Transcript Media Links for Modern Readers

Newspapers in the
Classroom
The Ultimate Textbook
Kristi Piper
Danbury High School
[email protected]
Why make the newspaper your
textbook?
 To make inferences and draw conclusions
 To use primary, non-fiction sources
 To encourage elaboration in thought and
writing
 To increase depth of observation and
curiosity
 To analyze, evaluate and synthesize
 To connect with real world experiences and
current events.
The Chronicle in Education
www.chron.com/cie
 Lesson Ideas
 Teachers’ Guides
 Student Guides
 Free Programs
 Contests
What do you know?
 Entertainment
 Current Events
 Sports
 Local Happenings
 Politics
 History
 Controversial Debates
Front Page Poetry
Kaye Moon Winters
[email protected]
 Choose an article to read
from the front page.
 Pull words and/or phrases
that you like.
 Create a “Found Poem”
using the found words,
your words, or a salt and
pepper mix.
So many uses…
Editorial Cartoons / Editorials
Dear Abby
Research Topics
Media Comparisons
Current Events Journal
My mom cried the day Ronald Reagan died. She went in her
bedroom, sat on her bed, and cried real hard. She hadn’t known
him, but his death made her sad. Real sad. It made me think about
our leaders today. If Bill Clinton or George Bush died would I be
sad? I mean, it’s always sad when someone dies, but would it make
me so sad that I would need to be alone to have a good cry? I don’t
think so. In fact, I can’t think of one public figure whose death
would bring out that kind of response in me. Maybe my mom is
just an emotional person, but maybe Ronald Reagan was just a
great leader. Maybe he was the kind of leader whose death would
have made me mourn him had I been around to experience him.
Maybe. I don’t know exactly what that says about our leaders and
role models today, but I do know that it makes this article a good
addition to our journal. Future students should remember the death
of Ronald Reagan because apparently he was the kind of leader that
will really be missed.
~Anthony~8th Grade Reluctant Reader and Writer
The real voyage of discovery consists
not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.
~Marcel Proust
Yes, you can READ
photography.
Don’t forget the funny stuff!
What makes it such a great reading resource?
 Students connect with what they read in
newspapers.
 It is a non-threatening reading activity.
 You will never have a shortage of reading
material, writing and discussion topics, or
thought provoking photographs.
 It changes every day.
 It holds their attention and they look
forward to reading it.
How many textbooks can you say that about?