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Subjects
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Grades 6-8, 9-12 |
Brief Description
Students assess, by analyzing historic New York Times front pages, how print journalism reflects the values and language of the society in which it is created.Objectives
Students willKeywords
newspaper, New York Times, current events, news, every day, critical thinking, primary source, journalismLesson Plan
Click here to access the complete lesson plan from the New York Times Learning Network.Note: The news article "President Heads to Mideast Talks Hoping for Truce" was current at the time this lesson was first published. Teachers might use this news story for its value as a resource to be critiqued, omit the use of it, or substitute a more recent news story.
Assessment
Students will be evaluated based on group reflections of today's On This Day in History page, participation in class discussions, group analyses of historic Times front pages, and written pieces exploring a future perspective on today's front page news.
Lesson Plan Source
New York Times Learning Network
National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
Education World®
SOCIAL SCIENCES: Civics
NL-ENG.K-12.1 Reading for Perspective
NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills
Return to the Newspapers lesson plan page.
NSS-C.5-8.5 Roles of the Citizen
NSS-C.9-12.5 Roles of the Citizen
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Last updated 06/02/2010
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