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Lesson plans

Choose a plan by what students will practise. The live round is only part of the session. Set aside time for the briefing, writing and discussion.

Open the lesson plans

In WordPress, choose NewsroomSim → Lesson plans. Open a plan for the instructor guide, student brief and downloadable PDF. The plans below are the same PDFs supplied in Core 2.7.2.

Lesson plans screen listing six exercises by learning activity — Open a lesson in WordPress to read the guide and download its PDF. View full size

An open lesson with Download lesson PDF and links to the instructor guide and student brief — Each plan opens with its timetable, the PDF and links to the instructor and student sections. View full size

Choose a plan

Lesson	Total / live	What students do
Choose the lead story	55 / 30 min	Rank three wire stories and write an opening paragraph. A good first lesson.
Write a breaking-news update	50 / 30 min	Write an initial wire report, then revise it as the facts change.
Same wires, different headlines	55 / 30 min	Use the same wires to rank stories for two audiences and explain the differences.
Follow a story across sources	85 / 60 min	Compare wires, social posts and inbox messages to build a timeline and write a report.
Publish for a defined audience	110 / 60 min	Use wires and social media to publish a three-story edition for a defined audience.
Run a full international newsroom	170 / 75 min	Use all four sources, publish six stories and reflect on editorial decisions.

For the two team publishing plans, choose the built-in Publication desk or Google Sites. For the other plans, you can collect the work through your usual classroom workflow. See Choose a publication option.