Extra! Extra! Breaking News! Alien Invasion Edition

by Speech at Play

Price: 200 points or $2 USD

Subjects: speakingListening,keyIdeasInferences,expressiveLanguage,pragmatics,receptiveLanguage

Grades: 5,6,7,8,9

Description: Extra! Extra! Have you heard the news? You are a writer for a newspaper and you have to write a headline for the latest news! Students look at various pictures related to aliens and UFO sightings and they are required to come up with a newspaper headline. How will they grab the reader's attention? This is a great activity to target describing skills, expressive language, and written skills. Additionally this activity targets making inferences. This activity will definitely get creative juices flowing! Students can either orally provide a response or type it in below the picture. Great group activity!