Also Try Current Events News News -News for Students (MSNBC.com) Provides top news stories, including sports, written for kids and teens. 6-02 Astronomy News (KidsAstronomy.com) Provides information on the latest space missions, discoveries, and achievements each day. 11-00. News for Students (CNNfyi.com) Provides news for students. 7-01 News for Students (PBS) Provides world news, with a focus on several key stories. News for Students (Purple Mountain Press) Provides news stories twice per month. 6-02 News for Students (Time) Provides news for students. 2-00 Science News for Students (WhyFiles) Provides news stories in science. 6-02 Projects Brokering Peace (USNewsClassroom.com - Watson) Encourages students to discuss the Middle East Peace process and the role of the USA. Editor's Note - This lesson is dated 10-00 and is therefore old. Albright was replaced by Powell, Barak was replaced by Sharon, and Clinton was replaced by Bush. The student can use other resources in this section of the Awesome Library to gain more current news. Otherwise, the issues still need resolution. 5-02 Censorship and Propaganda During Wartime (British Library - Words Alive) Helps students explore different points of view regarding censorship and propaganda of newspapers during wartime. Note - British spelling of English words is sometimes different from American spelling. 2-02 Exploring the Roles of Fact and Opinion in Relaying the News (New York Times - DeKorne and Chin) "In this lesson, students evaluate how facts and opinions function in relaying the news and consider the media's responsibilities in reporting during wartime." 2-02 Publish News Stories - High School Students (Highwired Network) Provides a means for teachers and students to work together to publish stories online. Provides a staging area for teachers to approve stories by students before the stories go online.

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