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Investigating Junk Mail: Negotiating Critical Literacy at the Mailbox
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students learn to think about and question texts in ways that develop their analytical capa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Press Review: Comparing Newspaper and Television Reports on the State of the Union Address
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 2 additional..This lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, encourages students to compare and contrast the methods used by both news...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Hail to the Chief: Exploring Front Page Coverage of Presidential Election Outcomes in the 20th Century
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American Democracy and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how the "New York Times" has represented presidential...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Magic Touch: Exploring Augmented Reality as a Teaching Tool
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Technology, Writing Strategies, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the educational applications for new Magic Bo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Have Web, Will Travel! Creating Web-Based Travel Guides for Vacation Destinations
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Geography, History-Social Science, Technology and 2 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the many applications of the Internet in travel p...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Slanted Sentences: Exploring Bias in the News
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Grammar, Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 4 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students look for biased words in news articles, suggest synonyms, and...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Persuasive Art of Portraiture: The Message Behind the Picture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first explore the power of the visual image to convey a messa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Ad Campaign: Learning About How Political Candidates Use Mass Media
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, American Democracy, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore how political candidates use mass media to deliver th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0