For Science teachers , find the day that your local paper prints science features. Students can read about recent discoveries, medical advances, etc. The New York Times publishes a science section on Tuesdays. Language Arts teachers can have students search the Op-Ed pages. Have your students read the book reviews.
Students can write a book review about their independent reading.
Students can translate cartoons into the language they are studying. After students read through the newspaper, or the sections they have been directed to read, you can proceed in the following ways. Discuss current events that relate to your academic area. Students can write reviews of news events, including paragraphs that briefly paraphrase what they have read. Students can write a mock newspaper, or a real newspaper, modelling the paper they read in your class.