ERIC Number: ED233298
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 185
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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OK-NEWS: Oklahoma Newspapers - Educational Windows for Students.
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City.
Teaching ideas and learning activities for using newspapers to improve reading achievement, reading motivation, and writing skills are provided in this guide. Most of the guide consists of student activity sheets and is designed to assist elementary and secondary teachers in the use of newspapers as teaching tools. The eight sections (and their subsections) are: (1) the purpose of newspapers (the first amendment, functions or responsibilities, what makes news, and how a news article is written); (2) using the newspaper in your classroom (introduction, why use newspapers for reading instruction, and organizing class instruction); (3) behind the scene (advertising department, reporters, photographers, field trips, and other resources); (4) touring the newspaper (introduction and script); (5) vocabulary; (6) sections of a newspaper; (7) newspaper readiness (readiness and scavenger hunt); and (8) activities (comprehension, study skills, vocabulary, creative writing, newspaper page activities, and bulletin board ideas). (DC)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City.
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A