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Creating a Newspaper

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Get the scoop with a fun, engaging newspaper project. After analyzing the parts of a newspaper, including the headline, subtitles, and pictures or images, young journalists get to work by writing their own stories in a newspaper article...
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Newspaper Layout

For Students 6th - 12th
In this newspaper worksheet, students follow the directions of this newspaper layout in order to create a newspaper. Students follow 5 sets of directions.
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Newspaper Route

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve 4 story problems pertaining to a newspaper delivery job. Students estimate and find the solution to each problem.
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Writing a News Article

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Join the newspaper business with a series of lessons and exercises focused on elements of journalism. The packet focuses on distinguishing fact from opinion, writing effective headlines, sequencing events, and editing and...
Organizer
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Checklist for Writing a Newspaper Report

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this writing a newspaper report worksheet, students use the checklist as they write a newspaper report. Seven steps are included and described on the checklist.
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Newspaper Story Visual Organizer

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this newspaper story visual organizer worksheet, students answer the who, what, when, where, why and how with regards to their own story, then write a lead sentence.
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Let's Write a Newspaper Story

For Students 4th - 6th
In this let's write a newspaper story activity, students choose a story, explain why they chose this story, then write what they will do to make this a successful newspaper story.
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Our Class News

For Students 4th - 5th
In this class newspaper activity, students participate in creating a newspaper with 3 articles and 1 picture involving activities happening in their class at a specific time period.
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Read All About It! Looking at Newspapers.

For Students 5th - 7th
In this newspaper worksheet, students read about emotive language, then choose headlines that are most likely to excite a reader, re-write headlines, replacing words with more emotive words, and read a short article and answer 3 related...
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Maniac Magee

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Add to children's enjoyment of the award-winning novel Maniac Magee with this fun collection of resources. From sequence of events and fact or fiction worksheets, to writing newspaper articles and creating advertisements based...
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100th Day News!

For Students Pre-K - 5th
Can you believe there have already been 100 days in the school year? Help your learners document their time in your class with a newspaper format. They write about the 100 Day celebrations, as well as drawing what they will...
Organizer
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Who Am I?

For Students 4th - 9th
Your budding journalists need to understand the five W's for writing a news story. They read a story, complete several graphic organizers to help them organize and write their article, and then use a self-assessment worksheet to edit and...
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Terrible Tuesday

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Who could have canceled Grover's newspaper? Complete a cloze activity in which kids read a short passage about a dog who loves to retrieve the paper, and fill in the blanks using a word bank.
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The Violence in Syria

For Students 9th - 12th
Several New York Times articles were used to create informative reading material. Kids click on each of the embedded links to access a resource related to Syria and the Middle East conflict. They then answer the nine questions. Note:...
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Primary Season 101

For Students 7th - 12th
While this New York Times resource posted several months ago it could still be a useful learning experience. Learners practice using the Times's Campaign 2012 Politics section to help them answer 16 questions about the Republican...
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Grading Khan Academy

For Students 7th - 10th
Who is Salman Khan? That is the first question learners will answer after reading a New York Times article about the online math and science educator. They'll read the article and respond to eight questions that ask, who, what, when,...
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News Quiz | May 23, 2011

For Students 10th - 12th
Reading the daily newspaper is a wonderful way to stay informed on current events and world happenings. After scanning the May 23, 2011 edition of the New York Times, kids can take a fun quiz. A great way to stay on top of hot topics. 
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Vocabulary Words Spelled with "oo" and "ew"

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing words spelled with "oo" and "ew" worksheet, students spell, unscramble, and write sentences using the vocabulary words sooner, scooter, newspaper, lose, loose, and knew. Students complete eighteen activities.
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Dunkirk - Triumph and Defeat

For Students 5th - 6th
In this newspaper frame worksheet, students study the 2 newspaper frames from the Battle of Dunkirk. Students fill in information about the battle from World War II.
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News Quiz | July 29, 2011

For Students 10th - 12th
Kids are asked to first see what they know about news events from July 29, 2011. They are then asked to scan the paper and answer five questions. A good way to keep up on the daily news. 
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News Quiz | April 30, 2012

For Students 9th - 12th
You can't take this online quiz until after you've read the April 30, 2012 edition of the New York Times. After scanning the articles from the paper, your class can answer each of the five questions. A good way to stay informed on what's...
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News Quiz | Feb. 3, 2012

For Students 9th - 12th
What do you do with a New York Times? Read it of course! Your class reads the Times published on February 3, 2012 to answer five multiple choice questions. Who has an informed class? You do!
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News Quiz | Jan. 4, 2012

For Students 9th - 12th
What does your class know about the stories in today's paper? They read the articles and top headlines in the January 4, 2012 edition of the New York Times and then take a short quiz. The quiz contains five questions and can be done...
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News Quiz | Jan. 3, 2012

For Students 9th - 12th
What do your informed citizens know about events that made the news on January 3, 2012? Have them take this five question quiz to find out. After they have taken the quiz they can scan the New York Times from that day to see how much...