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http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ - Time for Kids

http://www.nytimes.com/ - NY Times for Kids

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/newsforyou.shtml -  News Stories

http://rhlschool.com/news.htm - News Sources

http://nie.philly.com/ - Philadelphia Inquirer

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=35 - Current Events - Middle School

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/cevents.html - Current Events - Middle School

http://www.thebeehive.org/school/k-12-students/homework-help/middle-school/social-studies/current-events - Middle School Current Events - The Beehive

Read Me

You can learn a lot about an article before you even begin reading it.

Choose a short article from today's Inquirer (or other news source).

See if you can answer the questions below.

What is the headline of the article?

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Are there any other headings in the article? If so what are they?

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Are there any photos with the article? If so, describe the photos.

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Are there any graphs or charts? If so describe the graphs or charts.

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From the headings and images, make a guess about what the main

topic of the article is. ________________________________________

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When you have finished, read the article and see if your guesses were

correct.