This activity supports Common Core in English Language Arts — CCR Anchor Standards for Reading — CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2.
Grade level: Appropriate for grades 4-12 with teacher modifications
Duration: One class period (may be combined with the Predict the Headline activity)
- Use Recollection Wisconsin to find historical newspaper articles. To locate historical newspapers through Recollection Wisconsin, head to the Browse Collections by Category page to see all available collections containing newspapers.
Or check out the following digital collections:- Carroll University Student Newspaper Collection
- Novitiate Takeover Collection, Shawano City-County Library Digital Collections
- Door County Library Newspaper Archive
- Then have students read a historic newspaper article and select a “pull quote” from the text to help readers understand the big idea of the article.
- Ask students: Is there a memorable quote or fact from the article that you want other readers to take away? How might you edit the quote to keep it short and easy to understand?
