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Curated OER

Online Collaborative Social Studies Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create newspapers and post them online for others to see.
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Curated OER

News Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders select a small item in a newspaper and then dramatize it in a well-constructed poem. They share their poems with the class.
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Curated OER

Ideas for Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read a newspaper, then draw a picture.
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Curated OER

Newspaper Knowledge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the local newspaper and interpret the written information.
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Curated OER

The News Knows!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine three national parks and focus on what makes them special. Working in small groups, 6th graders create a small newspaper in which each of them writes an article that expresses the concerns of their park.
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Curated OER

Current Events, Geography

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students read the newspaper to become aware of what is happening in their city, state, nation, and world. They summarize, find locations on a map and ask thought-provoking questions.
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Curated OER

History, Today and Every Day

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students assess, by analyzing historic New York Times front pages, how print journalism reflects the values and language of the society in which it is created.
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Curated OER

Newspaper Weather

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use their knowledge of the weather to evaluate information from the newspaper. They also take this knowledge and construct a weather map predicting the next day's weather.
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Curated OER

Stop the Presses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students bring in newspapers, focusing on sports, living, or general news sections. They discuss newspapers and their daily usage, and study the layout of the newspaper, incorporating the story with pictures.
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New York Times

New York Times: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This New York Times section is devoted to the coverage of American politics. Topics include current election coverage.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Newspaper Reporting and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, learners explore the many characteristics of a newspaper and try their hands at becoming reporters. They can expand their knowledge about Ernest Hemingway, and author a newspaper focusing on his life, especially his...
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Other

Univ. Of Kansas: The Wonderful World of Editing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a graphically pleasing site with an absolute ton of information about words, how we use them and how we abuse them. Reading this is nearly as much fun as writing it seems to have been for the author, William Allen White, School...
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Other

Ynpress League of Young Journalists of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Offers news stories written for and by youth. Contains information about the League of Young Journalists of Russia as well as educational resources for young journalists.
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Other

La Prensa Libre

For Students 9th - 10th
La Prensa Libre or "The Free Press" is a Spanish language newspaper from Costa Rica. A great resource for Costa Rican current events.
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Other

The American Journalism Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an excellent newsletter-style site for the American Journalism Review. Aside from a ton of articles and pertinent information, it offers essential resources, first rate tools, and a huge database for journalists.
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Other

Newseum: Week of 5 26 14: Today's Front Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
Read front page stories for the week of 5-26-14 from newspapers across the United States. View a larger version of each front page by clicking on the "Readable PDF" link at the top right (requires Adobe Reader).
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Other

Newseum: Week of 6 23 14: Today's Front Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
Read front page stories for the week of 6-23-14 from newspapers across the United States. View a larger version of each front page by clicking on the "Readable PDF" link at the top right (requires Adobe Reader).
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BBC

Bbc News: In Depth: Kashmir Flashpoint

For Students 9th - 10th
An indepth look of the Kashmir conflict updated to 19 May 2011.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Newspaper Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th Standards
This lesson engages students developing a newspaper. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the term "revolution" as they create their newspaper.
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Education Development Center

Tv411: Reading: Parts of a Newspaper: Activity 2 of 3

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This newspaper activity requires students to read eight headlines and then select what each would be about from the options given. When answers are submitted, an explanation is also given.
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Other

The Society of Environmental Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This newsletter-style site is the online home of The Society of Environmental Journalists. Their motto, "An organization of journalists for journalists" should tell you all you need to know about the kind of help and support you will...
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Other

Us Newspapers Us Newspapers List

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive listing of links to newspapers from all 50 states.
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Other

General Anzeiger Online (Bonn)

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about regional news, sports, culture, economy, education, weather, etc.
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Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Draw, Pardner!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Using newsprint remnants can be an inexpensive and ecologically friendly source of drawing paper, as this website suggests. Provided are "Tips and Tricks" which give some good uses for the large rolls of newsprint you can get at your...