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These activities are meant to be little to no prep, independent assignments relevant in a variety of journalism or student publication classes that can be assigned via LMS very quickly for your own planned absences or last minute sub plans. Many of these could easily be used across all your preps in one absence, making it easier for you to take the day when you need to, without worrying what your students will have to work on. Get all of my original sub plan activities designed for a journalism

Welcome your student journalists back to school with a set of 8 activities perfect for high school journalism classrooms. This pack is created to help students get to know each other and their teacher, and dive into the exciting world of journalism from day one. These activities were designed with Back to School and high school journalism classrooms in mind such as yearbook, broadcast, newspaper, photojournalism, and intro to journalism classes. What's Included: 1. Press Pass Personality Quiz:

This interactive and immersive Intro to Journalism Escape Room is designed to introduce high school students to the fundamentals of journalism in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for journalism teachers looking to excite and introduce students to what's to come in their journalism class, this escape room covers essential topics like media law, famous journalists, AP Style, journalism vocabulary, and the history of journalism. This resource includes 6 puzzles and a full teacher key. Students will

This bundle includes multiple journalism themed escape rooms that cover the essential foundations of journalism in a fun, puzzle-based format that encourages collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Whether you're kicking off the school year, reviewing key concepts, or planning a sub day, this escape room bundle is the perfect way to engage your students over multiple topics while covering core journalism content. Each escape room includes: 6 interactive puzzles per room A variety

This Article Analysis Worksheet is perfect for quick sub plans, independent work, or class activities, helping students critically evaluate different types of articles such as news, features, and editorials. This worksheet guides students through analyzing key aspects of an article, including: Headline EffectivenessLead EvaluationStructureSources and CredibilityBias and ObjectivityUse of Quotes and DataWriting Style and ToneThis versatile resource is perfect for encouraging critical thinking, me

Keep students checking headlines with this current events infographic. This can be used weekly and also makes great sub plans as independent work for a class period, especially last minute. Students will find a current event from the last 5 days, then design an infographic, detailing key information. This assignment encourages media literacy skills and design fundamentals, engaging them in current news events impacting the current news cycle. This resource was created with high school journali

This 4 page resource will take students through 7 sections to explore journalism career possibilities. The sections explore their own strengths, possible journalism career paths, options for education and training, professional development, technology and trends, the job market, and next steps. This would be great for students to do at the beginning of an intro to journalism class. It would also make great ready to go, ready to print, no prep substitute plans for a range of classes including Jo

These activities are meant to be little to no prep, independent assignments relevant in a variety of journalism or student publication classes that can be assigned via LMS very quickly for your own planned absences or last minute sub plans. Many of these could easily be used across all your preps in one absence, making it easier for you to take the day when you need to, without worrying what your students will have to work on. Get a second set of my sub plan activities designed for a journalism

Save money on the Famous Female Journalists resources and use how you need within your own classroom. This bundle includes biography poster assignment, ready to print biography posters of 14 famous female journalists, and bulletin board printables. Famous Female Journalists included in each resource include: Barbara WaltersAndrea SchmidtDiane SawyerSavannah GuthrieRachel MaddowNellie BlyKristen WelkerErin AndrewsJenny CavnarAnn CurryLesley StahlKatie CouricDoris BurkeMegyn Kelly

Send your students on a virtual tour through Studio 1A, behind the scenes of Sunday Night Football, and through the Football Night in America studios, with comprehension questions to pair with the three videos linked inside. This 2 page activity includes 18 free response questions, 5 multiple choice, and the key which includes timestamps of where they would find the answers to those questions in the video. This resource was designed to leave as an independent activity perfect for sub plans in a

Save money on the Famous Hispanic Journalists resources and use how you need within your own classroom. This bundle includes biography poster assignment, ready to print biography posters of 15 famous hispanic journalists, and bulletin board printables. Famous Hispanic Journalists included in each resource include: Alma GuillermoprietoCecilia VegaGadi SchwartzGeraldo RiveraJohn QuiñonesJorge RamosJosé Díaz-BalartLourdes MeluzaMaria Elena SalinasMaria HinojosaMaria Teresa KumarMorgan RadfordNatali

Bring depth, relevance, and real-world context to your high school journalism classroom with this Webquest Bundle! Each Webquest guides students through student-appropriate journalism topics while building their understanding of core concepts in press freedom, investigative reporting, modern news media and more! These Webquests are designed for independent work, small group research, or meaningful substitute plans with no teacher prep required. Students follow a clear, structured format that bu

Save money on the Famous AAPI Journalists resources and use how you need within your own classroom. This bundle includes biography poster assignment, ready to print biography posters of 20 famous AAPI journalists, and an 11x18 poster file. Famous Female Journalists included in each resource include: Connie ChungLisa LingFareed ZakariaJuju ChangVicky NguyenDavid OnoElaine QuijanoGeorge TakeiKristie Lu StoutJohn YangAsma KhalidKathy ParkMelissa ChanAmna NawazWeijia JiangTracy TongRichard LuiAh Joo

This ready-to-use Webquest on the Pentagon Papers will engage you students on the historical importance of press freedom and the right to report on the government! Perfect for in-class research, sub plans, or independent study, this activity helps students explore the history and impact of the Pentagon Papers. Students will complete the webquest, gaining background on the Vietnam War, the famous leak and court case that ensued. They will also create a final product to demonstrate understanding

This ready-to-use Webquest on the History of Journalism will take your students through the Penny Press, Yellow Journalism, Muckraking and more. It's a perfect resource for in-class research, sub plans, or independent study, while students explore the different eras of journalism, key figures and more. Students will not only complete the webquest, they will also create a final product to demonstrate understanding with student choice of an infographic, article, script, or slide presentation. T

Get the "scoop" on your students with this cute getting to know you activity. This works for any classroom, but is great for journalism as you get ready to teach them the importance of gathering information or the "scoop" for a story. Students will color and decorate the ice cream cone and it's scoops with information about themselves. They can cut it out so you can make a cute classroom/bulletin board display. This no prep activity is ready to print and pass out for those first few days of a

Celebrate the Summer Games with this take on Journalism style Olympic themed activities. Test or review your students skills with 6 different activities, including: Fact Checking Marathon, Investigative Reporting Relay, AP Style Sprints, Headline Writing Hurdles, Photo Dash, and Caption Competition.Divide the class into teams and assign each team a designated newsroom station where they will compete in the various challenges. This product includes the 6 games, answer sheets and keys or scoring

Enhance your high school journalism classroom with these vocabulary posters with terms every student journalist should know. This classroom vocabulary resource is perfect for introducing students to the fundamental vocabulary of journalism, whether they are focused on print, broadcast, or yearbook production. This product includes a list of 30 key journalism terms with clear, concise definitions that every aspiring journalist should know. Product Features:30 Essential Terms: Covers the most imp

This interactive and immersive AP Style for Journalism Escape Room is designed to expose high school students to the fundamentals AP Style in a fun and engaging way. Perfect for journalism teachers looking to engage students in the basics of AP Style that can be used to introduce the standards, review at the end of an AP Style unit or even refresh with more advanced students who are familiar with the style rules and are needing a fun way to reinforce it. This resource includes 6 puzzles and a fu

This End of Semester/Deadline Yearbook Staff Self Evaluation/Performance Review is ready to go and editable to meet your specific staff needs. It asks them to assess their ability to meet deadlines, quality of work, communication skills, team collaboration, time management, involvement in obtaining coverage, and professionalism. It also has them set goals to improve for next semester/deadline and offers a spot to let the adviser and editors know how they can improve too. Use this as your semest