Brown University
Analyzing the News
With so many ways to follow the news today, it is imperative to think critically about the sources of information we are turning to. Here is a fantastic graphic organizer that will help your learners develop the skills to properly...
Curated OER
Not Just the Facts
Encourage your learners to explore the differences between hard news and news analysis. They outline a complex news analysis about the upcoming presidential election, then endeavor to write an analysis of the same topic, using local...
PBS
Pbs: Need to Know on Pbs
Important current events are discussed in blogs and special reports. Reports, including video and audio, on current health, economic, environment, health, security, and culture are available.
PBS
Pbs: Now
PBS explores topics in the news and provides further information, commentary, videos, polls, and more.
Newspapers in Education
Ni Eonline: Cartoons for the Classroom: Lessons Library
Newspapers in Education and the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists publish simple, inventive lesson plans and ideas for classes in editorial cartooning, caption writing, and news analysis. Lessons include "cartoon blanks" that...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: The News Hour
This online version of the PBS television broadcast covers national and international news. Includes political coverage and a teacher resource section with videos categorized by curriculum area.