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Step Two: The News and You Lesson PlanStep Two: The News and You Lesson Plan
Publisher
iCivics
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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Step Two: The News and You

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With so many news resources, scholars likely feel incredibly confused about what the news means.  Pupils participate in reading activities, fill out graphic charts, answer questions on worksheets, and complete a quick write activity.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

civics, news articles, news broadcast, news headlines, news media, news reporting, newspapers

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Find news articles that relate the chosen issue to current events

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires learners to create a free account to gain access to some information
  • Involves some preparation time by using two medium-length news articles that focus on an issue your class chooses in part one of the series

Pros

  • Scaffolds learning so knowledge builds gradually and does not overwhelm
  • Lays out a step-by-step guide that is user friendly for the instructor
  • Supplies an answer key and saves time finding the answers

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.4

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