapicturetohelptellthestory.
Reviews (high-tech.)
Askstudentstocreateshortaudioorvideoclipstoincludewiththeirreview.
1. Wri/ngCap/ons2. Surveys3. Interviews4. Reviews
NewspaperAc/vi/es
DigitalPublishing
Mail Chimp
• Simpletemplatestodraganddropcontent
• Freeunlimitedpages
• Canbeviewedinanemailorawebbrowser
Issuu
• Upload.doc,.docx,or.pptfiles
• Magazinelayout
• Canbedownloaded,sharedvialink,orembeddedonotherWebpages
How could you use a student-generated, digital newspaper?
• Tosharenewsaboutyourschool,program,orclassroom
• Tosupportlearningunitoutcomes
• Tohelpolder/advancedstudentsteachyounger/beginners
• Toconnecttoanotherclassroomorcommunity
Materialscreatedbyandforstudentsincreasestudentconfidence,crea/vity,engagement,andmo/va/on.
Student-generated, digital newspapers help develop integrated language and 21st-century skills.
Tips for CreaLng a Digital Newspaper Planusinglevel-
appropriateskillsyoualreadyteach.
Dealwith
0mely
topics.
Givestu
dents
choices
and
respons
ibili0es
.
Gradetheprocessandtheproduct.
Provide
plenty
of
0mefortas
ks.
Do one thing at a Lme.
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