5th grade digital citizenship 6 - Reading news online

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Reading
News Online

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP | GRADE 5

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What are the important parts of an online news article?

Essential Question

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Learning Objectives

Understand the purposes of different parts of an online news page.

Identify the parts and structure of an online news article.

Learn about things to watch out for when reading online news pages, such as sponsored content and advertisements.

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KEY VOCABULARY

Labelling

Work with your group to cut out each of the labels below and paste them onto your example article. Make sure that each part of the online news story is labeled correctly. Also, do your best to paste the labels so that they don't completely cover any part of the example article.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Byline

Section Title

URL (address bar)

Comments

Sponsored Content

Headline

Advertisement

Related Articles

Date

Image or video

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Discuss:

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What are some things to
look out for when reading a
news article online?

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How do you think knowing
more about the parts of an
online news article can
help you?

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headline

The headline is the title of a news article. It's
usually printed in big, bold letters near the top
of the article.

The headline tells readers what the article is
about before they start reading.

OBSERVE + ANALYZE IMAGE

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byline

The byline is the name of the article's author.

It tells readers the name of the person
(or people) who wrote the article.

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URL

The URL is the unique, one-of-a-kind address
of an article on the web.

It helps you know exactly which webpage
you're looking at. It might also help you share
the article with someone else.

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section title

The section title is the category or section of an
article on a news website.

It tells you what type of article you're reading
and how the article is categorized by the website.

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image

The main image is a photograph (or video) that's
usually near the top of an article, under the
headline.

The image or video helps introduce the article and
sometimes shows details that words can't.

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date

The date is the exact day (and sometimes time)
when the article was published or last updated.

It tells you how recently the article was published
and how current the information is.

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Related articles are links to more articles from
the same website. They may be similar to the one
you're reading.

They help show readers more articles that might
be interesting or important.

related articles

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Advertisements (or ads) are links to other
websites that are usually selling something.

They help the news website make money by
selling space on their article pages.

advertisements

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sponsored content

Sponsored content is a link to another website.
This content is usually not news (even though it
might be disguised to look like news).

It helps the news website make money by selling
space on their article pages.

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comments

Comments are thoughts and opinions about the
article that any reader can post.

They give readers a public place to post reactions,
thoughts, and questions. The comments section is
also a place to have a discussion or debate about
the article.

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important to know about the different parts of online news articles?

• So you can click on the most interesting sponsored content.

• ​​​So you can debate with people in the comments section.

• So you can better understand which parts are the actual articles and which parts aren't.

• So you can see whether you agree or disagree with the author.

Multiple Choice

Which of these does NOT help a news website make money?

• Sponsored content

• An advertisement

• An article's byline

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is correct about the COMMENTS section of an online news article?

• The news website uses it to make money.

• It tells you the correct webpage you are looking at.

• It includes thoughts and opinions readers post about the article.

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  It tells you the author and the date it was published.

Multiple Choice

Marquis is reading a news article about the safety issues at an amusement park near his home. He would like to learn more about these issues. Which section should Marquis click on?

• The comments section.

• A sponsored content link with the title "20 Things You Didn't Know About Roller Coasters!"

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  ​​An advertisement for amusement park tickets.

• A related article with the headline "Fire Chief Has Roller Coaster Safety Concerns."