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Breaking News: Second Explosion at Japan Nuclear Plant (14th March, 2011)

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore current events by sharing information about the Japanese nuclear plant. In this nuclear energy activity, students discuss the pros and cons of nuclear energy plants and whether or not they can typically withstand natural...
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Breaking News: Chinese Writer to Have Shakespeare's Face

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students identify a resident of China who wishes to undergo plastic surgery to give himself the face of William...
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Breaking News English; US-UK Special Relationship

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read about the relationship the United States has with the United Kingdom as it relates to countries in the world being peaceful allies with each other.  In this U.S. and United Kingdom lesson, students complete a table...
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Breaking News English - ESL/EFL Lesson Plan - Disability

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students complete ESL/EFL reading comprehension and vocabulary building activities. In this ESL/EFL current events lesson plan, students read or listen to the article "Paralysed Man Takes Hopeful First Steps," (22nd May, 2011). They work...
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We the People…in the News

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use the newspaper to explore the world around us, our past and our government. In this civics unit, students complete 40 different lessons in civic education using that day's newspaper to reinforce the concept being taught.
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Thomas Jefferson on the Sedition Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research and cite arguments Jefferson used in objecting to the Sedition Act. They discuss Jefferson's opinion on how constitutional questions about the Sedition Act could be resolved.
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A Gigabyte of Music, How Much Is That

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine unfamiliar units of measure. They practice converting equations to fractions and converting one unit of measurement to another. They work together to solve equations.
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Government is News: Studying the Constitution

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the United States Constitution. In this social studies lesson, learners discover how a bill is made into law, study the election process, and identify specific elements of the Bill of Rights.
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Mass Manipulation

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students make a chart of the media's manipulation techniques and examples of them while watching and listening to a video tape of past news events.
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War and the Media Fact Finders: The Media in Times of Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the role of the media in war reporting. In this information age lesson, students discuss how to find and disseminate factual information. Young scholars consider the source, motive, authority of information.
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African Americans Seen Through the Eyes of the Newsreel Cameraman

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the portrayal of African Americans in the media. In this socio-political lesson, 5th graders view various news clips of African Americans and discuss the way they are presented. Students...
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Mixing Metaphors with Politics

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young scholars discuss different literary devices and use them to write summaries of New York Times articles dealing with international news. They reflect on the effectiveness and appropriateness of sports metaphors in the political arena.
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The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the Penny Press and how it began the era of mass circulated newspapers. They use the internet to research the writing style of the paper and write a short article using that style.
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Journalism: Dude! Where's My News?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine news reporting and how its coverage differs depending on the country. They watch a Powerpoint presentation explaining both news and entertainment. Using the Internet and worksheets, 12th graders investigate the...
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Words In The News: Beverly Hills Smoking Ban

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read news articles about the proposed smoking ban in California restaurants. After discussing the news report, they role-play scenarios about nonsmoking situations. In groups, they brainstorm the pros and cons of smoking bans...
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Media and War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate how written media and word of mouth helped foment rebellion during the Revolutionary War. They compare and contrast that with the role of the news media in the war in Iraq focusing on cause and effect...
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The Bill of Rights and the News

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine current news stories and from them develop "BIG" questions related to individual and group rights. They then relate their questions to the U.S. Constitution and supreme court decisions.
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Human Rights in the News

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in groups, review recent newspapers and news media. They construct a poster using items from the newspaper grouped under four categories: rights being practiced or enjoyed, rights being denied, rights being protected, and...
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The Daily News

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use headlines to recall and write about important events in the school day. This activity can be done with the whole class at circle time, at the beginning or end of the school day, individually in daily news journals. Students...
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Downhill Skiing Flash News!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the Olympic Games events in real-time via satellite feed, Olympic Games sites on the Internet, or CNN. They report results as soon as they happen and quickly edit their news flashes for correct spelling, grammar, and usage.
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NEWS FLASH

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners research an assigned year and write a newspaper headline. In this WWI lesson plan, students design a newspaper headline to share with the class. Learners evaluate news coverage related to the Holocaust and discuss how they can...
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Africanized Honey Bees And The Press

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate how honey bees and other insects are portrayed in the press. read the articles and compare and contrast the tone of each article. Have students create a list of the verbs used in each article and assess the overall...
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So What's New?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a story telling the news to someone who has not been around for three years.
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eNews@Jefferson Elementry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write news reports from their school to publish on their website. They use graphic organizers to collect their data in an orderly fashion. The class works as a whole to produce the website.

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