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ABSTRACTAmerica's teachers and its daily newspapers have long

served to increase public knowledge and understanding. Schools andnewspapers are encouraging the use of the daily newspapers as arelevant means to learn the basic survival skills that will preparestudents for their roles in adult life. The document providesguidelines as well as a starting point for using the daily newspaperin the classroom. The K-12 guide offers program and course goals,performance indicators, and sample learning experiences for the threebroad areas of the program: social responsibility, personaldevelopment, and career development. Integrated into each area arethree additional sub-areas: communication skills: citizenship in thecommunity, States and nation; and general competencies in careereducation. A supplemental list of performance indicators is includedas a source for further development of classroom learningexperiences. (Author/BP)

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USING THE DAILY NEWSPAPER TO TEACH

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT,

K-12 Suggested Guidelines

The following document provides guide-lines as well as a starting point forusing the daily newspaper in the class-

room. It includes goals, performanceindicators and learning experiencesfor local program implementation, anda list of resources for curriculum

development and/or in-serviceassistance.

America's teachers and its daily newspapershave long served to increase public knowledgeand understanding. Both acknowledge thatcitizens become effective when the y are

informed. With this common goal, schoolsand newspapers are encouraging the use of thedaily newspaper as a relevant means to learnthe basic survival skills that will preparestudents for their roles in adult life.

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USING THE DAILY NEWSPAPER TO TEACH SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY,PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, K-12

Suggested Guidelines

Oregon Departmer.:. of Education942 Lancaster Drive, NE

Salem, Oregon 97310

Verne A. DuncanSuperintendent of Public Instruction

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FOREWORD

The State Board of Education has identified six life role aras in which students should learnto function effectively. These roles include the lea. ner, individual, producer, citizen,consumer and family member.

Students will be better prepared for these roles if they know the importance of being wellinformed. The newspaper is a major medium for becoming and remaining informed. Usingthe Newspaper to Teach Social Responsibility, Personal Development and CareerDevelopment, K-12 offers goals, performance indicators and sample learning experiences. Itis designed to provide teachers with resources for using the newspaper as an instructionaltool in the classroom.

We hope you find it useful.

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Sincerely,

ri.e...°17-7........./Verne A. DuncanSuperintendent ofPublic Instruction

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WHY USE THE DAILY NEWSPAPER IN THE CLASSROOM?

Daily newspapers have proven to be an excellent instructional resource at all grade levels. Assupplements to the instructional program, their adaptability is evidenced by the following:

1. Daily newspapers are inexpensive and provide current and relevant information in manysubjects.

2. Daily newspapers are universally available.

3. Daily newspapers are portable.

4. Knowledge of daily newspaper content is vital to the development of an informed andresponsible citizenry.

5. The daily newspaper format and content allows for a variety of teaching techniques tomeet individual needs and interests.

6. Daily newspaper articles can be selected and maintained as permanent records ofcontemporary information.

WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED BY USING THE DAILY NEWSPAPER?

The following goals are suggested for using the daily newspaper to help students meet theireducational needs in the three broad priority areas of personal development, socialresponsibility, and career development.

The students will:

1. Develop concern for public issues and a desire to keep informed and take responsibleaction by making appropriate responses to issues that affect the citizen (SocialR esponsibi I ity).

2. Develop a "working knowledge" of roles and responsibilities of community agencies,industries, and groups (Career Development).

3. Develop and apply communication skills which are basic to personal development.

4. Develop knowledge and skills necessary to function as a life-long learner.

HOW DO YOU DO IT AND HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU DID IT?

The following goals, performance indicators and sample learning experiences have beenwritten as supplements to the OREGON GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS guidelines.Teachers who use the daily newspaper to teach concepts and skills will find their studentsare developing in all three areas of personal development, social responsibility, and careerdevelopment. These materials are by no means exhaustive. Hopefully teachers will build onthese ideas to develop lessons appropriate to their particular students.

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Area:SubArea:Program Goal:

Personal DevelopmentCommunication (Listen, Speak, Read, Write, Analyze)Students wilt recognize the role of critical reading in acquiring information or learning about people and theirrelationships.

COURSE GOALS

The student will be able to:

Recognize and apply wordsaccording to their populardefinition ("vogue words") asthey seek information in thedaily news.'

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Given a vogue word in a

headline or sentence, thestudent will define and usethe word correctly.

SAMPLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Students' reading skills will improve as they learn to recognizewords used in ways other than their traditional definitions.Have students look through newspapers for samples like theones given below.

`Come Clean'

Identify in words, designs, orpictures the signs andsymbols of language that arecommonly used in dailycommunication.

Given symbols fromadvertisements, the studentwill verbally describe theirmeaning.

of H R

master charge

= we accept these credit cards

Compare language techniquesemployed by a variety ofcultures, referring tonewspapers from variouscountries.

Given a newspaper from aforeign country, students willbe able to select words,initizis, phrases, or otherlanguage constructions notfamiliar to American English,and will be able to use theAmerican equivalent.

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On Thursday, which fell on.."Rissbu," the first day of au-tunib according to the lunar calendar, the sun was still soon.chingly hot but a bit of coolnesi could be felt in winds sneak-ing in from the north.

Weatherrn reported that the mercury zoomed beyond 30degrees .(86 degrees F) in Tokyo for the 15th,consecutive ay, but the minimum. temperature was below .25

agrees (77 degrees F) for the first time t- ghts.The relatively cool :Two peottile W ere winds

'which blew in W v ORTY

Ibarald Prefecture

r iniuredeightseriously--

it'Aeft not tar from

Although it wil then topa of

frequency of wbic raCeS overturned 4311 toautumn will beco the

come, the weatheesterdaY

coach

NewburY

sainted asthPhoto shows aeri to )'ova

Mainichi Daily NevusAugust 10, 1974Tokyo and Osaka wo,. The driver was among theVartY-eight sate

were on the

hu'sbutonly si-c. escaped with

Ten ambulariche iniured

seriouslyhurt.

A policeman . arrivingat the

to hospital.

crash scenedescribed

the area as

The coach hadturned ovet on

"The

the driver's side eachverYane was

thrown on top otother. It was

Coach

tunaningmore people

Were, not

M4 (motorway)

seriouslyinlured. be said.,

One of the passenp,erssaid, " The

= America's freewaySliproad = access road

coach just seemed to lurch and

Ferried= carried in systematic fashion

turnedov 0.

Centigrade(c)

= bus

= convert to Fahrenheit

The Sunday PostSept. 22, 1974Glasgow, Scotland

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COURSE GOALS


Interpret and drawrelationships between newsand editorial cartoons.

PERFuRMANCE INDICATORS

Given a set of newspapers fora period of one week,students will be to relateat least two out of fiveeditorial cartoons Or comicstrips to news stories.


To help students improve their skills in readingcomprehension, ask them to interpret selected newspaperarticles like the samples given here.

WASHINGTON (AP)kleinbers of the Senate For-eign Relations Committeeheld what one termed "can -dld discussion" with Presi-dent Ford Monday On ludo-eidna and what the Americanrple there can and,shollid be.

,At the Capitol, SenateDemocrats deferred action onriso ludo= proposing a con-tinning ban on use of U.&tkoope to evacuate SouthVietnamese citizens.

Sen. Jacob Javits, R-N.Y..told newsmen there, was "alot of seeing CYa to eye" dur-ing the White House confer-ence that lasted.mcire than an&qr.

Identify main ideas in a

variety of news presentations;e.g., feature story,interpretive writing, objectivereporting, editorial reading.

Given a news story, thestudent will identify the mainidea.

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Multnomah County__JUly.4will turn over its children'sday-care program, Imo:wing50 employes, to the AlbertinaKerr Center for Children.

is dm policy of . the'commissioners, wheneverpossibl to move the countyout of

e,direct services for

children when a privateagency can assume responetbow for theCounty Chairman glgrClarksaid Tuesday when diechangeover arrangementswere =clrinet

There will be no fiscal Im-pact on ttlie.mountY; Clarksaid, explaining that the sal-aries of the transferred em-

esploy have been fromstate and federal fundspaid .

It is expected the samefunding will be retained atthe private agency.

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COURSE GOALS


Identify various types oftie.Ws treatment anddistinguish between: objectivereporting, interpretivereporting, editorializing, andpromotion.


From a single newspaper,students will select and labelexamples of straightreporting, editorializing, andinterpretive reporting.

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Tornado mauls

mobile homesSy United Press international

A strange blue lightpreceded _a tor-

nado which demolished

to h_411.___nes in westerrael_____I----neseeSat-

toxPolice sagFtwas lack that only

persons were injured.

"The sky had

Marilyn Hensen rfore a tornado rip'Mobile Hem Parson, Tenn- Mrs'her husband ,°1°when "an. awfuler and she saw t

jacksoO Poicorn said 18stroyed and"tore them asaid. "TbeY wple. if you coout there. Y

Of the 17ly hurt.

. ,.

Please, enoughAnother phone rate hike? As if the

already,consumer hasn't got enough to pay

finallWherealiznwill the

wearebig profit gettersan human?

I know there are a lot of us thathave one or more members of our fam-ily living in 'other states a andlOn tohear the sound of their votcrinheother end o t e one, but tve can't iit costs an ants a leg.Please, Please, don't

takewhat little pleasurewe have left,

awayELNA EDSON1640 Wilton St.Eugeng

COMMENTARY

The simplest way to categorize newspaper content is by:

(1) News - all content that is not paid for by an agency or- individual(2) Advertising - all paid content: display and classified

Beyond this basic classification there are various ways tocategorize "news":

(1) By subject: politics, education, crime, accidents, etc.(2) By origin: local, county, state, regional, national,

international(3) By writers: wire, service, local reporter, free lance writer,

guest writer(4)- By treatment: straight news or feature (also called "hard"

and "soft" news)

Of these categories, probably the most difficult to identifywith complete accuracy is treatment (which is what thisexercise requires).

Definitions of news treatment will vary from newsroom tonewsroom, and it may be that students will finally need to

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COURSE GOALS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SAMPLE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

confirm their conclusions by calling the editor of the paperwhere the articles appeared.

Generally these definitions should be viable:

"News Nature" - a news article written in such a way as tocreate curiosity or interest in the reader.

"Straight news" - news written in the inverted pyrair id style,most important facts first, followed py factual detail in orderof decreasing importance.

"Interpretive reporting" - factually fortified analysis andexplanation of news events, providing background and relatedcircumstances for understanding an event.

"Investigative reporting" - researching information that has asignificant bearing on affairs of public concern, sometimesfrom reluctant sources.

"Entertainment features" - regular columns of high interestsuch as "Ann Landers," "Ask Andy" and Doctor's columns.

"Editorials" - opinion supported by facts, often representingcombined thinking of the editorial staff. Designed to give aresponsible subjective analysis of events.

Editorial column . usually written by same person each day,who is an authority in a specific subject or represents aparticular viewpoint.


Reassemble cartoons or newsarticles that are out ofsequence.

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Given a news item which hasbeen cut into several parts,the student will arrange theparts in correct sequence.

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Wednesday:. the Oregon En-vironmental Council.

Dan Waggoner of the OECmade the suggestion at ahearing before the SenateEnvironment Committee onlegislation that would ex-pand the bottle .bill to re-quire deposits on wine, food

and distilled spirit contain-ers.

The OEC was one of themost adamant supporters ofthe original bottle billpassed by the 1971 legisla-ture. The bill requires thatdeposits be paid on all soft

t.

A recommendation to live

it a proposed expantion.45Oregiiriff 6bttlirbilt itlor

dude just wine tattlevcafi4from an unlikely source

such contajtjert. Also, hesaid, federal law prohibits.the refilling of-liqteor bottles.

Most -wines 4iStrihuted inOregon. come train" justthree CaliToriffewineries,and did bottles could eaVilybe re-osed, Waggoner said,

drink and malt beveragecontainers.

Wiggboes. nnorn mendedthat -food and liquor contain-ers be droppediWornproposed legislation becausethe machinery does not matexist to permit re-use of

Progra n Goal: Students will recognize the role of critical analysis in understanding the meaning, purpose, and effectiveness of oraland written communications.

COURSE GOALS


Identify techniques andprinciples of display andclassified advertising.


Given a classified ad, thestudent will identify wordsand techniques used toattract attention.


To help students learn to analyze methods of communications,ask them to identify and evaluate techniques of languagemanipulation, using samples like those presented here.

* STATE G.I. *PRIDE

of moth* a notify new home oamides, Price, shouldcompel you.to shoO carefully before mtatina adecision.

PRIDEto workamnship and custorner scalS

faction compels us not only tobuild the best house possible, butalso to provide the besi servicePassible before and ober the sale.

In a maw_ 11 eConomy haspromilled us to accelerate ourorgram to provide the roost completekerenloty ever.

ONE HOURor your valuable Nme to Inspect our

line could result In o lifetime ofenimIllent:In your own home. Can

or an appointment of your cony*.atones.

Prices start at $22,550

Understand headliningtechniques and principles.

Given a headline the studentcan evaluate whether itcommunicates the main ideaof the story.

North Albany

Sewer. Issue

Is at Impasse

Understand news principlesbehind selection andorganization of fact.

Given a news item thestudent will identify the who,why, what, when, and whereof lead writing.

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SAI4 DIFC,, (AP) The So PKy

'Tuesdayh:.., the

its 11000c1csad

Oriskany,both ba.sed at AlaMeda,

will

be retired some time otterJuly 1

becauseot 6eteisse

budget cutbaCks.

In a 94-billiondeigns*

budget sub-

mitted to Congresson Monday,

Presi-

dent Fordproposed to reduce

tbe U..

artierfleet tion 15 to is ships, the

sinallest.nuMberot Carries

since Wald

VaTU.

.,

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patrol trigatesand two MOTE radar*

Lemon glom MT Sudanin Fresno

poWerenSublnininen,

is the base toT the two carriers' stuck

squadronsnumbering

about1,500 dile-

The carriersboth date trom World

ers and men.

War U. Their retireinentreduces

to six

the Pacfleet's cortieT force made up

of the Ranger,Constellation

arid Kitty

Hawkbased at San Diego

and the

who =whywhat =when =where =

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COURSE GOALS


Take a position regarding acurrent issue and defend itwith relevant supportingdocumentation.

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Given a specific topic and atime for discussion, studentswill research positions beingtaken on issues and developarguments to support a

specific position.


eQunty asksto secedefrom Oregon

Sy UMW Ihesilatersedinial

M:to ".frustrated Citizens and tdri-cieop County in thenorthwestern tip et the state have

secede frowOrerin and join- tli1Tate of-Washington.

Longshoiemmtdosed the docksand ei in an ethat climaxed inNon from themending secessiresolution was sthree countytbird.pot prep

COMMENTARY

vans suggestsland exchangeWt -Oregon.01..y.i.0

(Ap, .....,ciats.count

0 on, isn't welconleas WashuThAt, ov.vans sato We-

may --.I think

this is an understandablefrintratiO404 the part of the peopie

who Jivein tkot area," the zovernor

told newsmen.I doubt

that theywould find very many different

deci

sions Made on this side of the011101-

bia Riverthan by the Oregom state

gOveriimanton their sige at go riveA"

In any conflict, there will be at least two sides and any numberof viewpoints. Typically, a conflict represents a dilemmawhich was preceded by a variety of cause-events and will befollowed by a variety of effect-events.

Frequently a conflict will demand a decision. And whereverthere is a decision to be made, there will be alternatives toconsider, and consequences to project.

It is this process that becomes apparent when articlesconcerning an on-going conflict are collected and analyzed.Since newspaper articles frequently provide background andanalysis of the conflict, they are all the more valuable to thereader or decision-maker.

COURSE GOALS


Analyze newspaper content,style and format for qualitieswhich make the newspaper aunique medium.


Given a newspaper, thestudent will identify contentconsistent with the fourfunctions of the massmediainfluence, inform,advertise, and entertain.


To help equip students for using the newspaper on an ongoingbasis, ask them to identify and evaluate style, format, andcontent using samples like the following:

Departmental indexSECTION A SECTION 1Amusements . ... Church 4,512,13 Northwest ....6Crossword .... 7 Radio, TV 7Editorial 16 Women's .... 1-4Financial 14,15 SECTION CForeign 2,4 Classified 6-28Jumble 3 Comics 5National .... 2-7 Sports 1-4,6Northwest .8,9 Star Gazer .... 5 Influence =Circulation service 221 -8240 Inform =Classified advertising . . , . 224-4511 Advertise =

Entertain =

Compare domestic and/orforeign newspapers forcontent, style, and format.

Given front pages for twodaily newspapers from twodifferent countries or citiesfor the same day, the studentwill compare front pagecoverage and content.

(Portland)Oregon

JournalFront Pages 9/13/74

Only

No. Local stories 1

No. State stories 1*No. National stories 9No. International 1

No. pictures 3

(Eugene)Register -

Guard9/13/74

Predominant topics: (1) Nixon's (1)problems

*Same topic

(2) National (2)schoolsituations

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1*5

2

NationalschoolsituationsLocal Schoolbudget vote

Identify types of newspapercontent and define thefunction and limitation ofeach.

Given the classifiedadvertising section, thestudent will list three uniquecharacteristics of this type ofadvertising.

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COURSE GOALS


identify in the daily news-paper, appropriate illustra-tions of the subject beingstudied in the classroom.

COMMENTARY


After following a certainnews topic over a period of afew days, teacher and studentwill determine (1) how amajor news event affects theirlives; (2) what they can do toaffect change in their owncommunity: (3) what themeanings are of terminologybeing used in the discussionsof the event and ensuing orrelated events.

Often, the most significant news is not particularly interesting - asin the case of legislative action or governmental procedure. It ismuch later, long after the facts appeared, that we begin to feelthe impact of "old news."

By breaking down "hard news" items to look for 2 or 3 specificthings, students may be able to identify outcomes of technical orabstract news events.

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Work with the students to find relevant illustrations ofconcepts or skills being learned. They will come to regard thedaily printed word as an indicator kii;: contempory life.

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$25 billiontax cut billworked out

WASHINGTON (AP) Congres- .sional conferees agreed Wednesday ona $24.8 billion tax cut package de-signed to stimulate the economy andput extra money into the pockets ofmost Americans within weeks.

SHORTLY BEFORE ;jiving final ap-proval to the bill, the conferees votedan additional $30 tax credit for everytaxpayer and for each exemptionclaimed. This will be reflected in 1975taxes. In addition, the conferees ap-proved a $50 across-the-board bonus toevery Social Security recipient.

Another individual tax relief accept-ed by the conference committee was aspecial credit for persons who buy anew home this year. This provision,costing about $500 million, would allowa person who purchases a new homeunder construction by March 25 to sub-tract 5 per cent of the cost of thehouse. up to $2,000, from his 1975 taxbill. This tax break would end Dec. 31,1975. -

FORD INVITED Republican con-gressional leaders to a meeting at theWhite House to discuss the contents ofthe tax bill.

A $2.6 billion provision in the taxcut measure would provide tax reliefmainly for moderate- and Iow-incomefamilies that do not it deduc-tior-=Fh-ivill be accomplished byraising the minimum standard deduc-tion and the percentage deduction on1975 income only.

COURSE GOALS


Identify in the daily news-paper, appropriate illustra-tions of the subject beingstudied in the classroom.


Given a daily newspaper,students will be able to iden-tify alliteration and otherliterary devices.


PORTABLE Plants

PERSONAL"Let's talk aboutalliteration."

Use any daily newspaper as aresource and assume only for-eign acquaintance with thecountry it represents, makingsome generalizations aboutthe country based upon news-paper content.

Using a daily newspaper, thestudent will make generali-zations about that culturebased upon the content.

The Sunday PostGlasgow, Scotland9/22/74

The Sunday PostGlasgow, Scotland9/22/74

Thoroughly modern women's Shoes,made with old-fashionedthprotighattss. It's a Barkerfamily tradition. nee style guido mittnearest stockist from Dept SPW2,Burker Shoe0arlsratteilpNorthampton NM ONO.

of Barkaattelisbncefiniteness

abort (1.95

11='COME TO SCONE PALACE

Scioto wss t a bolo of the Stare of Destiny unfil.1296;t scene of istiWz-.etwonations; Wilkins setlfte.Now the palace kimes. ecquisit Free& fornifurerbeautiful china, itoWiss end needleworkand minus Oollecilien of objets fort.TIN *Pinotunt and Cher Woodlend Gordensurround the former Abbey.

I rALACI 10 ATI49.

e.in.&meow,

ee2xep.ie4 p.m.

* Licensed Reineurent.* Ca Perk.SCONE PALACE;PERTH

p'1" ga Ib

COMMENTARY

By studying the things people buy, the places people go andthe appeals used to persuade them, we learn a great deal aboutan unfamiliar, "different" culture. (Rut at the same time, astudy of this type will point up likenesses of peopleeverywhere.)

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Area:Sub-Area:Program Goal:

Social ResponsibilityCitizenship in the Community, State and NationStudents will be able to accept responsibilities in social, economic, and political affairs.

COURSE GOALS


Consult the daily newspapersin the classroom for readingand reference on topics ofpersonal interest.

COMMENTARY


Given a place and an oppor-tunity for leisure reading,students will select a news-paper and spend time pursu-ing topics of interest.

Leisure reading can prove habit forming if given enough time andspacelo development.

At first students will read sports and comics and finish within 10minutes. 8ut where there is a generous atmosphere of acceptanceand encouragement, students will find more and more that theyconsider "interesting" reading.

The nature of the newspaper is such that a wide variety ofinterests can be satisfied there.


The student who has regular exposure to the daily -printednews will more likely develop knowledge, concern, andresponsibility for public issues.

.15 -yeaiold. girl getsto be Chuith'..e.atta...r

. . . .

,NEW. Willi (AP) It took ietters-to the Pope and an tirclibishop.1

before I5-year old Jean Oallarelle..realized her dream, of -1,e4-

"altar boy:-Now 56-many girls in $t:

be attar, girls that T."SUndPV

Collect newspaper coverageon a selected topic over aperiod of time, andsummarize the content of thecoverage.

Given a topic and a time limitfor clipping from the dailypaper all articles, ads, car-toons, letters, and picturesrelated to the topic, thestudent will summarize thekinds of newspaper contentfound on the topic.

COMMENTARY

A unique feature of the newspaper is that its content is dictatedonly by time and space. As items are designated newsworthy,they are alloted space without regard to other items, except toavoid obvious repetition.

I t is this pooling of information, the daily collection of life-eventsin a single publication, that gives the newspaper appeal.

Collections of news items by topic for a period of one week ormore will yield a variety of sub-topics, viewpoints, and ideas. I t isa fresh approach to the research report, the reading of anonfiction book, or an in-depth study of textbook material. Andit is applicable to a wide variety of courses and subjects.

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SAN-DIEGO, Calif. (AP)of the laile intestine will.strike 99,000-:

Americans this year more new castethan. any other type except akin-Cancer

OW- at current survival rates moreal( %will be dead within. five:

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COURSE GOALS


Recognize information prac-tices of a variety of foreigngovernments as compared tothe American concept of thefree press_


In a single issue of a dailynewspaper, the student willidentify articles that wouldnot be allowed in countriesthat have a high degree ofcontrol of their press.


Students who understand the rights and responsibilities of thefree press will be able to identify whether or not thenewspaper is doing an adequate job of reporting.

Exsheriff's officerseeking $115,000

ROSEBURG (UPI) The formerchief of detectives for the DouglasCounty sheriff's office is seekingRITA] amiltrirtu:waswron full dismissed from the depart-ment.

Former Lt. Mesum In a demandattorney, Doyle SchCounty Sheriff Geor

Schiffmann saidJensen was fired bepromised political sudismiss- Jensen if thim in obtaining appt

Sixonpays taxes

in cit Warnetaxes and interest

he

Mont1969.

iwecleat, recetvc

luesdaywas

signedby Nixon and drawn on the

Bank of Antericain San Clemente,

Calif. Ot:icIalssaid the payment

was

based ona New

'York State audit.

COMMENTARY

has aid Sl,221.35NV.4I YORK.Mixon

Any article that might prove damaging, embarrassing, ordiscouraging to the attitude and image of the public or theleaders of the country would be edited out of newspaperswhere there is a high degr6e of governmental control.

The American press decides newsworthiness by the people'sneed to know and, in essence, guards that people's freedom toknow all about events that will affect their lives.

Compare treatment andcoverage of selected publicissues in a variety of media.

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Given a selected single event.'the student will identify avariety of ways that the eventis advertised, reviewed, orpromoted in as many mediaas possible.

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Peter Collinson's version of Agatha Christie's "10 Littlelndians,". at the Bagdad and 82nd drivel' -ln, is the hird filmversion of her mystery, play 0i10.Little Niggers," Which wasnever Mined under IMArightil title and has not been stagedtheseunderlorylecades.

Ws a so-s play which was Made into a temitifpl Jittle

wthe

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Advertised on radio by announcement.

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COURSE GOALS


Explain the American news-paper's rights and responsi-bilities to fulfill its majorfunctions of information,influence, advertising, andentertainment,


Given the editorial page of adaily newspaper, the studentwill find that an examplewhere the writer has sup-ported opinions with facts.


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I dentify actitudes andpositions on public issues inletters to the editor, edi-torials, and editorial cartoons.

Given an editorial cartoon,the student will interpret itsmessage,

Students who read about and evaluate public actions andresponse to issues will be in a better position to makeresponsible decisions about those or related issues,

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Distinguish between fact andopinion in interpretive andeditorial writing.

COMMENTARY


Given at least two examplesof editorials from any dailynewspaper, the student willbe 'able to label those sen-tences that are primarilyopinion or inference andthose that are factual orcould be proven.

The ability to distinguish between fact and opinion, betweentruth and inference, is an important skill for a society thatdepends upon a complex network of communications systems.

"'Can you prove it?" and "Says Who?" are legitimate questionsfor the responsible citizen.

Beyond that, however, is a need to understand the role of theeditorial writer. He is the one who studies and analyzes manynewspapers, a variety of books, and the whole sequence oflifeevents in order to be able to translate news events intomeaning for busy readers who need to be aware of tomorrow'spossibilities.


Game of statesFor some time now, many _Oregonians

have spoken of their desire to avoid Califor-'nicaticm. Now we read that Colorado Goer-nor Dick Lamm, fearful of proposalsio ex-ploit coal and oil shale reserves n.; hisstate, does not want the State to be WestVirginianized.

interesting the way many people arefinding in particular states the image ofwhat they de not want their home state tobecome. California and West Virginia sure-ly are not the only negative models avail-able. What environmentalist wants to be 11-linoised or Floridated?

Eventually, of course, the game comesfull circle. industrial promoters and landdevelopers across the nation probablywould agree that the worst fate of all is tobe Oregonized.

Analyze news writing forselection and treatment ofquoted material.

COMMENTARY

Given an article containingquoted material, the studentwill isolate quoted material,will be able to explain whythe words in quotes weresingled out from the rest ofwhat was said, and willdefend or question the waythe quotation was used in thearticle.

One of the most common mistakes made by newspaper readers isto say, 'The newspaper said " " when actually someonesaid ------ ," in the newspaper. The newspaper doesn't create thenews, it merely'records it.

Analyzing quoted information will help students see the actualbasis and sources of the story and will help keep them unbiasedtoward newspapers that merely printed the story.14

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per cent of its total production,convertibles;

or nc on, in 1962, has sold only2,211 so far this year eight - tenthsenths of a per cent ofSales.

"Air conditioning killed us," a Buick official said."People want air conditioVng, and it doestenasense to order it in a convetible."

GM says three-quarters of its 1974 cars were or-dered with air conditioning.

"We don't expect many coin. plaints from custom-ers about out dropping convertibles, except -maybefrom parade people,' sant one GM °um!. "i, don'tsnow where they're going to get cars Mr their 5eautyowns to sir on."

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Career DevelopmentGeneral Competencies in Career EducationStudents will be able to make appropriate career decisions.

COURSE GOALS


Compare jobs advertised innewspapers from diverse areasof the country.

COMMENTARY


Given a variety of newspapersfrom various parts of thecountry, the student willidentify jobs peculiar to ageographical or industrialarea.

There are three things to keep in mind here:

(a) The daily newspaper is a composite of one day's events and,therefore, draws together articles from a variety of places.

(b) Most news articles directly or indirectly relate to work ofsome type.

(o) The work that is stated or implied in the article is frequentlyclosely related to the geographical origin of the story.


The student who hears frequent reference to newspaperarticles and advertising about local agencies and industries willbegin to recognize the newspaper as a reflection of theoccupational life of a community.

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Compare products advertisedin a variety of newspapersincluding those designed tomeet the needs of a particularcultural group.

From any newspaper, thestudent will identify ads thatwould appeal to a particularaudience and will name thetype of occupation associatedwith each advertiser.

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Identify news about com-munity agencies whichprovides information abouttheir roles and responsibil-ities.

COMMENTARY


From a variety of newsarticles, students will identifynames, current activities, andinfluences of local agencies.

News of the actions, decisions; and plans of local agencies may bemore significant than interesting. The dealings of these groups do,however, have an impact on citizens.

The significance of the story can be highlighted by isolating keyagencies, names, and issues. It is just another way of breakingprint apart to see what it really says.


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Identify occupations thatbecome involved in a newsevent as it develops dayto-day.

COMMENTARY

Given newspapers for severalsuccessive days following amajor physical or politicalevent, students will determinetypes of jobs affected by theevent and its succeeding rami-fications.

A single major event a flood, an assassination, an earthquake,an upheaval of any type that directly and unexpectedly affectsthe lives of hundreds of people will not only be news; it willcreate news as it creates changes. As people scramble to adjust tothose changes, the story may extend in many directions. (FromWatergate break-in to Watergate scandal is a classic example of anews story that lasted at least three years.)16

Students develop perception about the occupational life of thecommunity by focusing on the jobs of individuals involved innews events.

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COURSE GOALS


Determine jobs involved inproducing and marketing oneor several products.


Given a single advertisement,the student will list types ofwork that went into the mar-keting of the item.


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Analyze the news content foroccupational roles of menand women.

COMMENTARY

From a variety of news-papers, students will selectarticles about working menand women and be able toclassify types of jobs done byeach as well as be able toexplain how or why the itemis newsworthy.

Woman dentistelected to post

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI, Dr.Nancy Reynolds, of Columbug, Ohio,has been chosen by the AmericanAssn. of Dental Schools as its nextpresident.

She Is the first wpman elected, bithe dental 'education body which held.its 52nd annual meeting here, and willtake office hem year. She is on thestaff of Ohio State University DentalSchool.

Woman files suitPORTLAND (UPI) Sandra

Burke, an employe of the CanteenCorp. and mnlher of three chirEen,has filed a class action suit dernandin&that Oregon reinstate its child careayments for low income workingmothers. Multnomah County CircuitnaFWilliam Dale set Tuesday for ahearing on the case.

Mrs. Burke, who said her take-home pay is $485 if month less $50 fortransportation to work, charged thatthe state Feb. 15 deleted the child carepayments. resulting in -a 562 a monthadditional charge to her, She estimatedthat there are 1,900 others in a similarsituation on child care.

The majority of news items are directly or indirectly related tothe world of work. What makes those articles newsworthy willvary greatly; it may be the person in the job or the job itself, or itmay be the product or service that the company provides.

Slowly we perceive changes in the characters and the settings ofthose news articles as the world of work adjusts to pressureswithin itself.

The study of who is doing what and why they are doing it is afascinating one. it is like studying a mirror: you can't help seeingyourself in there.

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ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

This supplemental list of performance indicators has been included as a source for furtherdevelopment of classroom !earning experiences. Sample performance indicators consistentwith the priority areas of personal development, career development, and socialresponsibility:

Personal Development:

1. After reading an important news item in the daily newspaper, the student will identifythe- ways newspaper stories do or do not convey an accurate impression of whathappened.

2. Given examples of letters or other written expressions of opinion, the student willsuggest word choices, organizational changes, or revisions in sentence structure thatwould improve the effectiveness of the messages.

3. Given a description of a saleable object or skill, the student will write a classifiedadvertisement.

4. After listening to both sides of a debate about freedom of the press, the student will:

(a) identify the major arguments of each side and assess their validity:.t.-

(b) point out faulty assumptions or misrepresentations of facts

(c) explain how uncritical acceptance of such faulty reasoning by a majority of peoplecould affect his own daily existence.

5. Given several advertisements concerning competing products, the students will pointout missing or inaccurate information and explain how the ability to do so will affecthis buying habits.

6. Given selected paragraphs from political speeches, the student will recognizeovergeneralization, pandering, and exploitation of basic human fears such as the fear ofunpopularity, failure, injury or death.

7. Given an editorial, the student will tell the purpose (explanation, persuasion, criticism,praise, or entertainment) for which it was written.

8. Given the cost of a rug per square yard, and the dimensions of a rectangular room infeet, the student will estimate the cost of wall-to-wall carpeting.

Social Responsibility:

1, Given a sample ballot used in a local, a state, and a national election, the student willdemonstrate voter performance procedures in accordance with instructions on theballot.

2. Given descriptions of everyday conflict situations, the student will observe and identifythe sources of conflict.

3. Given case studies in which minority rights have been denied, the student will suggestthree methods of appeal (e.g., file a lawsuit, appeal to the appropriate board orcommission or the public in an open hearing, write a letter to a newspaper).

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4. Given newspaper accounts of consumer activities, the student will identify two forms ofboycotting and estimate their effect on prices.

5. Given an opportunity to select an issue for which he feels support or concern, thestudent will write a letter explaining his opinions to the appropriate electedrepresentative at the loCal, state or national level.

6. Given a list of local issues, the student will identify those which have internationalramifications.

7. Given descriptions of environmental pollution, the student will describe the harmfuleffects of air (water, noise) pollution on human health.

8. _Given descriptions of mass transit systems, the student will estimate the costs andbenefits of people in an urban environment.

9. Given descriptions of consumer practices, the student can identify those which areconsidered responsible.

Career Development:

1. Given proper guidance, the student will be able to match personal skills and experiencewith several occupations in his chosen career field.

2. Given a list of livestock markets, the student will identify places where he can markethis livestock and poultry in the local area.

3. Given three sources of employment information (newspaper, state employment, union,private, placement, direct contact, etc.), the student will indicate the employmentopportunities available in 7 of 14 key occupations in industrial mechanics at the localor state level.

4. Given descriptions of legal action within the health industry, the student will:

(a) Explain the individual rights involved in each case

(b) Describe the ethical questions involved in each case.

5. Given a list of accounting occupations, the student will identify the major accountingcareers.

6. Given the classified section of a newspaper, the student will identify specific types ofentry-level jobs available in the forest products industry.

7. Given an essay assignment, the student will be able to explain the relationship betweenproductive work and our economic system.

8. Given an essay assignment, the student will be able to relate the life styles of people .

who work in different career environments to personal interests and preferences.

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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

As each school district implements its own program, the following suggestions might beconsidered:

Arrange for an lED- sponsored in-service program.

District-sponsored in-service programs with graduate or district in-service credit.

Request statewide in-service programs via ITV and/or traveling in-service teams.

Include newspaper-in-the-classroom program participants at statewide and regionalprofessional meetings and conferences.

Enroll in courses developed through DCE and teacher training institutions.

Contact any of the following about teaching materials relating to the use of thenewspaper in the classroom and/or classroom sets of newspapers.

(1) Oregon

Lane Intermediate Education District748 PearlEugene, OR 97401(503) 342-5576

Oregon Department of Education942 Lancaster Drive NCSalem, OR 97310(503) 378-3569

Oregonian-Oregon JournalSchool Services Department1320 SW BroadwayPortland, OR 97201(503) 226-2121

Locally distributed newspaper

(2) Other

ANPA FoundationP. 0. Box 17407Dulles International AirportWashington, DC 20041

AP Newsfeatures50 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY 10020

Copley NewspapersDepartment of Education940 Third AvenueSan Diego, CA 92112

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Curriculum Concepts, Inc.1650 BroadwayNew York, NY 10019

Educational Testing ServiceCooperative Tests and ServicesBerkeley, CA 94704

Hawaiian Newspaper Agency, Inc.P. 0. Box 3350Honolulu, HI 96801

Idaho StatesmanBoise, ID 83700

Instructional Media PressP. 0. Box 5606Shorewood, WI 53211

International Reading Assn.Box 695Newark, DE 19711

Science Research Asiociates, Inc.7200 South Leamington AvenueChicago, IL 60638

Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, WA 98121(206) 622-2000

Seattle TimesSeattle, WA 98100

(3) State N IC Steering Committee

1. George Katagiri-Oregon Department of Education2. Lyle Wirtanen-Oregon Department of Education3. Marilyn Olson-Lane I ED4. Larry McClung-The Oregonian5. Rodney Miles-Capitol Journal6. Mike Bradley-Corvallis Gazette-Times7. Al Grubb-Oregon Department of Education8. John Fessant-Oregon Department of Education9. Gym Goddard-Oregon Department of Education

10. Bus Nance-Oregon Department of Education11. John McKenna-formerly with the Oregonian

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