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Required Reading

Look through the list of jobs in the newspaper. How is reading used in these jobs? Then, try to find a job in which reading is not required.

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Reading Comprehension

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5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

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Research

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Uses the newspaper to gather information.

Citizens

Find out what is required to become a citizen of your country. Write a news article about a person or group of people who become citizens.

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Civics

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5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

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Citizenship

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Understands the meaning of citizenship and know the requirements for citizenship and naturalization.

Citizens

Find out what is required to become a citizen of your country. Write a news article about a person or group of people who become citizens.

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Writing Applications

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5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

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Expository Writing

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Write for a variety of purposes.

Pick Out Pronouns

Pick one page of the newspaper and circle in red all the pronouns and their antecedents.

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Grammar

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

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Pronouns and Antecedants

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Identifies grammar and mechanical conventions in writing.

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If You Could Not Read

Have your students look through the newspaper and write down ten examples of things they could not do if they could not read.

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Reading Comprehension

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

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Research

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Uses a variety of resource materials (e.g., newspapers) to locate information

Analyze the News

Stories get into the newspaper for many different reasons. Have each student choose one story from the newspaper and analyze it with the following criteria: Headline Timeliness: Is it happening now? Relevance: Is it of local interest? Magnitude: Does it affect a large number of people? Conflict: Does the story involve a difference of opinion? Continuity: Is it a follow-up on an earlier story?

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Reading Comprehension

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

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Analysis of Expository Text

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Organizes and displays data in simple bar graphs

Sections of the Paper

Most newspapers are made up of different sections: news, sports, opinion, letters to the editor, arts, education, comics, classified advertising. This specialization allows readers to choose what interests them and also lets advertisers pinpoint their customers. Survey your classmates to find out which sections of the newspaper are everyone�s favorites. Make a graph of the results.

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Data Analysis

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3rd, 4th, 5th

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Display Data

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Organizes and displays data in simple bar graphs

Be the Editor

Imagine that the editor of the local paper asked you to write and design a new feature for the paper. What would your feature be? In which section of the newspaper would it be published? How many of your fellow students would read this new feature and why? Then tell your students that they are in charge of designing a special classroom section for your local paperDivide your class into groups to write stories, edit stories, draw or photograph images, design pages, write cut lines, proof copy and put it all together.

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Writing

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

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Writing Applications

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Writes a variety of sentence structures and lengths.