Stop Press
An Enriching and Rewarding Pack Using Daily Newspapers for Tutors and Students
Published in September 1989
Book
Hardback
150 pages
978-0-333-51398-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a guide in using a daily newspaper as a major text in adult literacy classes to improve reading skills and to develop the concepts and skills that will reap greater social awareness. Five sample units are provided for the tutor, which can be adapted for any local paper. The guide can be used in a variety of ways, depending on the level of reading proficiency. For example, the headlines can be copied or an article or letter to an editor can be studied as a stimulus for student writing.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 260 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51398-9 (9780333513989)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Advice and information: introduction to the columns; financial advice; the horoscope; travel; advice and information. Part 2 Health and fitness: a guide to good eating; using supermarket adverts for better shopping; drugs and performance. Part 3 Crime and the law: introduction to crime and its effects; crime against property; crime against people; introduction to the editorial page; crime and the law summary ; conmen; tattooed raider property and charges; alleged killer charges; opinion and news; crimes. Part 4 Getting to know the news: introduction to the newspaper; treasure hunt; the newspapers many purposes; classifying the news; recognizing an important story; story of the week; using the entertainment section; teaching vocabulary in context through a newspaper column; is it features or is it news?; the continuing story; using the cinema section to make entertainment plans; writing an interview and constructing an interview format; gathering information; organization of the news story; summary activity for getting to know the news. Part 5: treasure hunt; the newspapers many purposes; classifying the news; recognize a front page story; weekend activity; "crack"; ghost busters birthday tribute; Chernobyl; night out; Dreffuss crosses the drugs divide; information gathering; organizing the news story; summary activity for getting to know the news.