Teachers • Super Skills for e-Editions • Introduction

Teachers • Super Ski l ls for e-Editions • Introduction

WELCOME TO E-EDITIONS

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When it comes to information, the world ischanging rapidly.

Every day, new technologies make it possible touse and share information in new ways throughWeb sites, e-mail, podcasts and interactive software.

Like the rest of the world, newspapers arechanging the ways they deliver information.

In addition to Web sites with text and otherresources, newspapers now are offering readerselectronic editions that re-create the experience ofreading the print paper with computer technology.

These e-Editions contain everything print news-papers have — distinct sections, classified and dis-play advertising, photos and graphics — but withthe convenience of navigating through home andschool computers.

Readers can browse the newspaper page bypage as they would do with a paper copy, or theycan use the tools of computer technology to focusand speed up the search for information.

Toolbars, hot links and interactive features makeinformation available with the click of a mouse ora few key strokes. And search functions allowreaders to browse related news from recent editionsor seek information by keyword.

Newspaper e-Editions are an exceptional tool foreducation because they offer student readers thebest of both print and electronic information.

They provide the structure and comprehensiveness

that long have made print newspapers an effectiveteaching tool for everything from test scores to civic awareness.

At the same time, e-Editions capitalize on students’interest in the Internet, introduce the resources ofinformation technology and strengthen the elec-tronic skills students will need for career success inthe 21st century.

Learning to use new technology, of course, pres-ents challenges for both students and teachers.

This curriculum package — “Super Skills for e-Editions” — has been created to ease the transi-tion to electronic newspapers through a series ofready-to-use activity sheets.

The package starts with activities introducing keyskills needed for using e-Editions and then demon-strates how e-Editions can be effective for teachingmath, science, social studies and language arts.

All activities are tiered by grade level, and eachincludes the educational standards and skills it isdesigned to address. (Students in all grades maybenefit from doing all the technology activities,however.)

Using an e-Edition in place of a print newspapermay seem strange and unsettling at first.

After completing the activities in this package,however, both students and teachers will be morecomfortable and adept at navigating the dynamic,new resources of e-Editions.

All Ages • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity©

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HOW TOWhen starting to use your e-Edition, the first thing you should do is click on the “Help,” “How To”

or “Introduction” icon. Usually this is in the toolbar at the top of the page.Whatever it is called, this icon is your “How To” button for your e-Edition. It shows you how to

use the different features of the electronic newspaper. One of the first things to learn is how to move through your e-Edition. There are several ways.

When starting out, it is helpful to try each to see which you like best.

Start with navigation arrows, which usually are in the toolbar. They often are labeled “First,” “Prev,” “Next” and “Last.”

Click on each several times. Then write a sentence describing howeach allows you to move through your e-Edition.

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Next ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Finish by writing a short paragraph summarizing the advantages ofusing the navigation arrows and comparing this to the way peopleread a printed newspaper.

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Understanding the operations

and functions of technology systems and becoming proficientin the use of technology; com-paring information technologiesfrom the past and present.

LEARNING STANDARDS/SKILLS:

All Ages • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

PULL-DOWN MENUS

Using technology tools to enhance learning andincrease productivity andcreativity; discussing thepositive and negativeimpact of technologies suchas computers on daily life.


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The toolbar of your e-Edition also allows you to move through the e-Editionwith pull-down menus. Or there may be pull-down menus in other places.

Pull-down menus may allow you to pick specific pages to visit by number.They may allow you to pick specific sections of the e-Edition. They may allowyou to visit e-Editions from different dates. Or they may allow you to visit dif-ferent editions that focus on different areas of your region.

Try each type of pull-down menu. Write a complete sentence for eachsummarizing its advantages.

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Date ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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As a class, finish by discussing what you like most, or least, about eachmethod.

All Ages • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

PRINT, E-MAIL, DOWNLOAD

Building on productivity toolsto collaborate and interactwith peers and other audiencesusing telecommunications andmedia; describing uses of tech-nology in daily life.


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With your e-Edition, it is important to know how to find the information you need. It is alsoimportant to be able to do things with the information once you have found it.

Your e-Edition toolbar usually contains three icons that make it easy to use the electronic news-paper. They are “Print,” “e-Mail” and “Download.”

Find a story that interests you in your e-Edition today. Use“Print” icon to print out a copy in graphic or text form.

Use the “e-Mail” icon to e-mail the story to yourself or yourteacher.

Use the “Download” icon to download a copy of the file to yourcomputer.

Finish by writing a paragraph describing how these features of your e-Edition make it useful for gathering or communicatinginformation.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Elementary School • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

CHECK OUT A STORY

Using appropriate technologyresources to access informationand communicate electronically;retrieving and saving information;printing text or images.


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E-Editions allow people to read and use newspapers with just a few keystrokes or clicks of a mouse from a home or school computer. Explore your e-Edition byturning to Page 1 of today’s newspaper on your screen. Click on a story to show itin a display presentation. Then click to show it as text only.

What differences do you see? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the advantages of each way the story is shown? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Print out a copy of the story as it appears each way. Then save a copy to your computer or send a copy to yourself or your teacher as an e-mail.

Finish by writing a short paragraph describing the advantagesof having different ways to display and read stories with youre-Edition.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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USE THAT INDEX!

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The front page Index of your e-Edition lets you find informationabout what is inside the newspaper in an easy way. Click on theIndex on Page 1 of today’s e-Edition. Then go to the toolbar at the top of the page and find a pull-down that offers readers aDisplay Mode, Graphic Mode or Text Mode. With the Index open,try each mode. What do you see with each mode? What are theadvantages of each mode?

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Finish by writing a complete sentence explaining which modeyou think you would use the most.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Using prescribed technologytools for data collection andanalysis; describing uses oftechnology in daily life.



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THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT!Your e-Edition gives you many ways to find stories and information you need in the newspaper.Open the different toolbar icons at the top of the page until you find the one that shows the differ-ent sections of the newspaper. Go to the first page of the features or entertainment section. Pick astory on the page that continues on another page. Compare the way the story looks when viewed inText Mode, Graphic Mode or Display Mode.

In what ways could you find the rest of the story when viewingin Graphic or Display Mode?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In what ways could you find the rest of the story when viewingin Text Mode?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Does any mode provide a “hot link” for finding the rest of the story?__________________________________________________________

When you have found and read the rest of the story, write a short paragraph telling what the story is about. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Then write another paragraph comparing the way you find therest of a story with the e-Edition with the way you would find

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Using technology resources forproblem-solving, self-directedlearning and extended learningactivities; discussing the positiveand negative impact of tech-nologies such as computers ondaily life.


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Finish by writing a paragraph describing how using an e-Edition is different from print for finding movies,

along with the advantages and disadvantages.

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Middle School • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

PICK A MOVIE!

Using a variety of technologytools for data collection andanalysis; comparing informationtechnologies from the past andpresent.


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Your e-Edition contains everything included each day in the print editionof the newspaper. That includes ads as well as stories and photos. On a day when the e-Edition includes movie ads, find an ad for a movieyou would like to see with your friends. Click on the ad to show yourfriends what actors are in the movie and why you find it interesting.Now find an ad or listing that will tell you where and when you cansee this movie. List two or three choices in the spaces below:

Middle School • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

SINGLES & DOUBLES

Locating information fromelectronic resources; describingthe impact of technology useon individuals at home, atschool and in the workplace.


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Your e-Edition allows you to view stories the way they are graphically displayed in the print editionand also as text-only files. The e-Edition also usually allows you to scan the news one page at a timeor in two-page “spreads” featuring facing pages. If you want to view just one page at a time, youmay click on a toolbar icon marked “Single” at the top of the page. If you want to view two pagesat time, you may click on an icon marked “Double.”

Go to the section of the e-Edition that interests you the most today. Scan the pages two pages at a time.

What story interested you the most in the section, and why?

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What ad interested you the most in the section, and why?

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Finish by writing a paragraph explaining whether you prefer scanning pages one at a time or two at a time,

and why.

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SEARCH FOR THE NEWS!Every day, your e-Edition allows you to find stories thatinterest you. Your e-Edition also allows you to searchrecent editions of the newspaper for related stories. Goto a news section of the e-Edition or the sports sectionand scan the pages for a story that interests you.

Read the story and write a short paragraph summarizing the news and explaining why it interests you.

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Then use the Search feature for your e-Edition to find stories on the same subject or team. Find the stories elec-

tronically and read them. Then write a paragraph describing how having the ability to search for recent stories

can be a benefit to readers.

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Defining subject searchingand devising a search strategyto locate information usingavailable electronic researchresources; demonstratingknowledge of changes intechnologies and the effectthose changes have.


High School • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

GRAPHICS OR TEXT?

Making informed choicesamong technology systems,resources and services; creatingcriteria to compare and contrasttechnology systems, resourcesand services.


An e-Edition allows you to view stories the way they are displayedgraphically in the print newspaper or as text-only files. Each type ofdisplay has its advantages. Search the different sections of today’s e-Edition and find one story you feel would be best viewed displayedgraphically and one story you feel would be best viewed as text only.

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Write a paragraph explaining why one story was better viewed when displayed as it was in the newspaper

and why the other was more effective as a text-only display.

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Finish by writing a paragraph explaining how this choice could affect the way you save stories when doing

research projects for school.

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FIND A CARYour e-Edition makes a lot of information available on your homeor school computer with just a click of a mouse or a few key strokes.Being able to view information from the newspaper on a computerthis way can help with consumer decisions. Say you want to buy a car. Using the front page Index or a section pull-down menu at the top of the page, find the Classified Ad section of today’s e-Edition. Page through the Classifieds until you find the auto ads.

Click on several boxed display ads and write out a car and model that would appeal to you. Record what

auto dealer is selling the car, what the asking price is and other information important to you.

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Then click on Classified Ads offering new or pre-owned cars for sale. Write down a car and model that

interests you, the asking price and other important information.

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Finish by writing a paragraph describing what you feel are the benefits of being able to shop for consumer

items with the technology of an e-Edition.

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______________________________________________________________________Using a variety of technologytools for data collection andanalysis to support a decision;identifying capabilities andlimitations of contemporaryand emerging technologyresources.


High School • Technology Ski l ls • e-Edition Activity

SEARCH FOR ANSWERSYour e-Edition allows you to keep up with the news every day. It also allows you to make sense ofthe news. Advanced Search features of e-Editions allow you to search recent editions of the paperfor stories and topics that interest you. You may search by keywords or using “Boolean” phrasesand commands that will narrow the search. Explore the search capabilities of the e-Edition bysearching for news on a topic that interests you. Or search for news of a country, such as Mexicoor Iraq.

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Make a list of different ways your topic or country was in the news.

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Then write a paragraph describing how the ability to search recent editions of the newspaper can give you

greater understanding of the news.

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Finish by comparing search tips with classmates.Utilizing technology-basedresearch tools to locate and collect information pertinent toa task, as well as to evaluate andanalyze information; analyzingand describing use and relianceon technology.


Elementary School • Mathematics • e-Edition Activity

E-EDITIONMATH PROBLEM

Applying operations efficiently and accurately in solving problems.


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Math can be fun as well as a challenge. Use your e-Edition andyour math skills to figure out the solution to this math problem.

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Write down the number that represents this month: ________

Write down the number of games a team from your state has won so far this season:__________________

Which team did you use? __________________________________

Find the sum of A and B: __________________________________

Write down the expectedhigh temperature in your town today: ______________________

Find the sum of C and D: __________________________________

Write down the number of times the word “news” is used on the top half of the fifth page of today’s e-Edition: __________________

Find the difference between E and F: ________________________


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mElementary School • Mathematics • e-Edition Activity

SHAPE UP

Developing spatial sense,using shape as an analyticand descriptive tool, identify-ing characteristics and defin-ing shapes, identify proper-ties and describe relationshipsamong shapes.


Look through your e-Edition to find examples of different shapesin pictures.

I found a shape in the e-Edition...

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... with three sides on Page _____. That shape is called a __________________________________________.The three-sided object in the picture was a ______________________.

... with four sides on Page _____.That shape is called a __________________________________________.The four-sided object in the picture was a ________________________.

... with four sides, but this shape’s sides all appeared to be the same length. I found this shape on Page _____.That shape is called a __________________________________________The four-sided object in the picture was a ________________________

... that was a round shape on Page _____.That shape is called a/an ________________________________________The round object in the picture was a ____________________________

... that was different than A, B, C & D above on Page _____.This shape is called a____________________________________________The object in this shape in the picture was a______________________

On the back of this page, draw examples of the five shapes you found.


ONE, 2, III

Recognizing that numbers are used in different wayssuch as counting, measuring,ordering and estimating,understanding and producingmultiple representations of a number and translatingamong equivalent representations.


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Numbers are used in many different ways. Look through your e-Edition to find examples. Circle the examples with a brightly-colored crayon or marker.

I found numbersin the e-Editionused to...

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... Count on Page ______.

... Represent money on Page ______.

... Order a list on Page ______.

... Show sports scores on Page ______.

... Tell the temperature on Page ______.

... Tell time on Page ______.

... Show the date on Page ______.


PICTURE COMPARISON

Comparing attributes ofobjects; developing standardunits of measurement; andselecting and using standardtools for measurement.


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Print out two pictures from today’s e-Edition. Use a ruler, your mathskills and your common sense to answer the following questions.

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How tall is the first picture? ____________________________________

How tall is the second picture? __________________________________

How wide is the first picture? __________________________________

How wide is the second picture? ________________________________

What is the perimeter of the first picture?________________________

What is the perimeter of the second picture? ____________________

What is the area of the first picture? ____________________________

What is the area of the second picture? __________________________

Which picture is bigger in area? ________________________________


IN HIS ORHER SHOES

Locating and describingobjects in terms of their position, including front,back, inside, outside, right,left, over, under, next to,between and locations on the number line, on a coordinate graph and on a map.


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Find a picture in today’s e-Edition that featuresmany different objects or people. Pick an objector a person in the picture. Imagine you are in thepicture, in the place of the object or person youpicked. Assuming that you are facing TOWARDthe camera, describe your location.

Now swap location descriptions with a classmate who chose the same picture, and see if you can guess what object or person he or she picked.

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_____________________________is above me.

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Developing strategies for estimating measures and comparing the estimatesto the results of the measure-ment; deciding if an estimateis “a good estimate.”


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As a class, find the scores of a recent football or basketball gamein today’s e-Edition.

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In your head, without using a pencil and paper, ESTIMATE the sum of each team’s scores: ________________________

Then, estimate the sum of your answer for A, plus the number 2,008: ____________________________

Then, estimate the product of B and 2: __________________________

Now use a pencil and paper to find the actual calculations.

Sum of each team’s scores: ______________________________________

Sum of D plus 2,008: ____________________________________________

Product of E and 2:______________________________________________

Now see how close you were in your estimates.

Difference between A and D: ____________________________________

Difference between B and E: ____________________________________

Difference between C and F: ____________________________________


ONE TO TEN

Recognizing, describing and extending numerical and geometric patterns.


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Pictures are an important part of newspapers and e-Editions. They help us understand the stories better.Look through today’s e-Edition and look at the pictures attached to news articles and ads. Now printout pictures that feature groups of things and paste them into an art collage. Try to get groups of all thenumbers between 1 and 10. Identify your groups. For instance, 1 hat, 2 birds, 3 trees.

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BIG AND LITTLE

Recognizing, describing and extending numeral and geometric patterns.


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Pick out a simple shape like a circle, a square or a triangle. Then look through the pictures in youre-Edition for examples of the shape. Find an example of a small version of the shape and a largeversion. Use the size of the object in the real world to decide which is small and which is large.

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Write a complete sentence describing the small version of the

shape and on what page you found it.

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Write a complete sentence describing the large version of the

shape and on what page you found it.

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Write a sentence that explains one way in which the objects

are similar.

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Write a sentence that explains one way in which the objects

are different.

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DOUBLE YOU

Comparing and orderingnumbers using “equal,”

“less than” or “greater than.”


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Double your age. For this activity that will be your Wnumber (double you, get it?). Now find newsmakers in today’s e-Edition who are listed with their ages. Thencomplete the following statements.

Example: President George Bush, 62, is greater than W.

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Found on Page _______

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___________________________________ , ________ is equal to W.



LET’S GOSHOPPING

Describing and demonstrat-ing how economic forces and choice affect the management of personalfinances and shape consumer decisions.


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Imagine you have been given $100 to spend on yourself. Use your math skills and today’s e-Edition ads to create a list of things you could buy and still stay within your budget.

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Middle School • Mathematics • e-Edition Activity

COMPARING PRICES

Organizing data using concrete objects, pictures,tallies, tables, charts, diagrams and graphs.


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When spending money, it is important to compare andunderstand prices. Search the ads in your e-Edition forprices of five foods or toys you like. List the items in order from the cheapest to the most expensive.

Create a graph that compares the prices for the foods/toys you found.For added challenge, create a graph for all the foods/toys found by the class in your e-Edition.

Item Price

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INCHES & MILES

Exploring and describing visual and numeric patterns,including linear expressions,near-linear patterns and symmetric and spatial patterns.


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Grab a ruler and look at a map in today’s e-Edition.

What does the map show? ____________________________________________________________________________

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Find a city or another labeled point on the map. What is it called?________________________________________

Find another city or labeled point on the map. What is it called? ________________________________________

Using your ruler, measure the distance

between the two points. The distance is ________________________________________________________________.

Now look at the map’s key or legend.

What is the scale of miles for the map? ________________________________________________________________

Based on the scale, what is the distance

between your two points on the map in real life? ______________________________________________________

Find a third point on the map. What is it called? ________________________________________________________

Estimate the distance (in inches or centimeters)

between the new point and one of your

first two points. What is your guess? __________________________________________________________________

Now guess how far apart these points are in real life. What is your guess?________________________________

Measure the distance with your ruler and calculate

the real-life distance using the map’s scale. ____________________________________________________________


ONE, 1/1, 1.0

Representing wholenumbers, fractions anddecimals using concrete,pictorial and symbolicrepresentations.


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In the space above, create threepie charts. Represent each of the numbers in A, B and C.

Find another number greater than 0 and less than 1 in today’s business section.

Write that number as written: __________________________________

Write that number as a fraction

and simplify it, if you can: ____________________________________

Write that number as a percentage: ____________________________

Write that number as a decimal: ________________________________

Find a number greater than 0 and less than 1 in today’sbusiness section of your e-Edition.

Write that number as written: __________________________________

Write that number as a fraction

and simplify it, if you can: ____________________________________

Write that number as a percentage: ____________________________

Write that number as a decimal: ________________________________

Use the numbers from A and B.

Add your two numbers together: ________________________________

Write the sum as a fraction

and simplify it, if you can: ______________________________________

Write the sum as a percentage: __________________________________

Write the sum as a decimal: ____________________________________

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LARGE NUMBERS

Continuing to explore rela-tionships arising from inter-esting contexts and usingvariables and relationships tosolve mathematical problems.


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As a class, find a really big number in the first section of your e-Edition.Then answer the following questions. Use a calculator if you like.

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The number:______________________________________________________________________________________

What the number represents: ______________________________________________________________________

Assuming that you could count indefinitely, without eating or sleeping, how many seconds would it take you to reach this number if you could counted one number per second (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) ______________________________________________

How many minutes? ______________________________________________________________________________

How many hours? ________________________________________________________________________________

How many days? ________________________________________________________________________________

How many weeks?________________________________________________________________________________

How many years? ________________________________________________________________________________


FRACTIONS & DECIMALS

Developing an understandingof integers and rational numbers and representingrational numbers in bothfraction and decimal form.


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Your e-Edition is a great place to practice with fractions, decimalsand percentages. Sports records are expressed as decimals. Storesales feature percentage discounts. The Stock Market lists pricesusing fractions. Answer the following questions.

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Find the statistics page in the sports section of your e-Edition. Find a statistic that shows the number of

times an athlete was successful and the number of attempts at success. A baseball player, for example,

could have one hit in four at bats. Write the statistic of success...

... as a fraction, reduced to its lowest form __________________________________________________________

... as a decimal ______________________________________________________________________________________

... as a percentage __________________________________________________________________________________

The Stock Market tables list the prices of stocks for sale using fractions. A stock price of 10 1/2 would

equal $10.50. Find a stock listing and write the value here. ______________________________________________

Calculate how much the stock would be worth in dollars and cents if you added...

... 1/2 to the fraction part of its value ________________________________________________________________



E-edition ads often promote sales in which stores offer a percentage off listed prices. Find one of these ads

in your e-Edition. Pick two items from the ad and calculate the price that would be paid with the

percentage savings offered during the sale.

first product sale price ______________________________________________________________________________

second product sale price __________________________________________________________________________


1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Applying understandingof number systems in solving problems.


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Your e-Edition gives you great ways to practice math. Search thenews, sports and business sections of today’s e-Edition and find the following kinds of numbers:

1-digit number ___________

2-digit number ___________ ___________

3-digit number ___________ ___________ ___________

4-digit number ___________ , ___________ ___________ ___________

5-digit number ___________ ___________ , ___________ ___________ ___________

Practice your math by doing the following:

Subtract the 2-digit number from the 3-digit number. __________________________________

Multiply the 1-digit number by the 2-digit number. ____________________________________

Divide the 4-digit number by the 1-digit number. ______________________________________

Add all the numbers together. ________________________________________________________

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FEEDING A FAMILY

Describing and demonstrat-ing how economic forces and choice affect the management of personalfinances and shape consumer decisions.


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As a class, create a week’s shopping list for a family of four. Then over the course of the next week, checkthe ads in your e-Edition and find the lowest price for each item. Also check to see if any coupons wouldapply. Add up how much it would cost to feed your family of four for a week.

Food Item Lowest PricePrice With Coupon

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PENNY POWER

Understanding and usingvarious types of operations(e.g., addition, subtraction,multiplication, division) to solve problems.


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If a penny saved is a penny earned, then Eugene Sukie earned$10,480.13 in more than three decades of thriftiness. Over the years,this retired glass plant supervisor from Barberton, Ohio, rolled thepennies in wrappers and stored them in 575 cigar boxes organizedby year and mint. He had them counted in 2004 — by a machine, ofcourse. The counting-machine company charged Sukie an 8.9 percentservice charge but paid him $1,500 for the right to tell his story. Lookthrough your e-Edition for articles about people who save or donatelarge amounts of money. Write a short paragraph on the benefitsthis can have on an individual, or others. Then do the followingmath problems.

How much was the service charge the coin-counting company charged Sukie?

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How much money did Sukie have left after he paid the service charge?

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How much money did Sukie wind up with after he received the $1,500 payment?

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Now create a math story problem to swap with a friend that uses facts from today’s e-Edition. Be sure you have double-checked your solution before you trade.

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SALES WERE REALLY POPPING

Presenting data using themost appropriate representa-tion and giving a rationalefor the choice.


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A Pennsylvania Cub Scout set a national record for selling popcorn. The 10-year-old sold $25,006 worthof Trail’s End popcorn products in 2005, popping the Scouts’ old record by $5,000. The boy more thandoubled his sales with one call to a company that provides mortgage-lending services. The company’svice president decided popcorn tins would make perfect gifts for employees, so the company bought$13,500 worth. All told, the boy sold 10 tons of popcorn.

Now, look through your e-Edition for a story about another person who raised a lot of money. Present the infor-mation you learned about the money raised in the form a graph. Explain why you chose the particular style ofgraph that you created.

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What was the old record for popcorn sales? ______________________________________________________

In addition to what he sold to the mortgage-lending company,

how much money did the Cub Scout make selling popcorn? ______________________________________

How much did the Scout earn for every ton of popcorn he sold? __________________________________


HELP WITH THE COOKING

Applying understanding ofnumber systems, and solvingmathematical and appliedproblems.


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With more parents and guardians finding it hard to keep up with housework, people are starting companies to help prepare meals. One Maryland company called Let’s Dish helps people prepare meals in advance by supplying the kitchen, recipes and ingredients needed — and even cleaning up! With the company staff helping, all the customer has to do is cook. When they’re done, the company wraps up thefood and the customer takes it home to put in the freezer. Customers get eight meals for $155 or 12 mealsfor $195. Each meal serves six people.

Look at the ads and stories in your e-Edition involving other time-saving tips, or products for busy people.Use math to make a comparison between offers. Back up the comparison with both data and an explanation.

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If you pay $155 for 8 meals, how much does each meal cost?

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If you pay $195 for 12 meals, how much does each meal cost?

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How much cheaper is each meal in the 12-meal deal than in the 8-meal deal?

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mHigh School • Mathematics • e-Edition Activity

SHARES

Collecting and exploringdata, organizing data into auseful form and developingskill in representing and reading data displayed in different formats.


Imagine you have been given five shares of a company whoseshares are sold in the stock market. You get to decide whichcompany you want to invest in. Follow your shares in your e-Edition for a business week.

Now create a chart on the back of this activity sheet showing how the shares did over the course of the week.

Value of Value of 1 Share My 5 Shares

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Tuesday ______________________ ______________________

Wednesday ______________________ ______________________

Thursday ______________________ ______________________

Friday ______________________ ______________________

Name of company: ______________________________________________________

Found on Page _______________ in ______________________day’s e-edition

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TAXES

Increasing the use of functions and mathematicalmodels to solve problems in context.


Find out the sales tax for items purchased in your state. Then find outhow the tax affects the price of five different items you find in theads in today’s e-Edition.

Item Found Purchase Pricein E-edition Price Plus Tax

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Create a formula that shows the pattern in finding out the price plus tax.

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MAKE A MEAL

Applying understandingof number relationshipsin solving problems.


Imagine you had $30 to buy foods for a meal you would make for yourself and your family. Useinformation found in supermarket food ads in your e-Edition to figure out how much the foodswould cost in the amount you would need. Add up your purchases as you choose to make sure youdo not go over $50. This amount is your “budget.”

Food Cost

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On the back of this worksheet, describe your favorite foods — and whyyou like them — for the class.

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FLIGHTINFORMATION

Organizing data usingtables, charts, graphs,spreadsheets and databases; applying math todescribe the real worldand to solve problems.


For your next vacation, plan to take an airplane trip. Find prices intoday’s e-Edition for flights from your local airport to five differentcities. List the lowest price and highest price for each location.

Destination Lowest Highest

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Finish by calculating the percentage difference between the highest and lowest prices. Show your findings as a graph in the space below.

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GRAPHING CENSUS DATA

Representing algebraic concepts and relationshipswith matrices, spreadsheets,diagrams, graphs, tables,physical models, vectors,equations and inequalities;and translating among thevarious representations.


The U.S. Census Bureau periodically reports newstatistical information about the United States.Recently it was reported that the number ofAmericans without health insurance and in povertyrose for a third straight year. Using the Internet,look up newspaper articles about Census find-ings or actual Census data. On the lines belowwrite the names of five U.S. cities found in your e-Edition. Record the population of each, thendetermine the percentage of the population livingin poverty.

Percent Living in

City & State Population Year Poverty

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On the back of this sheet, make a graph comparing the five U.S. cities above. Can you draw any conclusions?

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BY THE NUMBERS

Describing the shape ofa data distribution anddetermining measures of central tendency, variability and correlation.


An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data showed that the nation’s unemployment rate in March 2004was 5.7 percent; the median household income for calendar year 2003 was $43,318 and the proportionof the country’s population living in poverty that year was 12.5 percent. When the Census Bureauchecks the 2008 figures, 2,000 Census Bureau field representatives will interview 78,000 households.Look in your e-Edition for other statistics that paint a portrait of America and Americans. Or find exam-ples online. Write a paragraph explaining the significance to American life of the statistics you find.

Then use a calculatorto do these mathproblems.

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There are about 302,000,000 Americans. Based on the 2004 rate, how many live in poverty? ______________________________

If the median household income for 2003 was $43,318, how much did a family making that earn each week? ____________________________

If 2,000 Census representatives interview 78,000 households this year, what would be the average number of households each representative would visit? ________________________________________________

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MADE IN THE USA?

Formulating questions andproblems and gathering andinterpreting data to answerthose questions.


The United Nations’ International Labor Organization recently predicted that China, India and Eastern Europe will take jobs away from car workers in America and the rest of the western world over the next 10 years, as the auto industry moves parts-making activities to countries where salaries are a fraction of whatthey are here. In China, for example, auto industry workers makebetween 50 cents and $1.30 an hour. Wages in the U.S. are as much as 25 times higher. Look through your e-Edition for articles about jobs being “outsourced” to Third World countries. Discuss this trendin groups and write short newspaper editorials on what should bedone to address the situation. Then answer these math questions:

Now create a mathstory problem to swapwith a friend that usesfacts from today’s e-edi-tion. Be sure you havedouble-checked yoursolution before youtrade.

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If they work a 40-hour week, howmuch do the lowest paid Chineseauto industry workers make?

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How much do the highest paid make?

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If American workers make 25times the highest wage in China,how much do U.S. workers make?

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Applying measurements andstatistics to describe the realworld and to solve problems.


Look in today’s e-Edition for an issue that interests you. Create a poster that uses math to prove aninteresting point about the issue.

At $700 a year, how much does the

typical smoker spend on cigarettes per day? ________________________________________________

How much does the typical smoker

spend on cigarettes per week? ______________________________________________________________

How much does the typical smoker

spend on cigarettes a month? ______________________________________________________________

There are about 302 million people

in the United States. If they all smoked

$700 worth of cigarettes a year,

how much money would that come to? ______________________________________________________

UP IN SMOKEThe typical smoker in the United States now spends more than$700 each year on cigarettes, according to national consumer studies. Look through your e-Edition to see if there any articlesabout the health hazards of smoking or pictures of ordinary orfamous people smoking. As a class, discuss why people smoke.Then answer the following questions.

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ENGLAND’S HIGH COST OF LIVING

Using patterns and general-izations to solve problemsand explore new contexts.


People think it’s expensive to live in America. But in England, the average London home costs more than4.69 times the average household’s annual income and exceeds the amount most banks will lend buyers,according to a recent study. The average home in Britain’s capital cost 237,053 pounds ($422,168) in 2004,compared with household earnings of 50,054 pounds. Banks in England usually don’t give loans of morethan 4.1 times a buyer’s annual income. Answer the math questions about British homes below.

As a class, discuss the notion of compound interest.

Now use your e-Edition to research the prices of homes in your area and the interest rates charged forhome mortgages.

How much is the price of your favorite house in the listings? ______________________________________________________________

How much would the simple interest be on a mortgage that home? ______________________________________________________________

How many dollars are there in a pound? __________________________________________________________________

In dollars, what was the average household earnings of a British household in 2004? ________________________________________________

In dollars, what would be the amount of a loan that was 4.1 times the average British household earnings? ____________________________________________________

High School • Mathematics • e-Edition Activity

FEWER MILLIONAIRES

Using data and their characteristics to drawand support conclusions.


Poor New Jersey. The number of millionaires there declined, according to the state’s Statistics of Incomereport. In 2004, it said 8,300 New Jerseyans reported taxable income of $1 million or more in 2002 (thelatest year for which statistics were available). This was the second straight year the number had gonedown, and way short of the record high of 12,365 in 2000. Officials think it’s because of the state’s pooreconomy and the fact that even some bigwigs aren’t getting year-end raises and bonuses anymore. Seewhat your e-Edition is reporting about the economy and the nation’s job situation. Write a short predic-tion of what you think will happen in your city or state this year. Use math to back up your prediction.

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How many fewer New Jersey residents were millionaires in 2002 than in 2000? ______________________________________

What was the average annual decline in the number of millionaires between 2000 and 2002? ______________________________

If the average number of New Jersey millionaires keeps declining at that rate, how many will there be this year? ____________________________________________

Then do the followingmath problems:

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Elementary School • Social Studies • e-Edition Activity

WHERE DO I FIND....

Acquiring information frombooks, maps, newspapers,data sets and other sources;organizing and presentingthe information; interpretingthe meaning and significanceof the information.


Your e-Edition offers many different kinds of information.Write down the section and page where someone might findthe following information in your e-Edition today.

Today’s expected low temperature in your town:

The stock price for shares of a soft drink company:

The top stories about events in your community:

The time of a local showing of a movie in a theater:

The time of a showing of a movie on TV:

The name of the newspaper’s editor:

Standings for a professional team:

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Section Page

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WHERE YOU LIVE

Explaining why people live and work as they doin different regions.


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Why do people live in your region? Go through your e-Edition todayand find examples of jobs, recreation, neighborhoods and cultureattractions that people like about the region. In the spaces below, list four reasons people live in this state and/or area. Next to each,write how geography played a part in creating the attraction.

Attraction Geography’s Role

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KNOW THE NATION

Standards/skills: Locating anddescribing the major places,cultures and communities ofthe nation and comparingtheir characteristics.


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The United States has more kinds of different places than most nations ofthe world. The city of San Francisco is very different from the city of Phoenix,for example. Divide into teams and study photos in your e-Edition that showdifferent cities in the United States. In the spaces below, list three cities andthe page number where they are found in the paper. Then write a shortdescription of what each is like. Finish by finding the cities on a map.

City #1 ____________________________________________ Page ______

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City #2 ____________________________________________ Page ______

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LANDMARKS

Identifying locations of significance in the immediateenvironment and explainingreasons for their location.


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What are the natural and man-made landmarks of your com-munity? Look through the photos in your e-Edition and make amaster list. For each natural landmark write a reason how itcame to be; for each man-made landmark, write a reason it wasplaced where it is. Put a star next to all the natural landmarks.

Landmark Reason

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Read an article in today’s e-edition about an event that you think is important or interesting.

Now think of a question you would ask an expert — someone who knowsa lot about an aspect of the event. Write your question on the back of this activity sheet.

Now imagine that you are a reporter working for your newspaper or e-Edition. Think of an important andinteresting thing that you would ask an eye-witness about the event.

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Locating information usingpeople, books, audio/videorecordings, photos, simplemaps, graphs and tables.


TRAVELUse your e-Edition, an atlas and other resources to explore cities all over the world.

Middle School • Social Studies • e-Edition Activity


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The companies that are big news in today’s business section.

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Who the people in the largest picture on the front page of today’s e-Edition are, and what they are doing.

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WHO DOES WHAT?

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Team up and use your e-Edition and other resources to learn about the government.

Who is the political leader of your country?

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DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS

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Except for American Indians, families in this country all came from other countries originally. In teams,search your e-Edition for people of different ethnic groups. In the spaces below list as many as you canfind and the countries they came from originally. At the bottom, list where your ancestors came fromoriginally. As a class, graph the results.

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Find maps in your e-Edition that accompany news stories or usethe national weather map. In the spaces below, list every kind ofboundary you found in the maps. Next to each, check off whetherthe boundary is natural or man-made. Discuss what regions areformed by boundaries.

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mHigh School • Social Studies • e-Edition Activity

TEN YEARS AGO

Reconstructing the past bycomparing interpretationswritten by others from a variety of perspectives and creating narratives fromevidence. Analyzing andinterpreting the past.


Sometimes history moves very quickly. Use your e-Edition and otherresources to learn more about the last 10 years in another part of the world.

Name of country: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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High School • Social Studies • e-Edition Activity

RIGHTS & DIGNITY

Identifying the differentresponses of individuals tohistoric violations of humandignity, discrimination and persecution.


One of the most inspiring stories in America has been the movement to end discrimination, persecutionand violations of human dignity. Discuss these issues as a class, and how this effort has changed society.Then pick a newsmaker from your e-Edition who works to make people’s lives better. On the lines below,plan an interview with this person. Write out five questions you would ask about rights or discriminationissues of the past and present.

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Describing the major economic and political connections between theUnited States and differentworld regions and explain-ing their causes and consequences.


INTERNATIONALRELATIONSHIPSUse your e-Edition to learn about the United States and its evolving relationships with other countries. Write a few sentences about relations between the U.S. and:

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YOUR WORLD



Use your e-Edition to learn more about current events and the world in which you live.

What will the weather be like in San Juan, Puerto Rico, tomorrow?

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What did the president of the United States do yesterday?

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What is your governor doing today?

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Are any local professional teams playing today? ________________________

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Find a picture in your e-Edition of somebodysmiling. Based on what you see and read, why do you think he or she is smiling?

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Find a picture of someone with a differentexpression on her or his face. Use contextualclues to figure out what the expression could mean.

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What happened in Beijing, China yesterday?

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Find a quotation from someone in Iraq.

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CIVIL RIGHTS

Interpreting the meaning ofspecific rights guaranteedby the U.S. Constitution;gathering information from a variety of sources,including newspapers.


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As a class, compare the civil rights stories found in your e-Edition.

Civil rights are the rights any person has by being a citizen. These include the right not to be discrimi-nated against in housing or jobs, or because of race, sex or ethnic background. Locate a news story intoday's e-Edition about civil rights or rights being violated. Read it and answer the questions below.

Elementary School • Science • e-Edition Activity

WHAT’S THE MATTER?

Classifying common objectsand substances according toobservable attributes: color,size, shape, smell, hardness,texture, flexibility, length,weight, buoyancy, states of matter, or magnetic properties.


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“Matter” is a word scientists use to describe what things are made of. Lookthrough today’s e-Edition for pictures that contain the three common statesof matter: solids, liquids and gases. List them and discuss as a class

Print out the pictures and create an art collage of things in one of the states.

Solids Liquids Gases

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GIVE & TAKE

Understanding how organisms can be groupedinto plants, which use sun-light to make their own food, and animals, which consume energy-rich foods.


One big difference between plant cells and animal cells is that plants produce their own food energy andanimals need to eat plants or other animals for food energy. In teams, search the stories, photos and adsin your e-Edition for two animals and two plants. For each animal, list at least three plants or other animals that it would eat. For each plant, list at least three animals that might eat it.

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WATER, WATEREVERYWHERE

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Then on the back of this sheet, write a short e-Edition editorial on“The Importance of Water."

Effects of Water ...

Water is one of the most important things in the world. Water affects allliving things because most living things need water to survive. Search youre-Edition for ways water affects human, animal and plant life. Stretchyour thinking to include indirect effects as well as direct effects. Make a list of the effects in the spaces below.

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Animals appear in your e-Edition in many ways. See how many of the following you can find in thestories, ads and photos of today's e-Edition. Be sure to list the time you start, the time you finish andthe page on which you find each item.

An animal in a photo is on Page ___________.

An animal that is the name of a sports team is on Page ___________.

An animal in an ad is on Page ___________.

A word in a headline that could describe animal behavior is on Page __________.

A Classified Ad for an animal you would like to have for a pet is on Page ___________.

A car named for an animal is on Page ___________.

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Describing ways in whichhumans alter the environ-ment; describing the basicrequirements for all livingthings to maintain their existence; evaluating possible resolutions to a public issue.


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Wild animals or animal habitats often make news. Find a story or picture of an animal or habitat in today’s e-Edition. In the space belowmake a list of dangers that human activity presents the animal orhabitat. For each danger, list a possible solution or protection.

Middle School • Science • e-Edition Activity

TREE DIAGRAM

Using classification systems to describe groups of livingthings; comparing and con-trasting differences in the lifecycles of living things andinvestigating and explaininghow living things obtain and use energy.


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On your own, find a picture of a tree in today’s e-Edition and print itout. Label as many parts of the tree as you can and write a sentencedescribing what each part does.

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Teamwork is important in exploring space. Divide into teams to planthe launch of a probe to a space destination of your choice. Yourteam’s goal: to gather together the people needed for the effort.Look through the Classified Ads of your e-Edition and find all the science-related jobs available today. List which jobs would be impor-tant to launch your space probe, and write out why.

Destination of Our Probe: ________________________________________________

Are there any important jobs for the probe that are missing from theClassifieds? If so, write Help Wanted Ads seeking people to fill thesejobs on the back of this activity sheet.

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Conserving energy will be a key issue in the future. One reason is that there is a limited amount of oil,gas and coal on Earth. Another is that burning these fossil fuels increases greenhouse gases. Pick a pic-ture of an indoor or outdoor scene in today’s e-Edition. In the space below, list as many ways as you canhow energy is being used in the picture. Finish by writing a way the amount of energy could be reducedfor each type of use.

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Biology is the study of life, but what makes something alive?There are five characteristics of living things. All living things (1) are made up of cells, (2) reproduce, (3) obtain and use energy,(4) grow and develop, and (5) respond to their environment.Discuss the characteristics of living things as a class. Then find a photo of a living thing in your e-Edition. In the spaces below,write out how the selected living thing meets each characteristic.

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Explaining how organismsinteract with their environ-ment; understanding howspecialized cells and the molecules they produce identify and destroy microbesthat get inside the body.


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Bacteria are a significant concern for medicine and the study of biology. Bacteria are mostly one-celledorganisms that can be found anywhere. They often are the source of illness or infection. Because theyare easily spread by touch and moisture, they make it possible to spread disease from one person toanother. In pairs, find places shown in your e-Edition that would be good hosts for infectious bacteria orsituations that would help them spread. Then draw up five health tips for limiting the spread of bacteriathat could cause illness.

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High School • Science • e-Edition Activity

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What body of water is polluted? ______________________________________________________________________

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WATER WOESRead about pollution or a clean-up effort involving water — an ocean,a river, a stream or a lake — in this week’s e-Edition, in magazines or onthe Internet.

High School • Science • e-Edition Activity

COMMUNICATE

Acquiring informationfrom multiple sources and then organizing andcommunicating it; show-ing how common themesof technology apply in real world contexts.


How do students today communicate? How do you get information youneed for school or pleasure, and how do you tell information to others?Find 10 communication devices or systems in today’s e-Edition. List thembelow and check off whether you use each to receive information or giveinformation to others. (You can check both.) Then rank the kinds of com-munication in order of importance (with 1 being highest).

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Finish by picking the item or system you think will change the most in thefuture and write a paragraph on the back of the sheet explaining why.

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Explaining how heredity and environment may bothinfluence characteristics of an organism.


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NATURE VS. NURTUREFor as long as people have been studied, there has been debate over howmuch behavior is inherited from the genes of parents, and how much iscaused by the way a person is brought up. Look at the front page of youre-Edition. What behaviors put the featured people on the front page?Write a paragraph summarizing which you think were the result of genes.Write a second about which you think came from the influence of surroundings, family members or others.

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INSECT SUPPORT

Gathering informationfrom a variety of sources;explaining how humansuse and benefit from plantand animal materials.


Insects represent 80 percent of all animal species. There are more insect species on the planet than allother animals put together. Insects play an important role in the web of life. They are a source of foodfor birds, reptiles, fish and mammals. They pollinate plants that produce food, and loosen soil that promotes growth. Some control other insect pests and weeds. Test your insect knowledge by picking a food from an ad in your e-Edition, or a clothing product made of natural material. In the spaces below brainstorm as many ways as possible that insects made the product possible. Remember that the “Insect Support” may be indirect as well as direct!

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PROCEDURE PLEASE

Developing an awarenessof the need for evidencein making decisions scientifically; understand-ing empirical tests.


Effective research depends on controlled procedures. These allow scientists to get results that can becompared. Find news about a scientific process in today’s e-Edition. It can be a procedure in ecology, a manufacturing technique or pure research. Read about the process to get a quick understanding. In the spaces below, write out five controls that are necessary in the process for it to be successful.

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Writers use words to paint pictures that tell readers what things look like orplaces feel like. Print out a feature story from your e-Edition that containsdetails describing a setting, institution or activity in your community. Circleevery word or phrase that gives you a picture of what the place is like. In thespaces below, put these words into categories: Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun.Which kind of words appeared most? Discuss why that is the case.

Adjective Adverb

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Identifying and using the craft of the writer to formulate and express ideas artistically, including,color, setting and use ofstrong details.



WHAT DOYOU LIKE?

Responding personally, analytically and critically to a variety of oral, visual,written and electronic texts,providing examples of howtexts influence students’ lives and their role in society.


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A great way to explore your surroundings as a writer is tosearch for things that catch your interest. Go throughyour e-Edition and pick out 10 items (one in each category)that interest you and write them below. Compare choicesas a class and write several paragraphs about the thing on your list that interests you most.

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Reading and writing fluently,speaking confidently, listeningand interacting appropriately,viewing critically and repre-senting creatively. Examplesinclude reporting formally to an audience, debatingissues, and interviewing members of the public.


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Newspapers and e-Editions often write interesting profiles of “People inthe News.” These might be people who are athletes, leaders on differentissues or entertainment figures. Who would you like to interview in yourneighborhood or school? In the spaces below write out five people youwould like to interview. For each, write a reason the person is “news-worthy” in your neighborhood. The people can be students, neighbors, coaches, volunteers or support people.

Draw a sketch of one of your interview subjects on the back of this sheet.

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POWERFUL WORDS

Recognizing and usingauthors’ techniques thatconvey meaning and buildempathy with readers whencomposing their own texts;building vocabulary.


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Adjectives and adverbs are among the most powerful words in writing. They show WHAT people and things are like and HOWthings are done. Good writers use lots of different adjectives andadverbs. They don’t use the same ones over and over. In groups oralone, search your e-Edition for unusual adjectives and adverbs foreach letter of the alphabet. Write them below. You may choose tosearch first for adjectives and again for adverbs, or you may searchfor adjectives and adverbs together.

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NEW IDEAS

Responding to ideas generated by written textsand sharing with peers;writing with developingfluency for multiple purposes, including stories and poetry.


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American Indians and other cultures used legends to explain or express new ideas. New ideas often makenews in business, entertainment, politics and more. Search your e-Edition for new ideas making newstoday. Discuss several as a class. Then complete the lines below to write a poem about getting a new idea.

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GARFIELD & ODIE DO MATH

Using aspects of the craft of the illustratorto formulate andexpress ideas.


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One way to tell a story is to make a comic strip. Find the comics section of today’s e-Edition to check the different styles artists use. Then make a comic strip using characters of your own or charactersfrom an existing strip. Have your comic strip characters act out a story from an event at school or a made-up event.

Name of Comic Strip: ____________________________


A DAY IN THE LIFE

Acquiring information froma variety of texts, includingnewspapers; organizing andpresenting information.


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Imagine your town is putting on a play about what happened thisweek in America. Use your e-Edition to figure out what the sceneswould be about. Write a sentence for each important news story,explaining why it would be a scene in your play. You may work alone,in teams or as a class.

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Becoming aware of andbeginning to experimentwith different ways toexpress the same idea.


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See if your classmates can guess your newsmaker based on your clues.

There are lots of things that make a person who they are. Find afamous newsmaker in today’s e-Edition. Make a list of five thingsabout this person (except his or her name).

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Acquiring information frombooks, maps, newspapers,data sets and other sources;organizing and presentingthe information; and inter-preting the meaning and significance of information.


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The nation’s best spellers get together every year to compete in the annualScripps Howard Spelling Bee. Catch the buzz and be creative, as you do thefollowing word and spelling challenge.

Write your name ______________________________________________

Write down the second letter in your first name __________________

Count letters in the alphabet until you come to that letter. Write down that number __________________________

Count the letters in your last name. Write down that number______

Add the numbers in Steps 3 and 4. Write down that number ______

Go to the page number from Step 5 in today’s e-Edition.(If you land on a page with few words, go to the next page that contains lots of words.)

Find a lower-case word that you’re not quite sure how to pronounce. Write it here ____________________________

Look it up in the dictionary. Write out how to pronounce it. __________________________________

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On the back of this sheet, write what the word means. Make it a personal goal to use the word at least threetimes this week in conversation or writing.

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WAVE YOUR FLAG

Reading and writing withdeveloping fluency, speakingconfidently, listening andinteracting appropriately,viewing strategically and representing creatively.Examples include sharingtexts in groups and using an author’s/reader’s chair.


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Imagine you are going to design a flag for yourself. Print out eight pictures and eight words from today’s e-Edition that you think represent you and things you like. Paste the pictures and words into a collage on a sheet of construction paper. Write out a sentence explaining why you chose each picture for your collage.

On the back of this sheet, write out a sentence explainingwhy you chose each word for your collage.

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Middle School • Language Arts • e-Edition Activity

Recognizing and using varied techniques to expressfeelings to influence an audience, including identifi-cation with characters;explaining how individualsdemonstrate good characterand personal virtue.


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HEROES IN THE NEWSWriters usually build a story around a hero or heroine called a “protagonist.” Heroes often have strong personalities and are examples of good behavior and good character. Such people canalso be found in the news every day. Scan the stories and photos inyour e-Edition and pick a person in the news whom you admire.In the spaces below, write a list of qualities you admire in the person you selected.


HOW TO GET THE NEWS...

Employing multiplestrategies to constructmeaning, such as generat-ing questions, analyzingmood and tone, and recognizing how authorsuse information.


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For every story you read in your e-Edition the writer had to report and research the facts before sitting down to write. Learning to gather facts will help you with classroom writing and research forschool papers. As a class, read a story from today’s e-Edition that interests you. Then discuss how youthink the reporter went about getting the facts. Assume the reporter knew nothing about the subjectat the start. In the spaces below, write a five-step approach for covering a story. Be sure to includewhere to get basic information and whom to talk to.

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WHAT IF ... ?

Exploring how the characteristicsof various narrative and story elements can be used to conveyideas and perspectives; using the craft of the writer to express ideas artistically.


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E-Editions are a great source of creative writing material. All you have tolearn is the technique called “What If… ?” Weird plots, unsolved mysteries,unusual characters and names are all over the place in e-Edition stories, pho-tos, headlines and even ads. All you need to do is change a key element byasking “What If... ?” Find items in the paper that might be a good story ideaand do your own “What If… ?”

Event Then...What If...

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THERE ONCE WAS A GIRLWHO LIKED FRUIT...

STANDARDS/SKILLS: Using thecraft of the speaker, writerand illustrator to expressideas artistically.


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While more than 60 fruits are available in U.S. stores, nearly half of all fruit eaten by Americanscomes from orange juice, bananas, fresh apples, watermelon and apple juice. Scan the food ads in your e-Edition. How many fruits do your families eat? In the space below, write a limerick or humorouspoem about the benefits of eating fruit—or the risks of not eating enough fruit.

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IF YOU HAD YOUR WAY...

Acquiring and analyzinginformation from multiplesources; generating questionsabout issues that affect students or the community;creating a thesis or hypothesis.


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Read today’s e-Edition and find five instances of news you would consider “bad news.” For each itemof bad news, write a description of what you think should have happened instead.

Then pick one of the items above and write a description on the backof this sheet of what could have been done to prevent the bad newsfrom happening, if anything, and how the situation should be dealtwith now in order to make things better for people in the future.

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Communicating informationaccurately and effectively;using the craft of the writerto make connections to students’ personal lives.


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One way to figure out is to look objectively at yourself. Fill in theinformation in the categories below. Then use the information towrite the lead of an e-Edition feature story profiling yourself. Next,exchange your information with a classmate and profile each other.Compare profiles with your partner and discuss as a class.

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TELLING A STORY

Focusing on meaning andcommunication as studentslisten, speak, read and writein personal and social con-texts; representing creatively.


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All stories have a few things in common. They all need characters (people,animals or things), plot (what happens), conflict (some obstacle that mustbe resolved) and an ending. Your challenge is to create an original legendfrom the characters and events in your e-Edition today. A legend shouldexplain an event or situation. Use the categories below to help plot your legend.

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HISPANIC HERITAGE

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Hispanic people have made profound contributions to U.S. culture. Many English words actually originated in Spanish, a language spoken by many Hispanics.With a partner, see if you can find fiveEnglish/Spanish words in today’s e-Edition.

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Writing fluently for multiplepurposes to produce composi-tions, such as stories, reports,letters, plays and explana-tions of processes.


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One way to learn about TV shows is to look at your e-Edition. Findads for TV shows in this week’s e-Edition. Notice the ways the ads getyour attention. Now, imagine you have a make-believe TV show ofyour own.

Your show’s title: ____________________________________________________________________________________

(Circle one) It is a: COMEDY DRAMA REALITY SHOW ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

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Now draw an ad for your show that gives an ideaof what it might be about. Get creative!


DR. KING’S DREAM

Reading with developing fluency a variety of texts,such as short stories, novels,poetry, textbooks, menus,periodicals and referencematerials.


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On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in front of 200,000 people inWashington, D.C. His speech, spoken from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, included the famousphrase “I have a dream.” Dr. King inspired many people to come together and fight to end racial discrimination in the United States. Find a story in this week’s e-Edition about a speech that wasgiven recently and answer the following questions.

Who gave the speech? ________________________________________________________________________________

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High School • Language Arts • e-Edition Activity

TOO TENSE

Identifying and discussinghow tensions among charac-ters, communities, themesand issues in literature andother texts are related to students’ own experiences.


Tensions between people and communities are in the news almost every day. These tensions have beenexplored by novelists and poets, and they are explored by newspaper reporters and columnists. Pick an e-Edition story that involves tensions or conflicts between individuals, groups or values. Read the storycarefully and think about the effect of the tension on those involved. On the lines below, write a poemabout that effect, using the letters of the word “Tension” to begin each line. Read poems aloud, or illustrate them for display on a bulletin board. Your poems do not need to rhyme.

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DECISIONS

Selectively employing the mosteffective strategies to constructmeaning, such as generatingquestions, scanning, analyzingand evaluating for specificinformation related to aresearch question.


World leaders and other decision-makers make choices about importantissues every day. Read about an issue that you think is important in today’s e-Edition. Then write a list of five things you would like to see happen in thefuture regarding this issue. Then write a list of five questions you might liketo ask a relevant decision-maker, if you had a chance.

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DRAW YOUR POINT!

Identifying and using thecraft of the writer and illus-trator to express ideas artis-tically; employing imagery,irony and persuasive tech-niques to express ideas.


Editorial cartoons use art to make a point or state an opinion. Use aneditorial you have already chosen or look through today’s e-Editionand choose an issue you support or oppose. Draw an editorial cartoonillustrating your personal opinion of the subject discussed in the piece.Editorial cartoons use exaggeration of features, symbols, labels or evenanimals to make their points. Be creative! Be opinionated! Give yourcartoon a title.

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MOVIE MOVE

Responding to the ideas andfeelings generated by oral,visual, written and electronictexts, and sharing with peers.


Imagine you are a Hollywood director and you want to make a movie based on a children’s story or fairy tale. Use your e-Edition to find somenewsmakers that you think would be good to play parts in your movie.Newsmakers can be city leaders, actors, singers, athletes or other peoplemaking news. Work in teams, if you like.

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SOURCE MATERIALS

Communicating informationaccurately and effectively anddemonstrating their expres-sive abilities by creating oral,written and visual texts thatenlighten and engage anaudience.


On December 17, 1843, Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol.The much-beloved story has been remade, rewritten and refilmedmany times, often changing characters, locations, eras and situationsto say new things about the story or to comment on modern life.Rewrite a classic story featuring newsmakers found in this week’se-Edition.

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GET CONNECTED

STANDARDS/SKILLS:Responding to a variety oforal, visual, written and elec-tronic texts by making con-nections to students’ personallives and the lives of others.


The mark of a good writer is the ability to get readers to connectwith the people in stories. Your e-Edition is a good way to examinethe connections created by writing. Find a story about a newsmakerin the e-Edition. The person can be a politician, a sports figure, anentertainer or a citizen getting involved. In the spaces below, writeout four experiences or qualities learned about the newsmaker fromthe story. Next to each, write a similar experience or quality you have. Finish by writing how your response or action was similar or different from the newsmaker’s.

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Acquiring information from a variety of sources;organizing and presentingthe information; interpret-ing the meaning and significance of the information.


Experts agree that obesity is a major cause of health problems.Pretend you are doing a research paper on this subject. Use thisweek’s e-Edition to find 10 things that you could do — orrefrain from doing — to get or feel healthier. On the back ofthis activity sheet, cite the articles you find as if you were doingthe bibliography for a research paper.

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ADULTHOOD

Recognizing and usingauthors’ techniques that convey meaning and buildempathy with readers whencomposing student texts.Examples include appeals to reason and emotion and use of figurative language that assist audience comprehension.


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Young men and women in Japan celebrate Coming of Age Day, a ritualthat welcomes 20-year-olds into the adult world. Read articles in today’se-Edition about young Americans between the ages of 18 and 20. Thenwrite a letter to the editor proposing an American equivalent to theJapanese holiday. Give your day a name, and include traditions and cere-monies you think would be appropriate for such a day.

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JEDI (JED-i), n.

Employing multiple strategiesto recognize words and con-struct meaning, including theuse of context clues, wordroots and affixes and syntax


The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary now includes definitions for “Jedi” and “Klingon,” two made-upwords that entered the English language through science fiction stories. American English is a fun lan-guage, because it combines Latin, Greek, Spanish, German, Arabic, Japanese, Russian, Swahili, Hebrewand Native American languages, to name just a few sources. It seems to come from all over and is con-stantly changing. Find a word in today’s e-Edition that you can’t find in the dictionary. Science, worldnews and advertising sections are a good place to hunt. Use context clues to figure out what the wordmeans. Then use your language skills and imagination to create a word. Remember that many Englishwords contain meaningful roots in other languages.

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THINKING ABOUT IT

Utilizing the persuasive power of text as an instrumentof change in the community, the nation, and the world.Examples include identifying a community issue and design-ing an authentic project usingoral, written and visual texts to promote social action.


Often it’s hard to pick sides in a good debate, because both sides can have good ideas. Still, it’s important to figureout what you think is best. Find an article about a difficult situation in today’s e-Edition. Based on what you read inthe paper, and other research, write a persuasive essay telling what you think should happen. Be sure to outlineyour ideas before you write.

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Teachers • Super Skills for e-Editions • Introduction