In this current events instructional activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about unemployment and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about President Obama and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the midterm elections of 2010 and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the influence of the Internet and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about Chinese censorship and respond to 3 talking point questions.

In this historical events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about bank failure and respond to 2 talking point questions.

Remember the Lusitania! As part of their study of the causes of World War I, class members examine newspaper articles and propaganda posters about the sinking of the Lusitania and then craft their own news story about the event.

Tenth graders read, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and present their ideas through multi-media about events of the Holocaust and Nazi Germany.

Being an informed citizen requires distinguishing fact from opinion and understanding persuasion methods. Secondary learners evaluate newspaper editorials. They read opinion pieces, identify the writer's purpose and position on an issue,...

Use your class's knowledge of pollution and water treatment to write an editorial to town citizens. They apply prior knowledge in order to compose a letter intended for newspaper publication, focusing on writing to an appropriate audience.

Students create a Wanzuzu newspaper. In this Peace Corps lesson, students participate in a discussion regarding water pollution in Wanzuzu. Students conduct further research about the issue and create newspapers that detail the problems...

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...

Students discuss the affect the Iraq War has had on citizens taking advantage of their right to express themselves through non-violent protests and pledges of resistance. They research and discuss local community and school events and...

Students read newspaper editorials and apply the techniques to writing about school issues or current events. They submit the writing to the principal or newspaper editor.

Students research the current issues about the government of Canada and develop their presentation skills.

Young scholars investigate a current event involving the United States from different journalistic viewpoints. They compare a Western newspaper with one from the Middle East and submit written evaluations noting agreements and...

Students explore the function of letters to the editor for both a newspaper and its readers. They select a current event about which he or she feels strongly, reads a related New York Times article and responds to it in a letter to the...

Students research an assigned year and write a newspaper headline. In this WWI lesson, students design a newspaper headline to share with the class. Students evaluate news coverage related to the Holocaust and discuss how they can stay...

Third graders watch a news story from three different networks in order to determine how the same story can be presented in three different ways. Next, working in small groups they create a newscast of a current event to share with the...

Students examine and discuss the current issues surrounding the deforestation of Canada's boreal forest. They also explore the issue through the eyes of the forestry industry.

Students assess the ways in which editorial cartoons, both current and historic, offer insight into events that shape our world. They create a poster that includes a current editorial cartoon and their explanation of the details of the...

Students work in teams as editors to design the front page of a newspaper covering a country in east Africa. They individually research and write articles that define modern life for the country's citizens.

Students research the political climate prior to major American wars of the past, then reflect on the current call for power to confront Iraq. They create posters using newspaper articles and headlines to highlight the major opinions of...