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What Next?

Identify the topic of the three biggest news stories on one page of the newspaper. Is each story a new news event or a continuing one? Predict the life of each news story. How long has each been in the news already? How much longer will each be there? Do you think any will be in the history books years from now? Explain what you are basing your predictions on.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

4th 5th 6th

Skill or Strand:

Predictions

Standard:

Students predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the results to the prediction.

First Grade News

How would the newspaper be different if it were written for first graders? Choose a news article. Rewrite it so that it is in the style and language of a first grader. Read your new article to a first grader when you are done. Have the first grader draw a picture to go with the article.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Skill or Strand:

Main Idea

Standard:

Students read a news story and write a summary that contains the main idea and the most significant details.

Take a Good Look

Look at the front page of the newspaper. Find and label the following parts in red: major news story*** dateline*** column*** wire photo*** cutline*** byline*** ears*** lead.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Informational Text

Standard:

Students identify how structural features of information text make information accessible and usable; identify purposes of structural organization.

Ad Categories

What categories of ads (other than classified) appear in only one section of the newspaper? Chart the ad categories and sections. Why do you think this is? If you were advertising toys in what section would you place your ad? Why?

Subject:

Newspaper

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Advertising

Standard:

Students identify the different kinds of advertising in a newspaper.

Important Developments

Clip articles that involve research about improving the world or its inhabitants. Place the articles on a bulletin board in order of importance.

Subject:

Investigations & Methods

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Scientific Process

Standard:

Students observe that scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions & conducting research.