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Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "The Landry News"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find fun, and interactive activities based on the book "The Landry News," by Andrew Clements.
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Website
University of Michigan

Sir Peabody's Tatler & Spectator Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This selection of quotes is taken from the leading newspapers of the English Restoration, The Tatler and The Spectator, in which such authors as Joseph Addison contributed. A favorite subject was love and marriage.
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Lesson Plan
University of Oregon

Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Headline Poems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in writing headline poems.
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Other

Cable News Network, Inc.: Learning Resources: Story Archives

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Links to various new stories sorted alphabetically by title and by category. Each story is available in full story, abridged story, or story outline format.
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Other

The Kashmir Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The daily newspaper for Kashmir, this offers primary source information, with a definite slant to the disputed area. There is a small archive of papers.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? Web English Teacher may be offering you resources to teach it right here! Also contains links to biographical information.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Spectator and the Tatler Compared

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia article compares The Spectator and The Tatler and the moralizing tone of Restoration English journalism.
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Other

Dawn: Pakistani English Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th
Online articles from DAWN, credited as Pakistan's oldest and most widely circulated English newspaper and one of its two largest English dailies. Site also includes DAWN Young World, a weekly magazine with articles of interest to young...
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Other

The Jewish Atlanta Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Atlanta Jewish Times provides news and information about Jewish affairs with emphasis on the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Read Works

Read Works: See if I Care

For Students 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a newspaper editor who is tricked into following a false lead. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

L'humanite

For Students 9th - 10th
The official paper of the French communist party, l'Humanite offers a selective view of French news (mostly social and political news). It opens with an op-ed column. Excellent to contrast with Le Figaro (the Conservative paper).
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Other

L'humanite

For Students 9th - 10th
The official paper of the French communist party, l'Humanite offers a selective view of French news (mostly social and political news). It opens with an op-ed column. Excellent to contrast with Le Figaro (the Conservative paper).
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Other

L'est Republicain

For Students 9th - 10th
The daily newspaper for Eastern (North-East) France, L'Est Republicain offers a review of daily national news with sections devoted to specific cities of Lorraine and Franche-Comte.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fourth Grade: Three Lesson Unit: Author's Purpose

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-lesson unit on author's purpose where students learn to identify author's purpose, categorize texts according to author's purpose, and change author's purpose by rewriting a text. With free...
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Unit Plan
University of Houston

University of Houston: The Journalist's Desk

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This site includes eleven brief newspaper stories. Students must identify the main idea of each short news story.
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Other

The Bismarck Tribune: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the online homepage for the Bismarck Tribune, the local newspaper for Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Students Write a Newspaper

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
For this project-based language development lesson, English Language Learners learn about the newspaper publication and create their own newspaper that covers stories about their school year. The lesson format follows the Sheltered...
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Activity
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Ne Wspaper

For Students 3rd - 5th
See and read this demonstration of papermaking that is suitable for elementary students.
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Other

Ron Reason: Design With Reason

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ron Reason is a very good site devoted to newspaper designs and articles pertaining to them. Offers tips on designs and interesting articles with photos.
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Other

Crayon: Create Your Own Newspaper

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This site offers helpful templates and formatting advice for students to create their own newspaper.
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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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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: In the Newspaper

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is In the Newspaper. Other links are included.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Bibliography: Periodical Sources: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to format a periodical source in an APA bibliography. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "APA Bibliography: Periodical Sources."
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EL Education

El Education: Portraits of Rochester

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students interview local people including people from local organizations, a city planner, the county clerk, and the mayor. They also researched local history and combined their information to create newspaper with original illustrations.