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1. Week 1 - The Inverted Pyramid

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): MP3

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will work on understanding the parts of a news story. This week’s activity uses a graphic organizer about the inverted pyramid.

2. Hunter

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Hunter plays the drums and ukulele, and in this interview, he talks about music and going to Puerto Rico.

3. Teacher's Corner

4. Haley

   In: American Teens Talk! Format(s): MP3, Text

   Haley is on the school swim team and also coaches a swim team. She talks about her busy schedule in this interview.

5. Voice of America: Current Event Activities in the English Language Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This webinar explores today’s globalized world in the 24-hour news cycle, and the importance of teaching current events in the English language classroom.

6. Week 3 - Celebrity Interview

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): Text

   Looking for a fun way to teach reported speech? In this activity, students take part in a role play and then use reported speech to write a story about a celebrity interview.

7. Week 4 - What's the Scoop?

   In: Teacher's Corner: Journalism Format(s): Text

   Have fun with radio broadcasts in your classroom. In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students practice speaking, writing, and reading skills by putting together news radio broadcasts.

8. Teacher's Corner: Promoting Learner Engagement

   Format(s): Text

   This month’s Teacher’s Corner provides ideas for promoting learner engagement.

9. Week 1 - Building a Strong Classroom Community

   In: Teacher's Corner: Promoting Learner Engagement Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we offer three suggestions to promote student-student relationships. You can use these in your own classrooms as you work toward greater student engagement.

10. Week 2 - Read to Beat the Clock

    In: Teacher's Corner: Promoting Learner Engagement Format(s): Text

    This week we’ll look at ways to get students actively involved in class activities. In this activity, students work in pairs to practice reading fluently.

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