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Using Print Media in the LCTL Classroom Lesson PlanUsing Print Media in the LCTL Classroom Lesson Plan
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Using Print Media in the LCTL Classroom

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Explore newspapers as a form of print media. They examine headlines from newspapers and infer meanings of the headlines. They skim articles for information and exchange articles between groups. They complete charts while skimming the articles and read classified ads.

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headlines, skimming a text, news articles, news media, newspapers

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headlines, newspaper articles, newspapers, skimming, media information, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 11th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 days
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