This is a news web site for teens from public television's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" nightly news cast. It includes short current-events stories written for a 10th grade audience; student contributors that argue different sides of current events; and information about various career paths. Teachers can access online lesson plans by subject on topics ranging from avoiding plagiarism to club drugs. Each lesson plan contains a link to the transcript of a "NewsHour" segment, discussion questions, a teacher's strategy guide, and possible additional activities. |