1. Newsela Teacher
Trainer Assignment
Guide and Plan
1
Finding the Right
Standard
Decide which standard(s) your
assignment will align to.
Consider which skill-based and
content-based standards you will
align your lesson.
Include the standard(s) and optional
Essential Question In the Instruction
section of your assignment.
Choose an article or text set. Find one
that Is aligned to the goals of the
lesson and will get students hooked!
Use Search and filters to find the
article or text set that will generate
interest, build background
knowledge, or address a challenging
topic In your classroom.
Consider using and repurposing the
text set you created In the Newsela
Certified Educator course.
2
Finding the Right
Content
3
Creating an Assignment Plan
When creating an assignment, consider the ways students will Interact with the text by thinking
about the following questions:
Before Reading:
How will I hook my students and generate interest? What do I think my students already know
about this topic? When have my students already practiced this standard, if at all?
During Reading :
What will my students do as they are reading? How will I differentiate the reading experience
for my students? Will my students write or discuss as they are reading?
After Reading:
How will my students practice what they are learning? How will my students show what they
learn? What rubric or assessment tool(s) will I use?
2. Creating the Final Product
Creating an Assignment on
Newsela
You'll need to create the assignment
on Newsela.
If you're not ready to assign It to
your students yet, use the "Save"
button and assign It to students
when ready.
Shared Assignment
Template
If you would like to
use a template, click
here to see a sample
Shared Assignment
template.
Copy and paste the
"Instructions" from
the into your
assignment to use.
