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BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Gcse: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tutorial on newspapers. Looks at types of newspapers, the language of newspapers, news sources, what has news value, marketing, distribution, circulation, readership, online newspapers, editorial stance, ownership of newspapers, and...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Colonial Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Describes the writing style and content found in Colonial newspapers during the first half of the 1700s. Clicking on the link at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual newspapers and journalists.
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Other

Us Newspapers Us Newspapers List

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive listing of links to newspapers from all 50 states.
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Other

Ohio Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you direct links to all of the Ohio newspapers that are online. It also gives you the option to search worldwide for newspaper publications. If you are looking for an online newspaper, this is a great site to start.
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Early American Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Stanford University has an excellent listing of late 1700, early 1800 newspapers that were on the East Coast, and in the South.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Newspapers Since 1860

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short summation of how Hearst and Pulitzer shaped the newspapers of their day by adding new features that would appeal to the populace.
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Other

Press Display Real Newspapers on Your Pc

For Students 9th - 10th
PressDisplay offers image captures of entire newspapers from 40 different countries. Select a country, then a newspaper, and view the entire contents of that newspaper online.
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PBS

Pbs: The Black Press: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk...
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Other

The History of the First Ten Newspapers in America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a brief history of the first ten newspapers printed in colonial America.
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Other

Accessible Archives: African American Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes seven different African American newspapers that were published in the 1800s. These were newspapers written by African Americans for an African American audience. Access to the actual newspapers is only available on this...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Using Historic Digital Newspapers for National History Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Using Historic Digital Newspapers for National History Day." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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History Buff: Colonial America Newspapers and Transcripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a brief history of newspapers in colonial America. Also provides links to the texts of the papers themselves, looking back at the actual words used in American Colonial newspapers.
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50 States

50 States: United States Newspapers

For Students 4th - 8th
All fifty states are linked here to lists of newspapers in each of them. Each item is linked to a web page. (Some links may need have gone dead.)
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Other

News Central: Brazil Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a list of all 44 newspapers in Brazil. Most are in their native language.
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Other

Canadian War Museum: Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the 2nd World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's role in the Second World War is demonstrated in this exhibit through articles which appeared in newspapers throughout the country. Included are sections on Canada and the War, operations, and the Holocaust. It provides a...
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George Mason University

George Mason University: World History Sources: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discover how historians use newspapers and learn about the development of the modern newspaper. Get answers to many questions about different newspapers.
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Historic Newspapers: Brief History of Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site gives information on the origin of the newspaper in America and its development through the Industrial Revolution.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Newspapers: Facts and Opinions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In order to sharpen a student's understanding of the differences between facts and opinions, this lesson incorporates both the close reading of a newspaper and the writing of a factual article and a letter to the editor.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Playing With Genre Through Newspapers and Short Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to compare narrative writing (short stories) to expository writing (news articles) in order to understand what makes each genre unique. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
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Other

The German Way: University Student Newspapers in German

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of links to university newspapers. Most are in the German language, with a few providing translation in English.
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Other

New York State Newspapers:the Early History of Newspaper Publishing in N Y State

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In the first few paragraphs of this article read about the first two colonial newspapers published in New York.
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta Library: Peel's Prairie Provinces

For Students 9th - 10th
This site allows you to view newspapers from around Alberta, Canada.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Newspaper Coverage of French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Birth of American Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of many different forms of popular culture in the first half of the 19th century ranging from sensationalized newspapers to dime novels to pseudoscience. Read about Stephen Foster's music, theatrical productions, and even...

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