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The
73 activities in this publication use the newspaper to
help students develop crucial reading skills: skimming,
finding the main idea, distinguishing fact from opinion,
interpreting editorials and analyzing theme.
These
activities, embellished with creative graphics and illustrations,
relate the sports section of the newspaper to a variety
of subjects including language arts, math, science and
social studies.
The
88-page curriculum guide was developed to promote the
needs of teachers working with special education students.
The wide variety of newspaper-related activities are
quite flexible and can be implemented in numerous ways.
The activities are divided into four sections by competency
levels.
A
Closer Look at Newspaper Advertising -
This
36 page curriculum can be used to teach media literacy.
It provides specific information on newspaper advertising.
Activities help students interpret ads and create persuasive
messages of their own.
Teachers
and students can incorporate the daily newspaper into
their scientific explorations. Seventy NIE activities
focus on general science and technology, environmental
and earth science,
Understanding
and Creating Political Cartoons -
This
resource contains 54 student activity sheets and suggestions
for helping students interpret editorial cartoons and
draw their own.
A
nationally known cartoonist created 26 editorial cartoons
specifically for this curriculum guide. Analysis questions
corresponding to the cartoons promote critical thinking
and enhance cognitive skills. An introduction provides
a history of editorial cartoons and instructions on how
to dissect a cartoon for greater understanding.
This
guide focuses on newspaper coverage of local, regional,
national and international current events, and it shows
teachers how to take current events study far beyond
the "read an article and report on it" approach.
Through
business, advertising, sports, weather, comics and front
page news, students get a taste of the excitement of
basic geography and the importance of geographic literacy
in our daily lives.
This
guide presents activities to help students evaluate and
become more informed consumers of print and electronic
media messages. Lessons show students how to access,
analyze, evaluate and produce media messages.
These math activities help students apply simple calculation, estimation and problem-solving skills to real world situations. Newspaper advertising, financial news and indices, sports pages, weather forecasts and comic strips are used to reinforce concepts such as simple geometry, measurements, ratios, percentages and statistics.
Using
the Newspaper in Upper Elementary and Middle Grades
This
ninety-two page unit of activities and teacher worksheets
are designed to use the newspaper in all subject areas.
Using
the Newspaper with Gifted Students
This
guide is designed for middle and high school students
who have identified as talented or high achieving students.
The activities involve higher-order thinking skills.
Survival
Skills for the Student-At-Risk
This
guide focuses on expanded learning opportunities for
the potential secondary school drop-out. All activities
incorporate the daily newspaper. Activities appropriate
for 6 - 12.
Beginning
to Make the Transition from School to Career
This
guide is designed to improve the way students are prepared
for careers. This is the first step in getting ready
to begin to make the transition for school to career
and is used for third through seventh grade students.
Making
the Transition from School to Work
These lessons integrate the use of current newspapers into a school-to-work curriculum. The activities are geared for grades 6 - 12.