The Book of Judges: Newspaper Article Activity

Dive into the accounts of the book of Judges with our Newspaper Article Activity! Engage with the accounts of the ancient judges, then channel your creativity to craft a newspaper article that summarizes a pivotal event. Perfect for individual learning or group projects, this activity helps enhance comprehension, writing skills, and historical understanding.

The book of Judges in the Bible is a very saddening book with strange stories about these people the Bible calls "judges." This book shows what happens after God leads the Israelites into the promised land, and before God finally grants them a king.

Using this product, students will summarize the accounts written about 13 of the major leaders and judges sent by God, all from the book of Judges.

After they summarize, they will choose one particular judge and create a newspaper article about their life or about a specific event from that person's life.

This product includes:

1. Teacher Directions-including prep info and materials needed 

2. Teacher Procedure

3. Student Packet-Short reading, verses and names of judges to summarize, newspaper template 

4. Student Packet Answers

5. Teacher Tips

To do this activity, you will need:

1. A pencil

2. A copy of "The Book of Judges Newspaper Article Activity" packet (INCLUDED)

3. A Bible

4. Colored pencils/markers/crayons

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