This site consists of links to directories for locating online newspapers, lesson plans for using newspapers, resources for creating classroom newspapers, journalism lesson plans, and online versions of many papers

Newspaper Directories
|News Central
Find more than 3500 links to U.S. and international newspapers. See also Paperboy.com.  

Canadian Newspapers
Another listing of links to Canadian newspapers.

Minnesota Newspapers Online
Links to all Minnesota newspapers that have online editions.

Minnesota Newspaper Directory
Links and contact information for all Minnesota newspapers, including those which do not have online editions.

Best Online High School Newsletters
The top 20.

Lesson Plans and Resources for Using Newspapers in Classrooms
New York Times Learning Network
News summaries, a news quiz, daily lesson plans for teaching about current events, etc.

Old News
An archive of vintage newspaper articles! A great way to spice up a history lesson.

Newspaper Activities to use in the Classroom
A pdf booklet with many activities. See also A Teacher's Guide to Using Newspapers to Enhance Language Arts Skills.   

Ten Great Activities: Teaching with the Newspaper
From Education World. See also Read All About It! Ten Terrific Newspaper Lessons. and

A Good Read: Literacy Strategies with Newspapers
Download this curriculum guide with eight units.

How to Teach Your Student about Fake News
A lesson plan from PBS. See also Evaluating Sources in  a "Post-Truth" World"

Fighting Fake News
A lesson plan from KQED Learning.  See also Fake News and What We Can Do about It and How to Spot Fake News.

Framework for Teaching News Literacy
From the News Literacy Project, it includes several classroom activities.

Reading the Newspaper
A middle-school lesson plan in which students critically read newspaper articles. See also Newspaper Scavenger Hunt.

Looking at Newspapers: Introduction
A lesson plan for grades 2-4.

Facilitating Discussion of Newspaper Articles in the ESL/EFL Classroom
Ideas for a discussion-based lesson.   

Lesson Plans and Resources for Creating Classroom or School Newspapers
Creating a Classroom Newspaper
A unit for grades 3-5 from Read-Write-Think.

School Newspaper Unit
One more unit! This one's for an electronic newspaper in the upper elementary to high school grades.

Creating a Classroom Newspaper
A "how to" guide complete with free designer templates.

Make a Classroom Newspaper
Big bunch of worksheets for your classroom newspaper.   

Let's Write a Newspaper Story
A complete writing course for elementary and middle school students!

Writing a Newspaper Article
A lesson plan for grades 6-9.

Journalism Lesson Plans
School Journalism
A large number of lesson plans.

The Write Site
Journalism information and activities.

Media Smarts
Many lesson plans and activities for media topics.

Decoding Media Bias
A lesson plan for grades 7-12 from PBS.

Exploring Bias and Exaggeration in News and Magazine Articles
A 6th-grade lesson plan.

How to Teach Your Student about Fake News
A lesson plan from PBS. See also Evaluating Sources in  a "Post-Truth" World"

Fighting Fake News
A lesson plan from KQED Learning.  See also Fake News and What We Can Do about It and How to Spot Fake News.

Sports Journalism Lesson Plan
 A high school lesson plan.

Magazine Ads and You, the Teenager
A mass media unit for grades 6-8.

Journalism Lessons
A set of lesson plans from Teach it Write.

Journalism 101
Lesson ideas for grades 6-12 from Scholastic

Online Newspapers
USA Today

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Minneapolis Star Tribune

St. Paul Pioneer Planet

Saint Cloud Times
Our local newspaper. Check it out; it's not bad!

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Sun-Times

New York Times

Washington Post

Los Angeles Times

Times of London

The Irish News
 

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