| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | |
| READING | Page/Article: A1/ Bronson Arroyo in the Cincinnati Hall of Fame
Activity: Identifying key details Find the answers to these questions: Who is the story about? What was their important role? When were they active in this role? Why was this person/animal so important? Note the organization of details in this story. Which is the most important? Where is it found? Does the headline highlight the most important fact? If not, where did the information for the headline appear in the story? Standard: ELA.R.2.2 – Explain how relevant details support the central idea, implied or explicit. |
| MATH | Page/Article: B4/ Beacon Movie Times
Activity: Graphing Popular Movies at the Beacon Theater Look at the list of all the movies currently playing and how many movie times each one is playing. List them in order from least to greatest based on the number of times played during the day. Standard: MA.DP.1.1 – Collect and represent numerical and categorical data with whole-number values using tables, scaled pictographs, scaled bar graphs, or line plots. Use appropriate titles, labels, and units. |
| SOCIAL STUDIES | Page/Article: B1/MCL 708 Christmas Village & Toys for Tots
Activity: Building Community After reading the article, write about how activities like the one described are important in building a community and how they can help others. Standard: SS.CG.2.1 – Describe how citizens demonstrate civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues. |
MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
| READING | Page/Article: A9/Opinion
Activity: Read the editorial(s) in each week’s newspaper and keep them. Decide if the writer logically constructed the piece or if it tends to be emotionally constructed. Classify the editorials as being explanatory, praiseworthy, critical, entertaining, persuasive, or a combination. Standard: ELA.R.3.4 – Explain how an author uses rhetorical devices to support or advance an appeal. |
| MATH | Page/Article: A3/BOCC approves master plan for golf destination project in Brooksville
Activity: Designating a golf course Using the image and Google maps, determine the area and perimeter of the projected golf course. Use that information to determine other possible locations where the golf course could be located in Hernando County. Standard: MA.912.DP.5.4 – Generate multiple samples or simulated samples of the same size to measure the variation in estimates or predictions. |
| SOCIAL STUDIES | Page/Article: Any
Activity: The Power of Persuasion Define and list the persuasion techniques used in advertising, and then find an example of each in your newspaper. Discuss the ads, see which ad the class likes most and which is liked least, and tell why. Standard: SS.A.1.1 – Provide supporting details for an answer from text, interview for oral history, check the validity of information from research/text, and identify strong vs. weak arguments. |