NIE Lessons, Quizzes and Resources

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Geography in the News
Words In The News Quiz
Front Page Talking Points
This Week in History
Weekly News Quiz
News Quiz Archive
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e-Edition Plus

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Cartoons for the Classroom
Super Skills for eEditions
Useful Classroom Links

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 Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)

Geography in the News Inmate mails himself out of German jail Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events. Archive of Geography quizzes Lesson Plans Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool: Elementary (Grades K-4) Middle (Grades 5-8) Secondary (Grades 9-12) 'Mom-in-Chief' Michelle Obama brings fresh approach to new era at White House -- Front Page Talking Points Archive Downloadable weekly lessons, plus reading comprehension questions, for use with the e-Edition Animation and family fun mark 2008 holiday movies Download PDF Read lesson online Custom eEdition Lessons Each week we post sets of lessons for Grades 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12 specifically designed for use with the Arizona Republic's eEdition. Get This Week's News Bytes This Week in History Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events. Get This Week in History USA Weekend Teacher Guides New Teacher's Guides are available every Monday, complete with monthly themes highlighted in a weekly lesson and a monthly activity sheet. Click here to download guides from USA Weekend

News quiz Use the Arizona Republic to spark classroom discussions. This week's quiz Quiz Archive Print this quiz This week's topic: Download the lesson Archive of past lessons Teacher comments Teachers - Click here for monthly NIE activities October September August July June May April

Programs & Contests

New Serial Stories for 2008-2009

Serial stories appeal to readers of all ages but are especially relevant to young readers who grow to anticipate each week's chapter. These gradually developing stories provide students time for additional reflection and speculation. Students will talk about the characters, predict what is to come and enrich the imagined story with their everyday experiences. Educators who subscribe to Wednesday newspapers may download a teacher guide for use with each serial story.

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Super Skills for eEditions - NEW!

Activities for building skills in technology, math, science, social studies and language arts

This curriculum package has been created to ease the transition to electronic newspapers through a series of ready-to-use activity sheets.

Each package starts with activities introducing key skills needed for using electronic newspapers and then demonstrates how eEditions can be effective for teaching math, science, social studies and language arts. All activities are tiered by grade level, and each includes the educational standards and skills it is designed to address.

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2008 Tilly's Writing Contest
Results coming soon.

"2007 Tilly's Writing Contest Winners"
Grand Prize Winner
Jillian Berk,7th grade, Aprende Middle School
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4th-6th Grade Winners
First Place - Stella Elam,12th grade, Madison Park Middle School
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Second Place - Ariane Dunn, 6th grade, New Horizon Charter School
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Third Place - Taylor Park, 5th grade, Harris Elementary School
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7th-12th Grade Winners
First Place - Stella Elam,6th grade,Red Mountain High School
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Second Place - Brigitte Anderson,7th grade,Desert Shadows Middle School
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Third Place - Hong Hanh Pham,12th grade,Alhambra High School
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FSI: Fraud Scene Investigator

Fraud Scene Investigator is an online interactive investor education program that teaches and empowers students how to detect and stop a million-dollar investment fraud and put the mysterious con man, "Mr. X," behind bars. Through this free resource, students learn how to research companies and understand the warning signs of fraudulent investment pitches. Students can use the The Arizona Republic and the internet to research firms to find out if they are legitimate or not. The program is based on economic education standards and includes a teacher's guide.

Sponsored by:
North American Securities Administration Association, Inc.
In cooperation with:
Newspaper Association of America Foundation

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