AZ City or ZIP
Movies
Dining
TV
NewsSportsMoneyEntertainmentStyleTravelMomsPetsWeatherTrafficPhotoVideo
NIE Home | 2008-09 Brochure | Order Forms -- Electronic and Print | Programs & Contests | Sponsorship info | Contact Us | eEdition log-on |

 NIE Lessons, Quizzes and Resources

Updated weekly

K-4 | 5-8 | 9-12
Geography in the News
Words In The News Quiz
Front Page Talking Points
This Week in History
Weekly News Quiz
News Quiz Archive
NewsBytes
e-Edition Plus

Updated bi-weekly

Cartoons for the Classroom
Super Skills for eEditions
Useful Classroom Links

SPONSORS








diablos.jpg
diablos.jpg



2008-2009 NIE Brochure


2008-2009 Online Brochure

2008-2009 NIE
Order Forms

Get ordering info here


NIE Newsletter
October, 2008


Download October



Resources for journalism advisers

Get info!

Special offer - while supplies last! 

Bilingual Newspaper Activity Cards for ESL

A Teacher's Guide

These Bilingual Newspaper Activity Cards for ESL were developed to meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking ESL student enrolled in grades six through 12, post-secondary, and adult continuing education. These activity cards are particularly useful for students who can already read in Spanish and are in the process of learning to read and write in English. The cards contain activities which student may carry out alone, with a partner, in small groups, or with an entire class. The activities are designed to help students practice and perfect their knowledge of the English language. If you would like a packet of activity cards for your classroom, please call NIE at 602-444-8846.



nielogo.jpg
THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

LIQUIDITY

DEFINITION:
Capable of covering current liabilities quickly with current assets.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
"The Central Bank said Electronica had inadequate liquidity to meet its depositors' and creditors' demands."
Moscow Times, Nov. 17, 2008

Quiz Options 

Middle School High School

By words   By Definitions

5 10 15 20 Questions


 

Middle School Quiz
Words in the News

Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!


1. To cringe in fear

Delegate
Lichen
Unanimous
Cower


2. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

Exponent
Guru
Bandolier
Alliteration


3. The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

Boisterous
Hologram
Vertebrate
Deign


4. One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.

Deign
Solstice
Pulverize
Nuisance


5. In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

Wretched
Camouflage
Commemorate
Mutation


Get more Quizzes 

Middle School High School   By Word    By Definition   5 10 15 20 Questions