What Readers Want: Part One

Read the following news stories... Be prepared to share your ideas about each one:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/us-usa-newmexico-teachers-idUSKBN0GB1P620140811

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-school-districts-saddled-with-teacher-shortage-survey-finds/article/5334067

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/aug/06/teacher-shortage-hurts-ccsds-kids/

Key Questions:
Write in your answers in your notebook to receive points! Make sure you answer these questions in complete sentences! These answers will be discussed as a group. Be prepared to share what you wrote down:

1. Who would care about the first article? Why would they care about the article? Who would care about the second and third? Answer why on these as well.
2. Should we care about these problems mentioned in the stories above in Arizona? Why or why not?
3. Had these articles not been posted for you, would you REALLY have read a story coming from New Mexico, Oklahoma or Las Vegas? Why or why not?

Now read the following story:
http://kjzz.org/content/40803/school-districts-scrambling-teacher-shortage

Why does this article affect YOU more than the others you read? Explain WHY! Complete sentences please!

Now, scroll to the top of the page, and find the tab that says, "Key Concepts," and click on it. Write down the definition. Mr. Bourland will explain it further. After the concept has been explained, come back to the home page, and continue with the instructions.

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Open the following link in a new tab: http://www1.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

Mr. Bourland will show you how to complete the following, along with how to set your paper up. Pay attention to the instructions BEFORE you begin! 

Find the Arizona Daily Star front page and answer the following under column one:

• List the headlines of all the front page stories
• Under each headline, list who the story effects
• Under that list, explain WHY the newspaper would have put the following story under page one.

Find a national newspaper (New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, USA Today) and answer the following under column two:

• List the headlines of all the front page stories
• Under each headline, list who the story effects
• Under that list, explain WHY the newspaper would have put the following story under page one.

Find a small town newspaper (not a state capitol or large city newspaper) and answer the following under column three:

• List the headlines of all the front page stories
• Under each headline, list who the story effects
• Under that list, explain WHY the newspaper would have put the following story under page one.