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The Cold Call

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Grades 3 - 5

45m

Learning Standards: Common Core (ELA)

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The Cold Call

PBS ↗️

Grades 3 - 5

45m

Learning Standards: Common Core (ELA)

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Dialing into the world of news production! In this lesson, students explore a producer's critical role in securing interviews. They’ll learn the art of the "cold call" and craft scripts for persuasive communication.

This is lesson 8 in “Building a News Hour,” the second module from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ module series.

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