lesson 1 - teachers

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About NewspapersTeachers Lesson OneNaviatin the newspaperPurposes for Students: Identiyfags (sections and headings at the top o pages and sections)

that help readers navigate or locate inormation in a newspaper. Compare navigational aids in

print, electronic or e-editions and websites. Discuss other ways o reading newspapers (tab-

lets, e-readers, apps, etc.). Reer to the Glossary o Newspaper Terms in the Appendix to de-

ne words ater using context clues to gure out what newspaper terms mean. In the Teaching

Guide or Leadership, words in italics are dened in the glossary.

Description for teachers (how tos): Have students ollow the directions provided below re-

garding PRINT EDITIONS, E-EDITIONS and WEBSITES:

PRINTPrepare a list o FLAGS (sections and/or page headings) that appear in the newspapersthat serve your community. Discuss what the fags tell readers about the content o the pages

and/or sections. Oten, alongside fags, readers will nd items that the sections include.

Or, give students print editions o one or more newspapers, not necessarily the same days

newspaper. Have students check o and list page numbers where they nd the fags in their print

editions.

Or, have one student write down all that students in a group nd on a page or section assigned

to the group.

ELECTRONIC or E-EDITIONEnter any password required to access an e-edition o the newspa-per. To show the newspaper to the whole class, use a projector or whiteboard. Turn the pages,

having students check o fags rom a list you provide as they nd them in the e-edition. Or

have them write down fags and page numbers as they appear in the e-edition, as you turn the

pages, using the computer and projector or whiteboard. I you are using a whiteboard, you or

your students may circle the fags.

WEBSITEHave students visit a newspapers website and determine whether the newspaperuses apay wall. Explain that pay walls require readers to pay or the stories they read. Some

newspapers give readers a certain number o stories beore requiring them to pay. Most news-

papers provide a headline and summary or readers to use in making decisions about whether to

read and/or whether to pay or the complete story. I a newspaper has a pay wall, ask students

how many stories the newspaper allows readers to have access to beore charging or content.

I the newspaper allows readers open or ree access to its content, on the horizontal bar, have

students look or the fags that were in the print and electronic editions. Encourage them to use

drop downs under the categories. Guide students reading with questions:


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1. What helps readers nd inormation on the website?

2. Do section headings that appear in the print and electronic editions also appear onthe website?

3. What do you nd on a newspapers website that does not appear in its print or

electronic edition?

4. How do newspaper websites direct readers to videos and other content unique to

the web edition?

5. From the website, are you able to determine i there are other ormats or receiv-

ing your newspaper? Does your newspaper have an app, or example?

Using one or more pages in a print, e-edition and/or on newspapers website, have students

mark the dierent TEXT FEATURES. Text eatures common to newspapers and other inorma-

tional text include headlines and subheads, bylines that credit the reporter, photographs or cuts,

cutlines, captions or explanatory inormation under or beside photos, charts, maps and graphs

and an index and/or bries. Headings on the horizontal menu o a newspapers website include

similar fags and more. Reer to the glossary o terms in the Appendix at the end o this guide

or denitions.

Explain that headlines and subheads state the main idea o or summarize the story and that

some photos standalone and others supplement or tell more about a story. Have them nd exam-

ples o each type o photo (standalone and supplementary) and discuss how photos aect theirinterest in and reading o the newspaper. They should interpret the photo beore reading its cut-

line or caption and then tell what they learn rom reading the cutline that they do not learn rom

analyzing the photo. Specically, have students answer who, what, when and where based on

the cutline, ater trying to answer those questions just by studying the photo.

I students identiy maps, graphs and/or charts, have them explain their meaning. Discuss with

students the items listed in the index, explaining and/or having them explain what each reers to.

In print and e-editions, also have students look above or alongside the name o the newspaper

or words and images about inside stories (skybox) and down the side o the ront page, page 2or other pages in the newspaper or bries that tell where to locate complete stories. Ask them to

identiy ways that newspapers draw readers into stories on their websites.

As part o ongoing, ormative assessment o students, note any items that interest and engage

students and any that conuse them. To motivate students, have them pursue what interests

them, and, to clear up conusion, provide additional practice with any skill or concept that they

do not understand.


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VARIATIONS or Teachers: Compare the text eatures in newspapers to those ound in other in-ormational text. Ask students i they nd the same or similar text eatures in magazines, text-

books, encyclopedias and other sources o inormation.

Explain that either or both the electronic edition (e-edition) and website or the newspaper may

allow readers/viewers to search or stories published in the past weeks, months or years. Check

or reerences to search options on the site and/or or archives. Demonstrate the use o news-

paper archives or research on a chosen word or subject, using e-editions and websites, i thenewspaper allows users to search through both.

SELF-ASSESSMENTor Students:1. What did you learn about the organization o a newspaper, in print and online, that will help

you locate inormation you want or need to know?

2. What did you learn about the organization and unique eatures o a newspapers website?

3. Do either or both the e-edition or website provide archives or access to back issues o the

newspaper?4. Apply your knowledge o how newspapers present inormation to your reading. Also, de-

scribe your reading habits and compare your reading habits with the habits o someone you

interview. Start by answering the questions below. Then, ask someone the questions. Draw con-

clusions: How are your habits like or dierent rom the persons habits whom you interviewed?

a. Where do you get news and inormation?

b. Does the news and inormation ocus on local, state, national, world or some combination?

c. Do you use a dierent medium or local news, or example?

d. Do you read newspapers in print or on an e-edition, a website or mobile telephone?

e. Do you own an e-reader or tablet that you use or reading or viewing news produced by or

or newspapers?

. How much time do you devote to gathering news each day?


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ANCHOR STANDARDS (Common Core) for Teachers:Crat and Structure 5: Analyze the structure o texts, including how specic sentences, para-

graphs, and larger portions o text relate to each other and the whole. (inormational)

Integration o Knowledge and Ideas 7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse me-

dia and ormats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. (inormational)


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Lesson One for Students

ABOuT NEWSPAPERS NAVIgATINg THE NEWS

DIRECTIONS: Turn the pages o your print newspaper and/or its replica, the electronic or e-edition. Look or

fags, the large, bold headings at the top o many pages, which explain what dierent pages and sections

include. Newspapers vary, but most will include fags or the ollowing: Local, Sports, Editorial or Opinion.

List the fags in your newspaper.

Like other inormational text, newspapers use text eatures to aid readers. Find examples o theollowing in your newspaper, print or electronic editions. Explain how each helps you gather

news and inormation.1. Page or section headings (fags)

2. Bold lettering (headlines)

3. Subheadings

4. Photos (cuts) and/or illustrations

5. Cutlines (inormation below or beside photos) or captions

6. Maps, Graphs and Charts

7. Index (skybox and/or bries)

FOLLOW-UP: What navigational aids help readers nd inormation on a newspapers website?Which eatures also appear in the print and e-edition? Which are unique to the website? Use aVenn diagram to show how the print and e-edition compare with each other and how they com-

pare with the newspapers website.

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