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Exclamation Points

Count all the exclamation points you can find in each section of the newspaper. Graph your results. Which section has the most? Why do you think this is?

Subject:

Organizing Data

Grade:

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Skill or Strand:

Graphing

Standard:

Students summarize and display data results in a clear and organized way.

Values

Values are basic beliefs or standards that an individual or society live by. Find examples in your newspaper of groups or individuals demonstrating their value system. Hard work helping those in need and living peacefully are just some you might find. Based on what you've found what can you say about values in your community?

Subject:

Community

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Citizenship

Standard:

Students understand the role of public virtue and the role of citizens in deciding how to participate in a community.

You be the Editor!

Space in newspapers is often limited and stories sometimes have to be edited or shortened to make room. Choose a news story from the front page and edit it so it is only half the length. Do not remove any essential information. What would you remove?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Skill or Strand:

Main Idea

Standard:

Students distinguish the main idea and critical supporting details.

Technology

Look for articles about technology. Discuss how this technology might change our future. What technologies from the past make these new advances possible?

Subject:

Reading

Grade:

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

Skill or Strand:

Making Predictions

Standard:

Students predict outcomes; read technical articles; connect new understandings to prior knowledge.

According to the Polls

Polls and public opinion surveys have become a way of life in America. Government entertainment and manufacturing are just a few of the industries who use public opinion polls. Choose a controversial article or issue from the newspaper. Create two questions about the issue or people's beliefs or feelings related to it. Predict your poll results and then poll students in your school. Did your predictions mirror the results?

Subject:

Government

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Politics

Standard:

Students analyze political issues.