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Words by Kevin Morris
Students analyze and discuss contemporary artwork of Kevin Morris, and create their own mind maps and poetry using Words by Morris as inspiration. Students then scan newspaper, write at least ten words that jump out at them, and discuss...
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The Civil War in Historical Fiction and Historical Accounts
Eighth graders examine life during the Civil War through various readings. They compare and contrast a novel they read in class to one they chose on the subject. They work together as a class to produce a newspaper displaying the...
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Extra! Extra! Titanic Sinks
Students investigate the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 before writing a newspaper page that includes facts about the event. They role play as reporters, editors, and survivors of the disaster while writing and designing a front page...
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Was it a New Deal or a Raw Deal?
Young scholars investigate the facets of the New Deal. In this Great Depression lesson, students research primary documents to explore the pros and cons of the New Deal legislation. Young scholars respond to 1930's newspaper editorials...
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Historic Headline
Learners develop a newspaper headline based on factual events obtained from viewing a Florida Archives film clip. They brainstorm ideas and prepare a rough draft of their headline. They post headlines around the room for the entire class...
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Governments of the World
Learners examine how different world governments function and interact with each other. In groups, they research one of the five types of governments. Students prepare news magazines, Powerpoint presentations, and newspaper storyboards...
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Segregation in Prince Edward County
Eleventh graders examine the history of integration as it applied to Virginia high school in Prince Edward County. They evaluate a map of Virginia counties, read and analyze a first person narrative of a young girl involved in a boycott...
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The Vietnam War
Students acquire information about the Vietnam War Era from the internet, textbook and various sources. They transfer the information that they have acquired into a newspaper format. Students create editorials, cartoons, graphics and...
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Fourth graders examine the new vocabulary associated with the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly before listening to a teacher read aloud of the book. They complete a choral reading of the story, sequence it, and write...
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Mixed Plate
Young scholars locate a sample restaurant review in a newspaper or magazine. They examine the review to find the opinion of the reviewer and discuss reviews that convey mixed opinions. They compose an original review in a similar style...
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Belt-Abouts Lesson 4
Students continue to examine the importance of wearing a seat belt. After identifying new vocabulary, they discuss the ways in which wearing a seat belt can better people's lives. They write a letter to the newspaper to state why the...
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Art study of the Cinderella story
Second graders work in groups of five. They are each given a version of Cinderella and the accompanying book. Students re-read the book and become familiar with it. They are given materials such as: Tempera paint, Paint brushes,...
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Celebrating 100
First graders listen to story "The Pentathlon," discuss importance of number zero, create 100 badge to wear, look for and circle 100 sight words in newspaper, create pictures made with 100 squares of paper, and use interactive writing to...
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Vegas and the Mob
Pupils identify with and interpret the role of organized crime in the development of one of America's most vibrant cities. Then they look into the city's establishment and development, follow the role of organized crime in its creation,...
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Art Smart
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the expression of art that is popular in modern times. They read articles from the New York Times and write reflectively about the featured art exhibits. Students use the newspaper to...
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Real Life Challenge
In this consumer mathematics learning exercise, students use the newspaper to complete the sheet and figure out their budget for the next six months. They include parenting challenges and a new baby in their budget factors.
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Autobiographical Writing
In this unique instructional activity on autobiographical writing, students compare and contrast three types of writing: narrative, poetry and newspaper. Students prepare to produce a short autobiographical writing based on the framework...
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Seasonal Graphs
In this math activity, students create a graph using the data recorded from the local newspaper concerning local temperatures.
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Current Events Poster
In this language arts worksheet, students choose a current event topic and look for newspaper and magazine articles. Students read the articles, highlight key points and important words, take notes and write a summary. Students design a...
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Calendar Clues Worksheet
In this birthday calendar worksheet, students look closely at a classroom birthday calendar and use the graphic organizer on the worksheet to analyze the data. Then students use the data to write a newspaper story, poem , or story.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheet
In this early childhood beginning sounds worksheet, students recognize beginning letters of words as they look at the pictures of the newspaper, money, octopus, jellyfish, duck and yarn on the page and choose from the letters in a box...
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Letter N
In this letter N activity, learners observe pictures of N words and fill in the N letter on the line to complete the words Newspaper, Nest, and Nurse. Students write N for three words.
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Grammar: Double Negatives
In this grammar errors worksheet, students identify the nine double negatives in the newspaper report. Students must rewrite the report without the double negatives.
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Wild Weather Word Hunt
In this weather worksheet, students and their families search for weather news in the newspaper, media or Internet. Students record a list of weather words. Students then research and write down a one week forecast for their city.
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