ERIC Number: ED499287
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Nov
Pages: 144
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: ISBN-978-1-8845-4897-0
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News Flash! (1-3): Newspaper Activities to Meet Language-Arts Standards & Differentiate Instruction
Brassell, Danny
Crystal Springs Books
Meeting the standards. Differentiating. Intriguing, involving, and inspiring students. Teachers meet standards; differentiate instruction; and intrigue, involve, and inspire students with these innovative lessons ripped from the headlines--and from the comics, the weather map, and the classified ads. The author offers step-by-step directions for quick newspaper-based activities--many with reproducibles--to teach everything from capitalization and punctuation to alliteration and onomatopoeia. Tips on getting free or reduced-cost newspapers for the classroom are also included. The book contains the following chapters: (1) Why Use Newspapers--and Where to Get Them; (2) Getting to Know Newspapers; (3) Word Analysis & Fluency; (4) Vocabulary Development; (5) Reading Comprehension; (6) Literary Response & Analysis; (7) Writing Strategies; (8) Writing Applications; (9) Writing Conventions; and (10) Listening & Speaking.
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Vocabulary Development, Newspapers, Writing Instruction, Mass Media Use, Literary Criticism, Book Reviews, Textbook Content, Standard Setting, Language Arts, Learning Activities, Instructional Innovation
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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