6 Q's About the News

Teaching students to read and critically think about the news

 

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Learning to think critically about the news media is such an important skill, but is often difficult to teach. The Learning Network has partnered with The New York Times to create a way for teachers to help students do just that. Each day, a new news article is chosen to showcase. These articles can be on a wide variety of topics and they are all archived on the site so you can choose ones that will interest your students. Included on the site is an overview of the article, a link to the actual article, and 6 thought provoking questions that students can ponder while reading. This can lead to great group discussions or simply get kids to think while they read. Actively engaging students while reading text that can be challenging will often help them to become better readers. 

Check out the site each day for a new article and set of questions to keep your students informed and thinking critically about news media.