Journalism: Connecting ELA Classes To The Real World

Journalism ELA Lessons

I had the opportunity to meet with Josh Flores, the Director of Language Arts at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, a few weeks ago. When he found out I have a background in journalism, he asked me to write up a small guide to incorporating journalism lessons into an English/Language Arts classroom.

Needless to say, I was excited to put this guide together, even though the idea of distilling my years of experience down into two pages made writing the guide a bit tough at first. Once I started though, the words flowed.

You can view my contribution to the guide at “Writing Modes: Journalism” on the ELATeachers.com website.

Or download the whole 2014 Oklahoma writing guide.

About the author 

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

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