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Who Am I?
Your budding journalists need to understand the five W's for writing a news story. They read a story, complete several graphic organizers to help them organize and write their article, and then use a self-assessment worksheet to edit and...
PBS
An Attack on Syria- What Would You Do?
Has United States military intervention in the conflicts of other countries always been warranted? After reviewing a brief background on contemporary US conflicts and reading articles describing the civil war in Syria, your learners...
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Student Opinion: What Small Things Have You Seen and Taken Note of Today?
An interesting and unusual topic for a news article, this resource from the New York Times website asks learners to take a moment and consider all the things they notice during a typical day. Based of the editorial piece "Things I...
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News Quiz| Nov. 30, 2011
Here is a five question multiple choice quiz that is focused on events as told in the New York Times published, November 30, 2011. Learners read the paper then answer the questions. A good option for practice with primary source...
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The City I Live In
Research information about your city and state. Pupils investigate details such as the name of the city mayor, local establishments, and entertainment. For the state, they name the capital, governor, state flower, and flag. There are...
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Train the Body, Train the Brain
An article from the New York Times, 2010, titled "Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter?" is the springboard for the six short-answer questions posed by The Learning Network. Have your class read the article, answer the questions, and...
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The Whole Story
Students collect and convey information about a current event. By focusing on who, what, when, where, why, and how questions, students study to thoroughly analyze and report on important world events.
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News Quiz | Oct. 26, 2011
It's quiz time again! This time your class will be answering five fantastic questions about current event that took place on October 26, 2011. They can scan or read the attached articles, then answer each of the multiple choice...
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Where Oh Where
Students read a current event article orally and make connections regarding the geographic themes of the newspaper location. In this current event article lesson, students use a map to locate where the event from their...
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Teaching a Current Event
Young scholars discuss current events. In this decision making lesson, students work to solve how an issue in their classroom should be solved by using a six-step discussion procedure. They work as a class to come up with a fair way to...
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Words In The News--Chissano Wins Prize For Good African Leadership
Students read, discuss and derive vocabulary words from current events. After discussing the rigors of competition and personal experiences, students read about a prize for good African leadership. In groups, they research other...
PBS
Kqed Quest: A Different Kind of Science and Nature Adventure
A multimedia offering for teachers and learners to explore the latest science, nature, and environment stories.
Scholastic
Scholastic News
Resource is an excellent news source for kids, providing the day's top stories and a focus on special issues. Content also includes a section on entertainment news, games & quizzes and a chance to vote on fun issues.
NBC
Nbc Learn
NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, is dedicated to making historic stories, images, and primary source documents available on-demand to teachers, students, and parents.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Knitting for a Cause
In response to cold weather, volunteers in India use a traditional craft, knitting, to make enormous garments for elephants in India.
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Naccas: Home Page
The National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences offers a wide range of current news in this industry. Front page is linked to most recent articles.
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Live Science: Science, Technology, Health & Environmental News
Are you curious about mind, body, and world? Read the latest science news in this up-to-date science, health and technology portal.
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Science Oxford Online
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
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Channel One News
ChannelOne provides the day's top stories, hot issues, pop quizzes, and student-written features.
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The Naked Scientists: Online Science Podcast and Science Radio Show
An online science radio show and podcast covering STEM topics of technology, medicine, and science. Includes experiment ideas, current scientific research, science news, science book reviews, and so much more.