Examples of student work and responses are provided in web site. Since our school does not have access to the internet yet, the students have only used the local hardcopy paper to do the activities. The Internet will add further excitement to the activities as the students are able to navigate around the world. Students become more aware of global issues. Younger students are excited to discover that a newspaper is not just a grown up pastime.
Students love having choices and are motivated to do more than the required activities.
The extra activities also provide extension for gifted students. Allowing collaboration adds a higher level of energy to the process. Parents have responded that their children race them to the front door to retrieve the newspaper. Also, they have reported students recognizing radio news as stories they have read in the newspaper. Most importantly, students have ownership in their learning when given choices and a chance to explore their interests.