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Cartographer and Journalish as Storytellers
Students collaborate in groups of four students to create a written description of their community during a specific year. They analyze data provided by maps and newspaper articles. They meet as a whole class to discuss their conclusions.
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Putting Together the Confederation Newspaper
Students create a four-page newspaper that represents their assigned region/province of Canada. They assess their individual contribution to the group in the creation of their newspaper.
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Report on a Reporter
Students listen as a local reporter visits their classroom. They write them a thank you note and develop their own questions to ask them. They practice using proper sentence structure and grammar.
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Fireplace Logs from Newspapers
Students discuss the topic of recycling. They identify items that can and cannot be recycled. They practice using their newspaper to make other items.
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Turning Literature into News
Students analyze the format and structure of various newspaper articles. Then, they rewrite events from literature into news stories about acts of kindness.
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A Visit to Vietnam
Students complete webquest to research Vietnam. They use a map to locate Vietnam. They research the climate, flora, fauna and tourism.
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Play Reporters
Middle schoolers are given an article from a local newspaper. They summarize the article and participate in a broadcast over the articles.
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Newspapers
Students work together in pairs to classify types of information that can be found in a newspaper and where to find them. They examine the contents of several newspapers and discuss the paper's organization.
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Writing Letters-to-the-Editor
Students read newspaper editorials and apply the techniques to writing about school issues or current events. They submit the writing to the principal or newspaper editor.
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Who To Believe?
Students interpret meaning from opposing views on the same topic, and discuss that there is often so much "spin" and "hidden agendas" in the media.
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I've Got News For You!
Students explore their hometown newspaper for ideas. They create their own classroom newspaper.
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A Newspaper?
Sixth graders reinforce understanding of fractions through use of newspapers.
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Media and War
Students investigate how written media and word of mouth helped foment rebellion during the Revolutionary War. They compare and contrast that with the role of the news media in the war in Iraq focusing on cause and effect relationships.
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World War One- Lesson #1 of 3
Eleventh graders search an online database for World War I posters, newspapers, magazines and other media. They write an essay about public sentiment of the time based on the research.
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Write All About It
Fourth graders use research skills and the writing process to create a newspaper. Although students work in groups to complete the final draft of the newspaper, each student is responsible for doing his or her own research and writing...
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What's Fit to Print?
Students evaluate how newspapers are constructed and evaluate the extent to which newspapers serve their readers' interests.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math in the Home
An excellent compilation of activities that engage parents and children in math explorations at home. Detailed lessons covering a wide range of math topics such as fractions, measurements, money, data collection, and math in newspapers....
PBS
Crucible of Empire: Yellow Journalism
Discusses "yellow journalism" and its impact on the Spanish- American War.
George Washington University
Nsa: The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, Lies, and Audiotapes
This site offers an extensive history of the 1971 Pentagon Papers case. Features include transcripts of President Nixon's tapes, White House phone conversations, memoirs, and other primary resources.
Other
Ohio Newspapers
This site gives you direct links to all of the Ohio newspapers that are online. It also gives you the option to search worldwide for newspaper publications. If you are looking for an online newspaper, this is a great site to start.
Other
Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists
From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: News and Information Index
This website is a news and information index that offers links to news sources, newspapers, magazines and journals, search engines, polling data, legal resources, and citation guides.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Colonial Newspapers
Describes the writing style and content found in Colonial newspapers during the first half of the 1700s. Clicking on the link at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual newspapers and journalists.
Other
Detroit Free Press: Homepage
The Detroit Free Press, one of Detroit's daily, local news sources.