Reading and analyzing non-fiction news articles is an important skill for learners of all ages. I developed this simple form to help students organize their thoughts and synthesize the information they gather from reading news articles. These work well with any news articles, including those from magazines such as Time for Kids. Also, there are some great child-friendly news articles available for free at http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/newsforyou/newsforyou117.shtml. This is a Word document, so it can be modified to fit the needs of your classroom.
Copyright 2009 John Blake. The purchasing teacher has the right to modify and copy this document for use in his/her classroom only.

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I have been teaching for 17 years at the same school in Mandeville, Louisiana. I taught 1st grade for six years and have taught 2nd grade for eleven years. I was the director of our summer camp for three years and have worked both before and after school programs. I also worked as the web manager and technology point person for our school.
