Reading the Newspaper Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Read With Understanding Outcomes Students will practice their reading and summarizing skills while learning to navigate the newspaper.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Language Arts Reading Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       3, 4, 5, 6 Time Frame      2.0 to 3.0 hours Technology Integration Key News Newspaper Megasite The Mondo Times

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent The teacher is explicit about classroom instruction on the strategy of summarizing during the lesson; stressing the importance of this strategy as a comprehension skill needed for meaning making. Contextual Students will add to the knowledge they gain from TV news by reading the newspaper and finding information in various sections. Building Expertise Applying reading skills within a different genre is important as readers enlarge their knowledge base.

Lesson Designer Jackie Hamlett Literacy and Educational Technology Consultant (217) 3989933 jham5325@aol,com

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