This lesson uses a sports writing context for students to practice key reading and writing process skills. Presented with data and highlights about a sporting event, students synthesize the information and write original sports summaries. The emphasis on summarization and revision strategies support students in addressing one aspect of their writing. (author/ncl)

Arts and Communication students will find the description of how a sports story may pass through the hands of 20 people before it airs on TV informative. Students are challenged to turn the classroom into a newsroom by researching sports events, writing lively recaps, and delivering their reports orally. (sec)