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Students will learn about the importance of the headline in a news story. 1. Point out the headline and subheadline of the timeforkids.com news article Too Many Elephants?. Ask: Why do you think the author chose this headline? Probe further by asking why the headline is in the form of a question. 2. Explain to students that headlines are a crucial element to every news story. They must grab the reader’s attention and also give a hint to what the article is about. They're often quite short, too. (Explain that the subheadline usually gives more detail.) 3. Finally, ask: Is this article’s headline effective? Does it do its job? Why or why not? As an extension, have students come up with alternative headlines for the article. |
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