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First Amendment

Part of the first amendment reads Congress shall make no law . . .prohibiting the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Find and mount articles showing dangers to the rights laid out in this amendment. Label them DANGERS. Find and mount articles showing protection of these rights. Label them SAFEGUARDS.

Subject:

Government

Grade:

5th 8th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Bill of Rights

Standard:

Students understand the significance of the Bill of Rights.

Court Systems

Keep a scrapbook of articles related to court proceedings. Identify the proceedings as either civil or criminal proceedings.

Subject:

Government

Grade:

3rd 4th 5th 8th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Structure

Standard:

Students understand the three branches of government.

Families

Look through your newspaper for pictures of families. Your pictures can be photos or comics. Make a collage of the pictures.

Subject:

People

Grade:

1st 2nd

Skill or Strand:

Human Resources

Standard:

Students compare and contrast everyday life; describe human characteristics of familiar places.

Our City

Articles about our city appear in the newspaper. See if you can find and cut out an article for each of these: Police Department*** Fire Department*** School District*** Mayor and/or City Council Rank these articles in order of importance. Write a paragraph explaining your reasons.

Subject:

History

Grade:

2nd 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Standard:

Students differentiate between those things that happened long ago and yesterday by placing events in their lives in the order they occurred.

Type Styles

Printers use different techniques to make words stand out better. Underline all the examples of bold face type you find in one section of the newspaper. Circle all the examples of italic type you find.

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Informational Text

Standard:

Students understand how use of visual design makes information accessible and useful.