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Logo Hunts

Use the business or advertising sections to find the following: a logo that uses no straight*** lines*** a logo with an animal ***in it*** a logo with a letter ***a logo with a human.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Following Directions

Standard:

Students follow simple directions.

Vocabulary & Spelling

Develop a word bank. Decorate a vocabulary box. Choose important words from the news and deposit them in the box. Open the box once a week. Discuss the words*** their meanings and their spelling. Look for interesting origins of words by using the dictionary to see their language origin.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Vocabulary Development

Standard:

Students use the dictionary to learn the meaning and other features of unknown words.

Mastheads

Locate the masthead of your newspaper and answer the following questions: On what page is it located? Who owns the newspaper? What is the office address and phone? What are the subscription rates for one year?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Following Directions

Standard:

Students follow simple one-step directions.

Good Sports

Use the sports section to find examples of good sportsmanship. Find examples of people displaying poor sportsmanship. Does good sportsmanship help the team or sport? Did the examples of poor sportsmanship hurt anyone or thing?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Text

Standard:

Students draw inferences*** conclusions or generalizations about text.

Endangered Species

Look for articles on animals that might be endangered. What is the cause of each animal's endangerment? Will it become extinct? What can be done to prevent the loss?

Subject:

Life Science

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th

Skill or Strand:

Cause & Effect

Standard:

Students distinguish between cause and effect; determine that organisms can change the physical condition of the environment and these changes may be beneficial neutral or detrimental.

Reliable Sources

When you read a newspaper or a magazine you will often find references to a reliable source. That means a reporter got his or her information from someone who did not want to find an example of a reliable source in a news story. How do you feel about the story? Find other stories where sources are named. Is one source more believable than another? Why or why not?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Expository Critique

Standard:

Students determine the adequacy and appropriateness of an author's evidence or conclusions.

What's Missing?

Pass out or show pictures from the newspaper with a piece of the picture missing. Students ask questions that can only be answered -YES- or -NO- to determine what is missing.

Subject:

Listening

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th

Skill or Strand:

Critical Listening

Standard:

Students determine the purpose for listening to solve a problem.

Filler Up

Many times newspapers have small spaces to fill at the bottom of a column. The short items they use to fill these spaces are called fillers. They are seldom examples of timely news. Find examples of fillers in your newspaper. Collect them.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Following Directions

Standard:

Students follow simple one-step directions.

Transportation

Look through your newspaper to find pictures of different ways people travel. Paste these pictures on a piece of paper with the title MODERN TRANSPORTATION. On another piece of paper draw or collect pictures or words of ways people used to travel before the 1900s. Title it TRANSPORTATION OF THE PAST. Are there some methods that appear on both pages?

Subject:

History

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Continuity and Change

Standard:

Students understand how their community has changed over time.

Spelling in the News

Take one section of the newspaper and this week's spelling or vocabulary list. See how many of your words you can find and circle in the newspaper. One Minute Spelling Challenge: Cut out the letters that spell each word you need to study. Put all the letters in an envelope. Spill out the letters and arrange them to spell your words. Can you do it in a minute?

Subject:

Writing

Grade:

2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Spelling

Standard:

Students use knowledge of spelling patterns*** word recognition and decoding.