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All the News That's Fit to Click: Analyzing New York Times Design
Explore the New York Times, online and in print. Partners take the roles of reader and monitor while each peruses the newspaper. Discussion questions compare the online version to a hard copy print edition. Links provide comparison of...
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Cruise the News
Pupils utilize newspapers as a resource to complete various tasks. They read articles, write summaries, investigate the classified section, write commercials, and circle spelling words.
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Olympics and Politics: Let the Games Begin!
Let the games begin! Use political cartoons to analyze current events regarding the Olympic Games. This worksheet includes two cartoons depicting the 2008 Beijing Olympics, background information to help with analysis, and talking points...
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Newspaper Articles
Seventh graders summarize a newspaper article. In this writing lesson students choose a newspaper article about an environmental issue. The students summarize the article and devise a solution to the environmental issue.
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What Is a Newspaper?
In this journalism learning exercise, students read and analyze an article about newspapers and complete a variety of activities along with answering twenty four comprehension questions.
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December 21 - Crossword Puzzle
In this writing prompt learning exercise, students learn that the first crossword puzzle was published in a newspaper on December 21. Students write use one of the current subjects they are studying to write 10 clues for a crossword...
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What is in the Newspaper?
In this language arts activity, students examine the parts of a newspaper by examining a front page format. Students match 5 elements to where they are on the page and answer 5 questions.