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NEWSWEEK magazine for your students...
NEWSWEEK delivers a fresh text every week
packed with features your students will look
forward to, like "My Turn," "Newsmakers,"
"Tip Sheet," "Perspectives," and "A Thousand
Words," our distinctive photo essay.
...Free desk copy for you!
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These resources are FREE with
classroom orders of 15 copies or more! |
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FREE Newsweek "This Week" guide & quiz
Every week get a teacher's guide and quiz to help you make the most of Newsweek in your classroom. Lessons are themed to major curriculum standards, with activities for graphic interpretation, linking the past with the present and exploring the way media work. Each week, you'll get:
- Lesson plans developed by professional educators
- Activities geared to major curriculum standards
- Fresh ideas for each week's issue
- Use historic NEWSWEEK articles to hone students' ability to work with primary sources
- Varied activities are adaptable to multiple skill levels
- English practice every week to keep students' language arts skills sharp
- Plus, vocabulary, quiz, discussion questions... and more!
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TEACHING RESOURCES
Blend content with skills and help your students reach high performance standards.
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| NewsSource Units |
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Provide a close-up, real-world look at an important topic. Written by educators, NewsSources offer timely, easy-to-use lesson plans and activities correlated to national content standards and assessment criteria. |
| Issues Today Maps/Teacher Guides |
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Combine state-of-the art maps with graphs,
charts and pictures that really make your
classroom come alive! These colorful and
informative maps come with easy-to-use lessons
that provide visual learning opportunities for
your students.
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| Skills Builders |
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Help prepare students for academic success by sharpening skills
needed for standardized tests and providing multiple strategies
for deciphering information.
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| My Turn: Student Voices |
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This resource models effective personal essay writing
using NEWSWEEK�s enduring My Turn column, plus at least four
essays written by student-winners of the NEWSWEEK/Kaplan My
Turn Essay Contest. Students appreciate the individual stories
and personal insights contained in My Turn essays as they learn
to write persuasive essays of their own.
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| Special Program Guides |
Newsweek's teacher's guides save you time by giving you lesson plans every day that engage your students and keep them interested. Choose one of the following guides with your order:
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History: Linking the Past to the Present
An indispensable resource for helping you make the connection
between the current stories in NEWSWEEK and historic events.
Lessons on timeless concepts like chronological thinking, migration
and turning points in history provide the link between yesterday
and today.
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Citizenship in Action
An essential handbook for government, civics and service
learning educators who use NEWSWEEK as the "text" in their
classes. This comprehensive guide helps you show students how
government works and helps them develop the habits of active
citizenship they�ll need as adults.
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Cross-Curriculum Guide
A treasure of tested ideas, strategies and activities for use with
all subjects, from math and economics to geography and
environmental studies. This guide is particularly valuable for
teachers in learning centers working to promote academic
success for underprepared students.
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English: Using Newsweek to Improve Reading, Writing and Vocabulary Skills
Designed especially for English teachers, this guide helps teach
your students how to read for information and write with clarity
and precision.
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English as a Second Language
Linguistically and culturally diverse students need
activities that integrate reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Non-native speakers of English will strengthen their basic
English skills through the mechanics of paragraph-building,
critical reading, vocabulary, grammar, mechanics and style.
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| Newsweekeducation.com |
