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NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION Each Lesson Idea begins by presenting a separate Topic and Theme for a specific English-language level, from Basic to Advanced, and also the Skills and Objectives the lesson aims to achieve. The Teaching Strategies of each Lesson Idea provides guidance on how to introduce, develop and close the lesson, followed by an Alternative Lesson to cover additional language levels. No special materials are needed to implement these Lesson Ideas in a fun and interactive way, aside from those generally

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NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION

Each Lesson Idea begins by presenting a separate Topic and

Theme for a specific English-language level, from Basic to

Advanced, and also the Skills and Objectives the lesson aims to

achieve.

The Teaching Strategies of each Lesson Idea provides

guidance on how to introduce, develop and close the

lesson, followed by an Alternative Lesson to cover additional

language levels.

No special materials are needed to implement these Lesson

Ideas in a fun and interactive way, aside from those generally

found in a classroom.

Pencils, pens, markers, crayons, scissors, glue and oversized

paper are all you need - and of course, the newspaper!

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Lesson Idea 1 SHOWTIMETopic : TV schedules

Theme : TV viewing habits; Social Science

Level : Basic

Skills : Listening, reading, speaking

Objectives:

1. Read and obtain information from non-linear text

2. Ask questions politely to obtain information and clarification

3. Give relevant information politely in response to enquiries

made

4. WH (Who, What, When, Where, Why) questions and responses

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Preparation

Cut out TV schedules for each channel from The Jakarta

Post

Introduction

Ask the students what their favorite programs are on TV

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and why they like them.

Development

Divide the class into groups and hand each group the pre-

cut TV schedules for one channel

Write sample questions about TV programs on the black-

board, underlining the WH words

Ask the students to come up with their own WH questions

based on the programs in their TV schedule and the

shows' synopses

Once the groups have formed their questions, distribute

one copy of the newspaper per group. Ask students to

turn to the TV schedules page.

As they would in a quiz show, each group asks the other

groups the questions they have drawn up

The group that answers the most questions correctly

within the stipulated time frame wins

Closing

Ask students how they plan their daily viewing.

Discuss with them: How much TV should they watch daily?

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Why? Which programs should be their priority? Which

ones do they like? Have them write down their answers.

ALTERNATIVE LESSONS

Intermediate and Advanced Levels

Ask students what programs (weekly) they would choose

if they were to plan TV viewing for their younger brothers

or sisters.

Ask students to act as TV program directors by planning

their TV schedules to present the best programs for

viewers.

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NIE Lesson Idea 2 GADGETS & GIZMOS

Topic : Electronic gadgets

Theme : Inventions; Science and Technology/ Grammar

Levels : Intermediate and Advanced

Skills : Critical and creative thinking, reading and writing

Objectives:

1. Read and obtain information from non-linear texts

2. Write short, simple instructions

3. Sequence connectors (first, next, then, after, etc.)

4. Simple present tense

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Introduction

Show pictures of electronic gadgets such as mobile

phones, MP3 players and computers to students

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Ask them to name the object and state what the gadget

can do

Tell the students how to operate the gadget

Development

Divide the class into groups and distribute a copy of The

Jakarta Post to each group

Ask students to look for advertisements in the newspaper

relating to electronic gadgets or inventions

Based on the information provided, and adding some of

their own, get groups to write an instruction manual on

their chosen gadget. (Provide students with information

on sequence connectors such as next, then, after, etc.,

and how to use them).

Closing

Have groups present their gadget and their instruction

manual in class

Ask other groups to assess the presented manual on

clarity, sequence and ease of use

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Homework/Assignment

Ask students to invent a gadget of their own using

pictures from the Post

Get students to present their "invention" to the rest of the

class, explaining how to operate it

ALTERNATIVE LESSON

Basic Level

Once students have picked out their advertisements, get

them to circle the adjectives and look up the meaning of

words they don't know

Lesson Idea 3 Along Comes a Hero...

Topic : Famous personalities

Theme : People; Social Science/Vocabulary Levels:

Intermediate and Advanced

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Skills : Critical and creative thinking, reading and writing

Objectives:

1. Talk about people

2. Write simple descriptions of people 3. Writing to express

personal creativity 4. Adjectives

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Preparation

Go through the week's The Jakarta Post and find famous

personalities such as politicians, athletes, artists,

entertainers, businessmen, etc.

Cut out pictures of these personalities and stick them on

flip chart or other oversized papers around the classroom

On smaller strips of paper, write the names of the

personalities and stick them under their pictures

Introduction

Ask students to go around the classroom and take as

many notes as they can on the personalities and their

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physical attributes (short, tall, brown-haired, etc)

Remove the name tags

Test memory and observation skills by asking students

(in groups) to list all the personalities and their physical

attributes

Development

Ask students to go around the classroom and choose one

personality as their "hero"

Guide students to the stack of newspapers collected over

the week.

Ask them to read articles written about their "hero" and

put together all the information they have gathered

Get students to create a completely different profile for

that personality, such as their physical, mental attributes

and personal traits. (Allow students to get creative and

experiment with different appearance, character traits

and careers.)

Students may cut words/pictures from the newspapers to

aid in the visual description they have created for their

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"hero"

Closing

Get students to present the new profile of their "hero" in

class, including answers to the following questions:

1. Why did you choose this particular person?

2. What sort of contributions has he/she made to society?

3. Why was he/she in the news?

4. What are the qualities in this person that you like and

dislike?

5. If you had a chance to speak to this person, what would

be the first three questions you would like to ask?

6. Why did you make the changes you did to the appear-

ance, career and/or traits of this person?

Homework/Assignment

Ask students to prepare a report or scrapbook on the

personality they have chosen. (This can be assessed later

under a report writing assignment.)

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ALTERNATIVE LESSON

Basic Level

Use pictures of any sports personality

Cut each picture into a few pieces like a jigsaw puzzle

Get students to paste the picture back together on a

piece of paper and cut words and phrases from the Post

that best describe that personality

Get students to write 10 sentences describing the

personality (This can also be done in the form of filling in a

descriptive cloze passage.)

For really weak students, jumble up sentences describing

the personality and get students to rearrange them

correctly

Ask students present their work to the class

Lesson Idea 4

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CRASH! BANG! BOOM!

Topic :

Theme :

Level :

Skills :

Objectives:

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Introduction

Ask students what they would consider a disaster and to

name a few that have happened in recent years. Write

these on the blackboard.

Ask them whether these disasters are manmade and there

fore could be avoided, or natural disasters

Discuss if natural disasters in some cases can be the result

of human activity

Ask them what types of disasters occur as a direct or

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indirect cause of human activity

Development

Get students to look through The Jakarta Post for articles

on disasters

Ask students to read through and cut out pictures and

words related to disasters (These can be in the form of

manmade disasters such as accidents, wars and terrorist

attacks, or natural disasters such as earthquakes,

landslides and floods.)

In groups, ask them to make a collage on the theme, using

the words and pictures they have cut out from the

newspaper.

Get groups to present their work

Next, ask students to scan through The Jakarta Post for

articles and pictures on environmental issues

Discuss the issues published and what it means to the

students as citizens of Indonesia and the world

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Closing

Based on the discussion and the sentiments raised in

class, ask students in their groups to write a paragraph

under their collages that express what they feel about

disasters, both manmade and natural, and what message

they would like to communicate through their work.

ALTERNATIVE LESSON

Basic Level

Get students to create a collage and write a slogan that

reflects their thoughts and feelings about the issues in the

collage

Get them to write down words associated with disasters

in a notebook and make sentences with each

Lesson Idea 5 HEADLINE CAPERS

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Topic : Headlines

Theme : Sentence construction and story telling;

Grammar/Creative Writing

Level : Intermediate/Advanced

Skills : Critical and creative thinking, reading and writing

Objectives:

1. Read and understand phrases based on key words 2. Read

simple texts; make inferences and draw conclusions

3. Construct simple and compound sentences, with guidance

and independently

4. Write to express personal creativity

5. Sequence connectors

6. Plot as a literary element

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Introduction

Introduce headlines by asking students what they heard

in the news the night before or read in the day's

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newspapers, and write the topics on board

Explain that headlines give the essential point(s) of the

article and are used to catch the readers' attention

Development

Divide the class into groups and distribute one copy of

The Jakarta Post each

Get groups to cut out 10 headlines each and stick them on

flip chart or oversized paper

Get groups to exchange their headlines

Ask them to construct complete sentences using the

headlines and write them on the paper under the original

headline

Explain the meaning of "anecdote"

Get groups to select one headline from their list and write

an anecdote in which they use the headline, either whole

or in part (The headline must flow easily into the

sentences used in the anecdote.)

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Closing

Students present their chosen headline and read out their

anecdote to the class, describing the moral or lesson it

illustrates

ALTERNATIVE LESSON

Basic Level

Follow the above Lesson Idea, but stop at writing

complete sentences for each headline