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- Reading newspapers: Reader contributions
- A learner's guide to reading letters to the editor and other reader contributions in historical newspapers.
- Format: article/learner's guide
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Reading newspapers: Editorial and opinion pieces
- A learner's guide to identifying, reading, and understanding editorial and opinion pieces in historical newspapers.
- Format: article/learner's guide
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Obtaining permission for copyrighted materials
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 3.5
- If your desired use of a copyrighted work does not fall under fair use and the work is not licensed for public use, you must ask permission before using it. Be sure to think through carefully what...
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- "A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront
- In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies)
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Too many pets, too few homes
- Students examine the problem of pet overpopulation both in the United States and in North Carolina. Students will learn about the importance of spaying and neutering in combating pet overpopulation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Social Studies)
- By Barbara Lapointe and Kathleen Johnson.
- Teaching with primary sources
- This collection of resources includes best practice articles, primary source process guides, lesson plans that model historical inquiry, and book-length materials that incorporate primary sources.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Super sportswriters' camp
- Students will identify the parts of a newspaper sports article in order to plan and write their own sports article.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
- Fact versus opinion
- Distinguishing between fact and opinion is important for students to understand. This lesson uses many interesting and concrete examples to help students tell the difference between the two.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)
- By Scott Ertl.
- Analyzing primary sources: John White and the "lost colonists"
- In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 4.3
- In this lesson, students will read about John White's attempt to find the "lost colonists" in 1590, and will practice thinking critically and analyzing primary source documents.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Reporting on Nat Turner: The North Carolina Star, Sept. 1
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.4
- Article from a Raleigh newspaper reporting the events of Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- Oral history through personal narratives
- Students apply their knowledge of story elements to art and literature of the 1950s by developing a story, comprehending someone else's story, and diagramming the five elements of plot. Students will then create, revise, edit, and publish their own personal narrative.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Mary Magee.
- Keep it short (but not too short)
- In Writing for the Web, page 4
- Shorter paragraphs and pages will help make your writing easier to read on the web, but you don't have to sacrifice important content.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- "For What Is a Mother Responsible?" -- Idealized motherhood vs. the realities of motherhood in antebellum North Carolina
- In this lesson for grade 8, students analyze a newspaper article about motherhood from a North Carolina newspaper in 1845 and compare it to descriptions of motherhood from other contemporary sources. Students will also compare these antebellum descriptions to the modern debates over mothers' roles in American society.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Kathryn Walbert.
- Copyright for educators
- Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This article explains copyright and U.S. copyright law primarily with respect to education.
- Format: article
Resources on the web
- Persuading an audience: Writing effective letters to the editor
- Students write a persuasive letter to the editor of a newspaper, focusing on a current local or national issue. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 and 10 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- Book report alternative: A character's letter to the editor
- In this lesson, students choose a character from a novel they have read and consider the significant beliefs and feelings of that character to identify an issue or situation that would encourage that character to try to persuade the audience of other characters... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts)
- Provided by: IRA/NCTE
- The Economist
- This website for the political and economic journal,The Economist, includes over 700 podcasts, as well as up-to-date and archived news articles. Free registration is required for access to most content. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
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