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Curated OER

What's New in the News?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the news. They research Internet news sites, newspapers, and magazines and select four areas to summarize. They simulate a news announcer by summarizing the news and including supporting details for a particular day.
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Curated OER

Heroism in Hispanic Countries

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate foreign newspapers written in Spanish. They pick an article to be read and summarized in English. This lesson develops the skill of word recognition and sentence structure.
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Willkommen Bei Was Ist Was (German)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This current events resource includes weekly themes, breaking news and reports. "Was ist Was" is a children's TV show in Germany.
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Dein Wissenschafts Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
This online magazine is dedicated to providing kids with up-to-date information about science, medicine, nature and health. Content is in German.
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Les Cles De L'actualite Junior

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the homepage for the magazine Les Cles de l'actualite JUNIOR, a magazine for 8- to 12-year old French-speaking children. Covers everything from current events to the environment to sports. Includes games and quizzes in the...
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Place Publique (French)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A web magazine for all citizens of the world, Place Publique wants to recreate the traditional French "place du village" on the web for discussions and debates.
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La Guinguette

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource for learners of French, this weekly magazine offers updates on French current events (with an emphasis on cultural and societal news), along with RealAudio commentary and study aids.
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L'actualite (French)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online French language magazine with articles on current events in Quebec. Also contains articles on famous people in Quebec, Quebec politics, and social issues.
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Le Soleil

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely complete, fully searchable daily newspaper site from Quebec city. Many special sub-sections such as cars, fashion, outdoors, etc. Written in French.
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Le Monde De L'informatique

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference for technology-related matters, this monthly magazine focuses on technology and political, economical, or social issues as well as practical or technical news. The technical articles require some knowledge of specialized French.