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Grades level iconsGrades 9–12
Session time icon60 minutes
Genre information iconInformational, Media
Video resource type iconVideos

How to Ask Why with Nicole Dungca

by 826 National
Nicole Dungca, Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post and President of the Asian American Journalists Association, shares strategies for asking key questions.
About the Author

Nicole Dungca is a reporter in The Washington Post’s investigative unit. Before The Post, she was part of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, where she delved into topics such as racism in Boston, secret criminal hearings in Massachusetts, the state’s burgeoning cannabis industry and transportation.

What Your Students Will Learn

You will learn how to work backwards from the information presented in a finished piece of informational writing to the potential interview question.

Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9 Common Core Standards Icon
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9 Common Core Standards Icon
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
What You Will Do

STEP 1 

Watch the video and answer this question in your writing journal: “Why do you think it’s important for a society to have a free press it can trust?” 

STEP 2

Find an article about a current event or issue that you care about.   As you are selecting an article, take into consideration the source of the information.  It is important for a source to be one you can trust so that you can reliably use the information and form your own opinion on the topic. The University of Washington has some tips on what to consider, when looking for credible sources:  

Timeliness of the information (when it was written) Who the author is (are they an expert on the subject) Accuracy of the information presented (how does it align with other sources) Motive (why do they say when they do)  Purpose (why does...

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