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Order ELECTRONIC EDITIONS of The Commercial Appeal for the 2009-2010 school year

What's an
e-Appeal?

The e-Appeal reaches students where they live - in an increasingly digital world. And best of all, thanks to the support of business sponsors and key school systems, the e-Appeal digital edition is COMPLIMENTARY to you as long as school support and sponsorship funds are available.

The e-Appeal is an EXACT REPLICA of The Commercial Appeal. Students can log onto any computer with Internet access and flip through pages and skim headlines, just as they would with the traditional newspaper.

The e-Appeal is now available in 12 languages! Just click on a story. Then go to the "translate to..." pull-down button in the upper center of the page and select a language.

NIE Materials (For those who attended Tufts' workshop)

Download Tom Tufts' Workshop Materials Here (Password required)



Teachers, participate in the Fall 2009 Stock Market Game

The Stock Market Game teaches students to think and how to make decisions based on world events. In studying the economy, they'll learn skills in the areas of math, social studies, economics, life skills, business education, and technology. The Commercial Appeal's Stock Market Game involves teams of two to five students in grades 4-12 who invest a hypothetical $100,000 in the New York and American Stock Exchanges, and the NASDAQ. Each week, the excitement builds as teams receive portfolio value updates that show how they're doing compared with other teams at their grade level.
Click here to register


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Download the November Teen Appeal

Teen Appeal is a citywide high school newspaper program that introduces journalism to Memphis teens. Memphis City Schools students report, photograph and draw cartoons for the publication which has a distribution of 19,000. The program is a partnership among The Commerical Appeal, the University of Memphis, Scripps Howard Foundation and Memphis City Schools.

Download the complete issue here:
Or download individual pages below:
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"Sunday SkillPower"

"Sunday SkillPower" enhances basic reading, math and other life skills with the Sunday news. This interactive guide packs an educational punch with lots of NIE activities and national learning standards.

It features activities such as a sports page scavenger hunt, "cracking the code" of abbreviations in the classified ads, the cost of apartment renting, geography with the weather map, math with ads, reading the TV schedule for information, building skills with current events and counting coupons.

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH E-APPEAL

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Workshop NIE Style Teacher's Guide

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"Workshop NIE Style" Teacher's Guide itemizes the Tennessee state standards that correlate with the activities. Some of these standards have changed since the Tennessee Press Association created this comprehensive, 72-page guide in 2006. It contains language arts, social studies, mathematics and social studies activities at elementary, middle and secondary levels.

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"Civil Rights: The Dream Lives On"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of a world where all people had equal rights. Have we achieved that goal? Students are challenged to learn the history of the Civil Rights movement and to think about the future of equal rights for all.

AVAILABLE ONLY WITH E-APPEAL

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 Weekly E-Appeal features

THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS 

DISCRETION

DEFINITION:
The ability to make wise choices or decisions; the freedom to make one's own judgements.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Teachers, however, will have the discretion to determine whether they will assign a minimum grade for a six weeks or semester grade.
Dallas Morning News -- 11/08/2009

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Electricity blackouts in Ecuador

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

Archive of Geography quizzes

Audio

Daily Science Webcasts


Quietude - The Commons

Our atmosphere is replete with vibrations from unnatural sources.


Veterans Day has somber new reminder of military losses at Fort Hood

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: How about a bailout for ailing newspapers

Download this week's lesson
There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use



Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:



Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.


Nov. 8 - Nov. 15, 2009

Lesson Plans:

Skills Sheet:

Numbrix Puzzle:

Quizzes :


Hope for Sudan

Rebuilding Hope is a documentary film that features three young men, their journey of discovery, and their efforts to provide health care and education to their communities in South Sudan.

South Sudan was ravaged by a decades-long civil war, leaving 2 million dead, 4 million displaced and villages and towns totally destroyed, without basic infrastructure, education or health care.

Read more and find out how you can help their efforts.


A great vocabulary builder, terrific for SAT practice.


An inspirational quote and writing prompt.


Headlines from around the world with an interactive globe. Speech tool can read the story aloud.


A brief news story and a writing lesson, updated daily.


Ten+ lesson plans in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies, timed to this week's events.


Can be printed and distributed to students.


A video and news activity for students in grades K-3.


A video and news poll activity for grades 4 and higher. Updated weekly.


A weekly in-depth writing assignment with instructions and news connection.



Informational text with a self-assessment comprehension quiz. Updated weekly.


An in-depth look at a story making news this week.



NEW NIE Calendar

Partners In Education

The Commercial Appeal thanks the following "Partners In Education" for their commitment to education. Through their support and generosity, newspapers and curriculum materials are provided to classrooms throughout the Mid-South community.


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Fundraising Opportunity for Schools

The 2010 Memphis Citipass coupon books are now being offered by local schools to help raise money for items that are not included in school district budgets. Funds typically go to support new technology, classroom supplies or playground equipment. The book sells for $20 and contains more than $13,000 in discounts from over 250 merchants in the greater Memphis, Tennessee area. Offers include "Buy One Get One Free" and "50% off" discounts at your favorite local restaurants, fun stuff and shopping. For a complete list of merchants in the 2010 book, visit www.memphiscitipass.com or call 877-450-SAVE (7283).

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