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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Global Issues Using Primary Sources

For Teachers 6th Standards
Lesson introduces students to how to use newspapers to understand what is currently happening in the world today.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Newspapers: Facts and Opinions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In order to sharpen a student's understanding of the differences between facts and opinions, this lesson incorporates both the close reading of a newspaper and the writing of a factual article and a letter to the editor.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Speeding Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at spread of information at increased speeds due to technological advances such as the telegraph, and the increase in newspaper circulation.
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Handout
Other

St. Louis Walk of Fame: Joseph Pulitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief biography of the life of Joseph Pulitzer.
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Activity
Other

Onlinenewspapers.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose to view the newspapers from dozens of different cities world wide from this site. Choose by continent, country, then city. Most in the native language, but some indicated as English.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Features of a Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart that examines the way in which newspapers and articles are constructed. The end of the flipchart focuses specifically on the battle of Glencoe, but the majority of the flipchart has much...
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Primary
Other

All the News? American Revolution & Maryland's Press

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this collection of digitized historical newspapers and broadsides from the 1760s about pre-Revolutionary topics. Requires Adobe Reader.
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Handout
Other

Changing the Look of the Front Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the changes made to the format of the newspaper by Joseph Pulitzer can be found at this site. The information includes details about the methods of printing, the use of illustration, and the use of only one headline for...
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Website
Other

The Concord Monitor

For Students 9th - 10th
The Monitor is the daily newspaper publication for the city of Concord, New Hampshire.
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Handout
Other

Background of Joseph Pulitzer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about the famous newspaper publisher, Joseph Pulitzer. The information is in-depth and covers various aspects of his life.
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Handout
Other

Joseph Pulitzer and His Accomplishments

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides in-depth information about the accomplishments of Pulitzer as a publisher and newspaper owner.
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Website
Other

Enfoque Deportivo

For Students 9th - 10th
Semi-monthly sports newspaper printed in Spanish in Houston, Texas. Commentaries are offered on local, national, and international sports. It caters to soccer, baseball, boxing, and basketball.