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Objective 2: Find 5 Headlines and Analyze - write down the titles and then give a small paragraph over each. Objective 3: Publish your document to your WIX. || > Activity Time: generally one week for average students > Concepts Taught: spelling & dictionary skills. **Students will become acquainted with 26 new words through this group of assignments and will acquire awareness of news articles as they browse the news for new words.** >> sure it can be found in either the dictionary or encyclopedia. >> definition, they must go back and make it so they understand the meaning. >> definition, you must go back and make it so that you understand the meaning.
 * Assignment 1 || Objective 1: Get familiar with RSS Feeds and News Feeds.
 * Assignment 2 || "**Newsinary**"
 * Materials Required: 3" X 5" index cards, newspapers, dictionary
 * Adapted from: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/24.html
 * Step 1 - Students are all given 27 3" X 5" index cards. They write one letter of the alphabet on the blank side of each card.
 * Step 2 - On the 27th one they write their name and "Newsinary".
 * Step 3 - Find a newspaper.
 * Step 4 - Finds, cut out, and glue to the correct index card a word new to him/her from the newspaper. It cannot be a person's name or place unless you are
 * Step 5 - Continue looking for new words. If letters j,k,q,u,v,w,x,z are hard to find, They may pick a word from the dictionary to use if they cannot find one in the paper.
 * Step 6 - Once you have all 26 words, check to make sure you didn't cut out words you already know.
 * Step 7 - Once this is completed find the definition of each word and write it on the card. It doesn't matter which definition if there are multiple definitions.
 * Step 8 - If you can't tell what the word means, even with the
 * Step 9 - If you cannot tell what the word means, even with the


 * Step 10 - Once the cards are turned in accurately Mr. B will bind them into a little book that you get to keep.
 * [[file:Newsinary.doc]] ||
 * Assignment 3 ||  ||