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Download full textLockledge, Ann – 1993
Using the newspaper to provide opportunities for students to learn current events and further develop writing skills is described. Seven activities outline how to use cooperative learning to teach current events. Four types of assignments based on newspapers develop various types of writing skills: (1) personal writing; (2) descriptive writing;…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comics (Publications), Contracts, Descriptive Writing
