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Current Event Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students read current event article with the purpose of highlighting possible questions and answers for the Jeopardy game. Each student picks a question and answer to use in the game.
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And the Winner Is...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read the sports section of the daily newspaper to find daily totals of what countries have won medals and find articles to keep in their journal (notebook) on the different events and athletes. They then create a spreadsheet to...
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Personalities of the Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Have the class interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. They examine sources regarding architecture, art, exploration, government, literature, religion, and technology of the era. Then they use their...
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Virginia Department of Education

Researching and Narrowing Topics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Internet research is becoming more common, so why not conduct an online research project in your classroom? Use this resource to get you and your class started. The lesson includes basic instructions and a list of questions to help...
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Teen Drivers with Passengers

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the current driving laws, particularly as they apply to teens. Students interview state legislators perhaps to see if they think this is a good idea. Students write an in-depth article about teen driving and the effect...
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Football game seating: Security or Restriction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write an article or an editorial about the situation of Cleveland-area schools instituting policies to restrict seating at night football games. Students research their own school policy, as well as other school policies.
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Telling Our Stories of Giving - Writing to Persuade

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
After identifying the parts of a persuasive piece of writing, young writers explore different prewriting activities for the persuasive essay. They have the option to write a news article, personal narrative, or persuasive essay to...
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Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe: What is Beautiful?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the notion of beauty and what impact the media and popular culture have on it. In this cross curricular lesson, students examine print ads, write down and share their thoughts on them. Then students form literary groups...
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Costco and Zoning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research zoning laws in the community. They interview city planners to find out necessary steps for approval. Students collect information about facilities being proposed. They write an article on their findings.
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Heart Rate equals gym grade

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers find out about an interesting activity that is going on in their school. Then the student interviews students and teachers to see how they would feel if a teacher monitored their heart rate during that specific project...
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Buckling Up May Not Help Bus Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the issue of putting seat belts in all school buses. Using the internet, they research how other districts are solving this problem. They interview school administrators about the pros and cons of putting seat...
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Vandalism leads to locked bathrooms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research bathroom vandalism in other schools like Freedom High after reading an article about Freedom High and their situation. Students then decide if their school has a similar problem and interview administrators and janitors...
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Writing a Personal Narrative

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What is the difference between a news story and a personal narrative? This plan has learners write a personal narrative using the topic of service projects in their community. Consider completing a cross-curricular extension by bringing...
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Turning Literature into News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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News Watch

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine newspaper articles that deal with human rights issues, prejudice, ethnic wars, antisemitism, racism, and inequality.
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AIDS/HIV Awareness

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students begin the lesson by examining newspaper articles about HIV/AIDS. Individually, they read a newsletter and compare it with the newspaper articles they read earlier. They work together to create a poster to make people aware of...
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Heroes and Heroines in Science: Dispelling the Stereotype

For Teachers 7th - 12th
young scholars think of scientists as heroes and heroines by dispelling the stereotypes of persons in scientific careers. They work in cooperative groups to research the life and works of a scientist and (through the use of the library...
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Violence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create a drama based on the theme 'violence'. Students then find newspaper articles that depict violence and share them with the class.
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The Cost of Saving

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare accounts provided by the two newspaper articles with the visual account provided by Sue Coe. They articulate how those accounts are alike and different. Students consider the economic choices that made the Hamlet...
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Techno-correspondent

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars play the role of a correspondent and write a news article about a famous landmark. In this correspondence lesson plan, students use a computer template to build word processing skills. Young scholars edit a story...
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Economic Market Pain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read and discuss article, and write an interpretation of the message for a class newspaper.
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Are You For Real?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students try to find newspaper and magazine articles that are informative or persuasive. They practice determining the differences between the two types of articles. They identify the devices authors use to persuade the audience.
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The New York Times

Kidding Around Down Under

For Teachers 6th - 12th
After reading an article, "From an Alternate to a 'Miracle Kid' in a Flash," youngsters discuss the kind of commitment required for a teenager to become an Olympic athlete. A variety of activities is suggested, and the popular topic...
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East Timor's Declaration of Independence?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the significance of the 8/30/99 vote in East Timor, which determined the territory's independence from Indonesian rule, by analyzing an NYT article to explain actions/reactions.

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