New Semester, New Impossible Teaching Obligations
January 2, 2008 10:39 AM Subscribe
Online news sources for reading level 5-10.
So, I've had this class thrust on me: "Modern History." A short list of things that did not come with the class: Textbook, Curriculum, Standards, Expectations.
What we do have, however, is computers. Lots of them. Now, I can provide the last three of that list, hopefully, but I could use ya'll's help with the first. I'm organizing it as a "current events" class with two week units on selected topics (ie: Israel/Palestine, US Civil Rights, etc.) that start with journalistic accounts, then moving into historical research. Students will read articles about the recent past, then do more in depth research on the historical origins of the topic.
This means I'm going to need a *lot* of journalistic sources. A crapload. And, here's the catch: I work primarily with under-performing and under-skilled students, so things like the Economist are functionally useless.
I short list of sources I previously thought of:
* BBC News
* Christian Science Monitor
* Google News
* Newsweek
* The Commercial Appeal (local paper)
* The Memphis Flyer (local paper)
* The New York Times
* Time Magazine
* Washington Post
So, what other sites out there that have quality, readable articles on the various and sundry events of the modern day? Which ones would you recommend for the Jr. High and Early-High reading levels?
I'll be thread-stalking, so if more clarification is necessary, feel free to ask.
So, I've had this class thrust on me: "Modern History." A short list of things that did not come with the class: Textbook, Curriculum, Standards, Expectations.
What we do have, however, is computers. Lots of them. Now, I can provide the last three of that list, hopefully, but I could use ya'll's help with the first. I'm organizing it as a "current events" class with two week units on selected topics (ie: Israel/Palestine, US Civil Rights, etc.) that start with journalistic accounts, then moving into historical research. Students will read articles about the recent past, then do more in depth research on the historical origins of the topic.
This means I'm going to need a *lot* of journalistic sources. A crapload. And, here's the catch: I work primarily with under-performing and under-skilled students, so things like the Economist are functionally useless.
I short list of sources I previously thought of:
* BBC News
* Christian Science Monitor
* Google News
* Newsweek
* The Commercial Appeal (local paper)
* The Memphis Flyer (local paper)
* The New York Times
* Time Magazine
* Washington Post
So, what other sites out there that have quality, readable articles on the various and sundry events of the modern day? Which ones would you recommend for the Jr. High and Early-High reading levels?
I'll be thread-stalking, so if more clarification is necessary, feel free to ask.
There is Time for Kids, in addition to regular Time Magazine, for grades K-6. And there's Scholastic News Online.
posted by loosemouth at 3:04 PM on January 2, 2008
posted by loosemouth at 3:04 PM on January 2, 2008
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posted by bjgeiger at 3:56 PM on January 2, 2008
and Language Arts K-12. More than just lesson plans.
posted by bjgeiger at 3:56 PM on January 2, 2008
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