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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!! ==The pourpose of this enrichment time is to use newspapers, articles, and newscasting to enhance reading strategies. To begin we will be be looking at different news articles and then creating a newscast.==

**Skill:** Student uses a variety of strategies to analyze words.
==Students select an article from the Sports section of an online newpaper. As they skim the story, they can make a list of vocabulary words that are used in the sport. Then they should write a definition for each word and draw a picture to illustrate what the word means. They can add any other words they can think of that also have to do with the sport, but that do not appear in the article. Now they have a sports glossary!==

**Skill:** Student identifies details and uses information to construct meaning and make inferences.
==Students will look through the comic strips in today's newspaper for a character who is most like them. They can make a list of the things they have in common with this comic character as well as the differences.==

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**Skill:** Student correctly identifies parts of speech-nouns.
==Review the definition of a noun with your class. Then have them select a story from the front page of today's newspaper and find the nouns. They can underline the people they find in red, the places in blue and the things in green. Then make a list of nouns you can find looking around your classroom.==

**Skill:** Student creates a story in which ideas and details are in a logical order.
==Have students find a photograph in the newspaper that interests them. Instruct them to think about what is going on in the picture. Have them explain what they think happened just before the picture was taken and predict what they believe will happen afterwards. They should write down their explanation. Then, for creative writing fun, have them come up with the wildest events they can think of for what happened before and after.==

**Skill:** Student uses writing process effectively for persuasion.
==Display ads are found throughout the newspaper. They are different from classified ads because they are larger and often have pictures and large letters. Have students find a display ad that catches their attention. Have them write a paragraph telling whether or not they think it's a good ad. How did it catch their eye? What would they change about it to make it even better? Have each student create a display ad to sell something in his/her desk.==

**Skill:** Student drafts writing that conveys a sense of completeness.
==Have students pretend they have a secret pal in the class and use the words from headlines in today's newspaper to create a friendly message for their pal. They can cut out the words and paste the message on a piece of paper, or they can just choose the words and write the message on the paper. After that, they can give the message to the pal.==

**Skill:** Student uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the purpose of the paper.
==Pets are often in the newspaper. Sometimes they make news by doing something like saving their owner. Often they are found in ads. Have students turn to the classified ads and find the pets section. Have them read the descriptions and decide if one of these pets would be a good pet for them. They can then write a convincing argument that includes all the reasons they should have that pet.==