Campus News Desk

This worksheet supports students in Grades 5, 6, and early 7 as they develop informational writing, grammar accuracy, organization, and reporting skills through a school-based news writing task. Using provided event details about a science fair, learners write a six- to eight-sentence news-style paragraph that applies for to show duration and during to explain when events occurred within the program, reinforcing precise time-related language in an authentic context.

Learning Goals

• Informational Writing (Grades 5-7): Write a clear, objective news-style paragraph that reports facts accurately.
• Grammar: Time Prepositions: Use for correctly to describe how long activities lasted and during to indicate events within a time frame.
• Summarizing & Reporting Events: Select and integrate key details into a concise, well-structured report.
• Organization of Ideas: Arrange information logically with smooth flow and complete sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary and early middle school ELA standards.
• Real-World Writing Practice: Introduces journalistic tone and structure using a familiar school event.
• Integrated Grammar & Writing: Reinforces grammar rules within meaningful, content-based writing.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for writing workshops, grammar lessons, assessments, or homeschool instruction.
• Low-Prep Printable: Ready to use with minimal setup in classroom or home settings.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen grammar accuracy while practicing clear, organized informational writing. By reporting on a science fair using for and during correctly, learners build confidence in journalistic tone, event summarization, and precise time expression. Whether used in a classroom writing unit or a homeschool language arts lesson, this resource supports strong reporting skills, coherent organization, and polished written communication.

This worksheet is part of our For vs. During worksheets collection.