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The Daily News

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a news writing activity and improve their writing skills. In this news writing lesson, students write about an activity they experience each day of the week. Students use the articles to make a newspaper about their year.
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Breaking News: Virgin Voyage to the Bottom of the Ocean (7th April, 2011)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore current events by reading about a trip to the bottom of the ocean. In this modern day explorer lesson, students read about Virgin CEO Richard Branson and his adventure to the bottom of the ocean. Students complete...
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Part of it All

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at the organization of newspapers. In this journalism lesson, students take virtual tours of newspapers and complete a newspaper puzzle handout. Young scholars then compare the layout of weekly rural...
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Dissection Time

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take a closer look at the organization of magazines. In this journalism lesson, students complete handouts about the jobs and responsibilities in the magazine industry. Students then learn about the steps of publishing and...
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Make a Mockery of Magazines

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars examine tabloids. In this journalism lesson, students compare and contrast satirical magazines and then plan, write, and compile their own.
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Asking the Right Questions

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore interviewing skills. In this journalism instructional activity, students examine "good" and "bad" interview questions and discuss both. Students then practice interviewing partners in the classroom.
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Breaking News: GM Cows to Produce Human Breast Milk

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore current events by reading and analyzing an article in class. In this human diet activity, students read an article about cows which are being genetically modified in order to produce human breast milk for consumption....
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Turning Literature into News

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the newspaper. In this writing purposes instructional activity, students read the newspaper and discuss the purpose: to inform, entertain and persuade. Students identify facts and opinions. Students write an article and...
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Words In the News Carnival Celebrations

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete vocabulary building and verb tense activities before reading an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz before writing a story about a hypothetical situation in which they have money stolen.
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Themes of Geography in the News Contest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss current events in the world today. After choosing one to focus on, they identify the themes of Geography present in them and practice using new vocabulary. They use the internet to find all of the themes present in...
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The Art of Creating a Character Using a Press Conference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm and create list of traits of memorable fictional characters they have read about, write down ten characteristics about new character that they are going to create, discuss ways to make characters come alive, and write...
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Novel News

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners, working in groups create a newspaper based on the events that take place in a novel. Groups complete sections of the newsletter based on criteria and publish it using newsletter publishing software.
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In the News

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a instructional activity that helps to improve reading comprehension. They move through several activities that help them understand how to express their opinions, support their statements and communicate...
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Our Savage Planet in the News

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore extreme earth phenomenons. In this savage planet lesson, students explore and report on various types of severe weather and earth phenomenons using the Internet, a word processor, or other multimedia device.
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Comparing the Satellite and Broadcast Radio Landscapes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the development of satellite technology over the last 50 years students explain how the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 changed the rules for corporate ownership of multiple media outlets.
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News in Spanish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write stories, take photographs, and put together two newspapers-?Que Tal? in Spanish for Spanish I and II students and ?Para Ninos? in English for first through fourth graders.
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Full Court Press

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students watch a video clip about bullying, discuss the video, and help develop an anti-bullying policy for their school.
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Italian Renaissance

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the Italian Rensissance in this six lessons unit. The prominent citizens, the ideas, values, art, philosophy, and literature of the are seen as a rediscovery of Ancient Greek and Roman times.
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The First Amendment, What it Means and When Libel Comes in to Play

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research three topics: The First Amendment, John Peter Zenger and his trial, and libel. In this journalism and libel lesson, students discuss things authority figures have done they disagree with and the anit-sedition law....
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Human Rights in the News

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners examine human rights issues using Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson, students review a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and complete a survey for their school about...
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Words In The News: SNP Advocates Independent Scotland

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research and study the independence of Scotland. They read articles about Scottish independence. Students explore key vocabulary words found in the news article. After reading about the Independence of Scotland, they...
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Words in the News Dutch EU vote - 01 June 2005

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars complete word work and vocabulary building based on news article about the Dutch EU vote in 2005.
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The Environment In The News

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore environmental issues. Using a newspaper, students scan headlines for articles related to environmental or sustainability issues. From the article title, middle schoolers predict the article's intent and then read...
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News: Climber Rescued from Dangerous Peak

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discuss mountains and arrange a list of highest peaks into correct order. They read a news article about a climber rescued from Nanga Parbat. Working in groups they create a list of items needed for a mountain climbing trip.

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