As Tom uses sections, headlines, and captions to find stories that interest him, he discovers that reading the newspaper is not so difficult after all. It's just a matter of figuring out where you are in the paper and what you want to learn.
IN THIS LESSON YOU:
--Learned where to find what you're looking for in the newspaper.
--Predicted what articles would be about and where they would appear in the newpaper by reading their headlines.
--Matched pictures with the right captions.
ON YOUR OWN:
--Watch the news on TV and write down the subjects that interest you. Look for stories about these subjects in the newspaper.
--Circle headlines on the front page of your favorite newspaper. Can you guess what the stories will be about before you read them?
--In your favorite section of the newspaper, study captions. Which captions give you details not included in the actual stories?
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