e daDISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES:

newspapertheR

Newspaper in Education – A cooperative effort of newspapers and schools designed to enhance student achievement and appreciation of the First Amendment

AN INDIANA STATE READING ASSOCIATION AND HOOSIER STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION PUBLICATION

Inside: Tips for using the newspaper in your classroom and a guide to journalist jargon featuring teen reporters.

FOR ACTIVITIES TO USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM, VISIT WWW.INDIANAREADS.ORG OR WWW.HSPAFOUNDATION.ORG. CLICK ON NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION.

NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION

Why use newspapers in the classroom?

Tips for using newspapers in class

1

2

Society benefits when young people learn about the First Amendment

Students benefit when they learn the difference between fact and opinion

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit-ing the free exercise thereof; or abridg-ing the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peace-ably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.– First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Newspapers serve as the watchdog of government in a democratic society. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press and free speech, among other rights.

Teachers play a major role in explain-ing to students the role of a free press in a democracy. We may not like every-thing we hear or read, but as Ameri-cans we treasure the right to express our opinions. To demonstrate this concept, try this easy exercise. Tell students to assume the role of a state or national leader. If that person controlled the press, which stories might he or she strike from the newspaper on a particular day. Ask the class if the public has a right to know what its government does.

Students need to learn the difference between fact and opinion to make good decisions throughout their lives. The newspaper offers many opportu-nities to recognize the difference. Help students understand the difference

between a news story and an editorial. Ask them how columns differ from news stories. Visit www.HSPAfoundation.org and www.IndianaReads.org for activities to teach this concept.

Newspapers – both print and elec-tronic versions – inform, interpret, entertain and serve.

InformNews stories tell about important events in the community, state, nation or world. They contain facts written in an objective manner. The lead usually contains the main facts that answer the five W’s and the H – who, what, when, where, why and/or how.Most appear in the inverted-pyramid style with the most important infor-mation in the beginning and details following. Feature stories include human interest, biographical, historical, news background and how-to articles. Cer-tain characteristics help distinguish these from news stories: ● They are not hard or breaking news.● Their headlines seldom tell the main idea. ● The lead should hook the reader rather than give the main facts.● They usually build toward an inter-esting ending.

Interpret and express opinion Editorials usually appear on the left side of the editorial page. Through these, newspapers try to persuade, inform, praise or even entertain.Syndicated editorials or com-mentary cover a variety of opinions. Newspapers buy the right to publish these, and they include the writers’ names. Letters to the editor allow individual citizens to express their opinions on topics in the news. Editorial cartoons graphically illus-trate opinions.

Entertain● Comics● Puzzles● Humorous features

Serve● Weather reports● TV schedules● Advertisements● Local activities listings

Purposes of the newspaper

● Order papers from your local newspaper’s NIE program. Some provide copies at no charge or for a special educational rate.● Once papers arrive, appoint one or two official student “carriers” to distribute them.● For primary students, staple the pages of sections along the vertical fold for easier handling. Use only one section at a time.● Have students write their names at the top of the front page if they share copies. They rarely turn in a messy copy that’s signed.● Allow a few minutes for students to browse through the paper before beginning an activity. ● Ask older students to read the headlines in the paper and mark those that interest them.

Tell them to read three stories they chose.● Be flexible. If a story interests students, use it as a teachable moment and discuss it. ● Allow at least five minutes at the end of class to clean up. Use pre-moistened towelettes or damp paper towels for hands. ● Some newspapers offer e-editions for class-rooms. These are exact copies of the paper – not just stories as posted on the paper’s website. With online e-editions students can click a button to turn pages and see the same headlines, stories, photos and comics as the newsprint edition. Your local newspaper’s NIE program can provide the information you need to log on. Visit www.HSPA.com for an Indiana newspaper direc-tory searchable by city or county.

By Emily GibbonsIndiana News

They come every semester for high school students: final exams.

Students take up to eight finals at the end of semesters; at some schools each final is worth 20 percent of their se-mester grade, so the result can make or break the final grade.

“I am mostly nervous for my critical thinking final because I don’t feel prepared enough for it,” Indianapolis

senior Mackenzie Moore said. “It’s just important to go over your notes and whatever it is

that you spent the most time on in class.”

Most teachers give out study guides with information about what will be on their finals, and others have information on their own class websites for the students to review.

“The main thing is to not stress about it,” junior Emilie McLaughlin said. “Those who have never taken them before just need to relax, and you’ll

IndIana newsHigh-tech hangups with social networking

Vegan diet isn’t huge sacrifice for teen

Teens, Twitter aren’t always perfect mix

Student blogs about restaurants, recipes

Harry & Co. make more movie magic

By Raymond Riley and Emily GibbonsAssociated Wire

Technology is a constant presence for today’s children and teens.

They are taught to use com-puters in preschool and by high school have the art of social networking burned into their brains.

Is the ever-expanding social media phenomenon a gift or a curse?

Staying in contact with friends and relatives can be a perk of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

“I use Facebook to stay in contact with my friends from

By Paul McMasters Indiana News

INDIANAPOLIS – Matt Aull stands alone as the only vegan that he knows of at his India-napolis high school.

While others eat anything they want, Aull, a senior, chooses to follow a much stricter diet.

“A vegan is someone who doesn’t eat or buy any products that have to do with an animal. No cheese or wool – all that stuff,” he said.

After being a vegetarian for three and a half years, he said he decided six months ago to become a vegan.

His reasoning: It wasn’t a hugh lifestyle change, and veganism is beneficial

By Jesse Winings Indiana News

The box-office success of “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” is no surprise to the millions of fans who love the series.

Part one of the seventh “Harry Potter” movie hit theaters on Nov. 19 and took the cinematic world by storm with a total gross of more than $200 million in the United States alone in the first week.

INDEXADVICE............................................. D4BUSINESS......................................... B7

CLASSIFIED...................................... E1COMICS............................................ D5

CROSSWORD.................................... D4OBITUARIES...................................... B6

OPINION............................................ A6SPORTS............................................ C1

STATE............................................... B1WEATHER......................................... B8

Oh, Baby!Children.born.in.2011.will.wonder.why.we.ever.used.paper.maps.and.watches.. A4 Fans in the mood for

March Madness. C1

By Raymond RileyIndiana News

Lazy Daze is a quaint coffee shop in the heart of Indianapo-lis’ Irvington neighborhood.

Located at 10 S. Johnson Ave, just off of Washington Street, the local hangout fea-tures comfortable indoor and outdoor seating areas.

The establishment is wrapped with a sense of tran -quility, and employees are polite.

Customers can choose from

a wide range of drinks and food. The shop offers every-thing from a mango smoothie, coffee drinks and ice cream to muffins, cookies and scones.

Lazy Daze is a great place for a relaxed lunch, but it’s also a cool place to go in the evenings.

On Monday nights, the coffee shop features a special

See Media, Page A7

See Vegan, Page A8

See Exams, Page A8

See Shop, Page A7

See Media, Page A7

Eat it up....Find.vegan.recipes.and.more.at.indyvegans.com.

Weigh in....Share.your.take.on.Lazy.Daze.with.other.readers.at.www.yourhoosiertimes.com.

Coffee shop appeals to lunch, evening crowdsSmoothie moves

BUSINESS SERIES: SEE YOU THERE

Lazy Daze coffee shop offers milkshakes (above) and other drinks, music and comedy.Photo by Kelly McMasters

Studying for and taking final exams are stressful for students, teens

Photo by Jordan Cagle

Finally, straight talk about end-of-semester exams

1

2

6

3

5

4

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Stories and photos provided by the student publications staff at

Scecina Memorial High School, Indianapolis.

Journalist jargon

1. Body copy: The words of a newspaper story2. Bullet: Large dot used to mark items3. Byline: The reporter’s name that appears before the beginning of a story4. Cut, photo or art: Photos, illustrations or graphics5. Cutline or artline: Descriptive words under a photo or illustration6. Dateline: Words at the beginning of a story that give the story’s place of origin7. Headline: Large type over a story that gives the main idea or attracts readers8. Index: Alphabetical list of items and page numbers9. Jumpline: A line of type indicating a page number where a story continues10. Lead: First paragraph or two of a story that tell basic information or grab the reader’s attention11. Wire service: The Associated Press and United Press Interna-tional are examples of wire services that sup-ply stories and photos to the media.12. Nameplate, mast-head or flag: The newspaper’s name in bold, large type on the front page13. Skybox: Area of the front page used to highlight stories in the edition

Look inside

Indiana.State.Reading.Association.1400.E..Hanna.Ave.Indianapolis,.IN.46227

Non-ProfitU.S..POSTAGE

PAIDBloomington,.INPermit.No..267

A cooperative effort of

for resources on using newspapers in your classroom.

Visit www.IndianaReads.org or www.HSPAfoundation.org

for fun, educational activities for Grades K to 12.Click on Newspaper in Education.