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Year 11Autumn TermAges 15-16

Lesson Plans

News and Media Arabic

1

Reading Arabic News Headlines

⏱ 60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Read and understand Arabic news headlines
  • Identify key information in news reports

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Headline decoding: display 6 real Arabic news headlines — learners guess what each story is about.

Main Activities

  1. 1Headline language features: headlines often omit verbs, use nominal sentences, and use compressed language
  2. 2Vocabulary building: صحفي (journalist), مصدر (source), أعلن (announced), وفقا لـ (according to), تصريح (statement)
  3. 3Read 3 short Arabic news articles — answer who, what, where, when, why questions for each
  4. 4Writing practice: write 8 headlines for given news stories

Resources Needed

Arabic news headlines collectionNews article handoutsWriting Practice Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Visit BBC Arabic or Al Jazeera and summarise 3 current headlines in your own Arabic words.

2

Fact and Opinion in Media

⏱ 60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Distinguish between fact and opinion in Arabic media texts
  • Identify bias and perspective in news reporting

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

Fact or opinion: teacher reads 10 Arabic statements — learners hold up F or O cards for each.

Main Activities

  1. 1Define fact (حقيقة) and opinion (رأي) with Arabic examples from news sources
  2. 2Read two Arabic articles on the same topic from different sources — compare perspectives
  3. 3Identify language markers of opinion: يبدو أن (it seems), من المرجح أن (it is likely), يُعتقد أن (it is believed)
  4. 4Create vocab cards for 12 news and media vocabulary terms

Resources Needed

Paired news articlesFact/opinion identification worksheetVocab cards worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Write a 150-word analysis comparing how two Arabic sources reported the same event.

3

Discussing Current Events

⏱ 60–65 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Discuss current events in Arabic using appropriate vocabulary
  • Express and justify opinions about news stories

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

News roundup: each learner shares one piece of Arabic news they found this week — 30 seconds each.

Main Activities

  1. 1Current events discussion vocabulary: بخصوص (regarding), فيما يتعلق بـ (with regard to), من الضروري أن (it is necessary that)
  2. 2Structured discussion: groups discuss a current news topic using speaking frames
  3. 3Opinion justification: write your opinion on a current event with 3 supporting reasons
  4. 4Listening or reading: news report on a contemporary issue — answer comprehension questions

Resources Needed

Current events discussion cardsSpeaking framesNews report for comprehension

⭐ Extension Challenge

Follow an Arabic news story for a week and write a 200-word summary of how it developed.

4

Writing a News Report

⏱ 65–70 minutes

Lesson Objectives

  • Write a short news report on a given topic
  • Apply journalistic writing conventions in Arabic

🌅 Warm-Up (5 min)

News report structure: what are the key parts of a news report? Brainstorm as a class.

Main Activities

  1. 1Teach news report structure: headline, lead paragraph (who/what/when/where), body (details and quotes), conclusion
  2. 2Analyse a model Arabic news report — label each structural element
  3. 3Extended writing: 200+ word news report on a school event, local issue, or imagined story
  4. 4Tracing practice for news and media vocabulary from this unit

Resources Needed

Model news reportNews report writing templateTracing Worksheet

⭐ Extension Challenge

Create a mock Arabic news broadcast: write and record a 3-minute news bulletin.

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