Unit Plan

The Careful Reader: Teaching Critical Reading Skills with the New York Times

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The 11 lessons in this educators' guide focus on using newspapers to develop critical reading skills in the content areas.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Coordinate activities with the journalism class or newspaper advisor
  • Submit stories to the school or local newspaper
Classroom Considerations
  • The activities require each class member to have a copy of a newspaper
  • The 42-page packet includes worksheets, exercises, and activities

 

Pros
  • The guide includes lessons involving prediction skills, interpreting information in charts and graphs, recognizing the difference between fact and opinion and identifying cause and effect
  • Educator rates for newspaper subscriptions are available
Cons
  • None