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Tip 8: Newspaper Bingo
Purpose: To teach readers to pick out the important who, what, where, when and how details in a newspaper article.
Preparation Time: 15
minutes
Materials: blank Bingo cards, newspapers or copied articles
Preparation:
Create bingo cards such as the one below. Choose newspaper
articles that are related to your learners' interests and at your
learners' reading level.
| Who |
What |
When |
Where |
Why |
How |
Procedure:
- Explain to the students that newspaper
articles usually include information about who, what, when, where, why
and how.
- Give them the bingo cards and explain
the columns.
- Have them read the article and fill in the appropriate information in each column. If the students are at a lower reading level, you can read the article to them and have them listen for the information.
- When the students have filled in all the answers they can from the article, they should choose another article and repeat the activity. They will need to read at least five articles to complete the task. Choose short articles and encourage students to skim for the answers. Remember, you can always READ the article to the students.
- The goal is to fill out the sheet or to
complete a column.
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