Though open for use by all educators, the teaching guides posted below as pdfs are made available for use primarily with NC newspapers. The guides should not be copied and/or posted to other websites. 1.
Character education 2.
Children's Literature and Newspapers, one 3.
Children's Literature and Newspapers, two 4.
Constitution in Today's Newspaper 5.
Health and Newspapers 6.
Lessons on Leadership 7.
Newswriting 8.
Poetry and the News 9.
Profiles in the News Find other profiles about notable North Carolinians, written by students in feature classes at UNC-Chapel HIll's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, on this site: /north-carolinians-of-note/ 10.
Reading Along with the Newspaper 11.
Town Hall Newspaper Guide Other
Visual Literacy includes seven sections-introduction, photographs, comics, editorial cartoons, advertisements, other (maps, graphs and charts) and appendix.
INTRODUCTION, Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
PHOTOGRAPHY, Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
COMICS, Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
EDITORIAL CARTOONS, Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
ADVERTISEMENTS, Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
MAPS, GRAPHS and CHARTS (Other), Activities and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
APPENDIX, Glossary and Labeled Front and Editorial Pages
Comprehensive Guide to Using Newspapers is an eight-subject guide with an introduction and appendix.
Introduction
Newspapering — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Language Arts — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Social Studies — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Math — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Health — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Science — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Arts Education — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Career Technical — Lessons and Supplementary Graphic Organizers
Appendix—Glossary, Labeled Front and Editorial Pages and other Supplementary information
More resources for newspapers and teaching guides and graphic organizers for three published serialized stories
(Molly's Beaufort Town, Where is the Lost Colony? and Behind the High Board Fence)
Resources Serialized stories, teaching guides and graphic organizers. More on Character Education
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction developed and printed
Character Education Informational Handbook and Guide II in 2006 to support efforts at the local level to implement effective character education programs. The state’s
Character Education Guide asks students to examine current events and the choices that individuals make that shape character and affect civic life. NC Newspapers in Education 's curriculum
The Newspaper Link to Character Education supplements the state's guide, offering lessons that explore character traits and choices that affect civic life and including assessment tools for students, teachers and parents.
More resources on Reading and Writing
The American Press Institute posts resources on the
instructional use of newspapers and
news literacy.
New York Newspaper in Education in Education program posts teaching guides from a variety of sources.
www.myvocabulary.com offers free puzzles and interactive graphics to support learning vocabulary words at all levels and invites newspapers to link to the site.
