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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students view and discuss geographic and environmental pictures and news stories, then list questions about a geographic or environmental news story, and use library materials to find the answers. They design posters to illustrate this news story. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the current trends in news coverage as a springboard for creating their own news broadcasts and analyzing American news media. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to National Geographic News and find articles about recent geographic and environmental developments. They map locations these news stories describe and explain how maps help them explore what's going on around the world. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students incorporate current events into the daily classroom routine by completing and maintaining a current events journal to be used throughout the year. They write and present a news report that includes an event from the past, an event from the present and an event in the future. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students compare the news angle, information sources and construction of different news reports about the Russian school hostage crisis. Based on what they explore the event and about reporting breaking news, they write an analysis of the event. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover elements that make a story newsworthy. They play an online game about newsworthy stories and complete a worksheet with partners. They also examine the difference between facts and opinions. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students work together to research hazardous waste in the news. They discover how large the hazardous waste issue is. They complete an experiment and discuss how the issues affect their community. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the process used in choosing the news. They serve as guest editors and select newsworthy stories for the evening news program. Students explore how news is selected by editors and gain insight into the making of the TV news. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students practice news reading at three words per second. They produce a news program working as a team of reporters. They watch news clips of current reporters making a list of news reading tips. They play an online game that involves using a telepromter. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students watch news video that explains writing clearly, concisely, and correctly, examine importance of writing news properly to avoid breaking the law, and write their own weekend news stories. Full Review »
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