Nov. 8, 2006: Meet Marjorie Priceman

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Cut out a dozen words or so from different newspaper headlines. Now paste the words in new combinations to create book titles. Have a family member or friend select one of your new titles and make up a story to go with the title.

2. Select a photo from the newspaper that would make a good book cover. Write a short story that could go with the photo.

3. Select three books from today's Mini Page that you would like to read. Write the titles on a piece of paper. Now write a sentence explaining why you would like to read each book.

4. Which of the books in today's Mini Page might help you understand (a) history, (b) science, (c) art or music, and (d) other cultures?

5. Select a local, state or national news story. Pretend you are a person involved in the story. Write a story about the event from your point of view as someone who was there when the news happened.

This week's standards:

• Students comprehend and respond to a variety of images and text.
• Students identify forms and elements of literature. (Language Arts: Reading)
  
  (standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)