Chapter 8: Train of Thought

Newspaper Activities for Brain Freeze

1. Compare the online version of today´s News-Journal and The Charlotte Observer. On the Web, go to nieworld.com and, on the left sidebar, find NAA (Newspaper Association of America). Under NAA, click on Newspaper sites - National. Once there, click on the map of North Carolina. Scroll down, click on The Charlotte Observer, and print page 1 of the site. Follow the same steps, using the map of Florida, to get to and print page 1 of The News-Journal´s site.

2. In this chapter, Nathan observes that people are both mad and glad about the 1st Amendment. Clip, from various editions of The News-Journal, examples of each and with friends or classmates debate some of the issues.

3. With classmates or family have a race using The News-Journal. Circle the names of the different religions you find in the paper; the one with the longest list wins. Then, using the web, find out which of the religions are practiced by people in the U.S.

The National Archives
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Telephone: 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272

The White House
This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, the federal government.

Web Writing That Works!
Organize explanations to follow the train of thought.

Religion in America
Directory of Online Resources for the Study of Religion in the United States.

Statues and monuments in Washington DC
Searchable database of statues and monuments in Washington DC.

White House Kids
Test your knowledge about the White House and the President´s Administration.

George Washington´s Portrait
Using your noggin and a special spyglass tool, you´ll uncover hidden layers of the painting and learn fascinating facts about the portrait along the way.

Ben´s Interactive Games
To play any of these games, you need the Macromedia Flash Player.

This Week´s Featured Newspaper: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/

Serial Story: BRAIN FREEZE
Brain Freeze, a 10-chapter serial story, is written by Bob Rouse and illustrated by Frank Yates. Bob Rouse and Frank Yates both work for the Lexington Herald-Leader.