In this lesson, students will confidently navigate Newsela and explore its features by completing a scavenger hunt.
Newsela will be an integral part of our instruction this year. Explore Newsela and complete this scavenger hunt to learn and discover the many things we will do with Newsela this year!
❗️TEACHER TO DO: Insert Sign-In directions❗
️Example: Go to Newsela.com and Click Sign Into Newsela with Google, Clever, Microsoft, Canvas, Schoology, Classlink, or your email address.
Visit Newsela.com and log in following the instructions I gave you earlier.
Use the search bar in the top left corner to find an article about video games. Type the title of an article you find here.
Use the search bar in the top left corner to find an article about animals. Type the title of an article you find here.
Use the search bar in the top left corner to find an article about sports. Type the title of an article you find here.
Use the search bar in the top left corner to find an article about️ the state we live in. Type the title of the article you found here.
Find the article titled, "How video games are teaching the world to speak English." Where was it originally published?
(Hint: You’ll find this before the article begins)
Use the drop down menu in the top left corner to find the different levels of this text. Check off the reading levels this text is available in.
Click through the different levels of this text. Read the first sentence at each level. What do you notice? How does the article change?
One thing I notice between the different reading levels is...
On Newsela, you can highlight and mark up articles using the Annotation feature.
Practice highlighting parts of a text using the Newsela Highlighter. To do this, select the words with your cursor, like you would to copy/paste.
Write a comment to go with one of your annotations saying, "This is cool!" (I can see all of your annotations and I can reply to them.)
Click the ¶ button above the start of the article. What do you notice happens? How might this tool be helpful?
Click the 🎧 button above the start of the article. What do you notice happens? How might this tool be helpful?
When you see a bold word underlined in green or blue on Newsela, that means it is an important vocabulary word. If it's in GREEN, you'll also have practice activities. Your Student Binder will list all the Power Words you learn this year.
Click the word to hear it out loud and learn the definition.
Find and record one vocabulary word from this article.
Record the definition of that vocabulary word.
Now, search for an article on a topic of your choice. Read the article, practice making annotations, explore power words, and take the quiz. Happy reading!
What topics did you search for on Newsela? Give me recommendations to include in class this year.