Azerbaijan seizes control of breakaway region

Common Core Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Google on trial: U.S. Justice Department accuses the search giant of illegal monopoly tactics

Common Core Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of current a news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support.

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

Elementary (Grades K-4)
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This week's word in the News: "ROIL"

Take the Words in The News Quiz

(Sample quiz question)

Define "ROIL"

An unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
Hit someone hard with a heavy object.
Unable to meet debts or discharge liabilities; bankrupt.
To disturb or disquiet; stir up; irritate; vex.

Common Core Standard
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to it's overall meaning or function in a sentence.

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