Chapter Three
NEWSPAPER ACTIVITIES
1. The title of this chapter is New Homes. Clip from The New-Journal pictures of homes that you think are interesting. Arrange them into a poster or display. Compare your creation with classmates or friends. How are they alike and different?
2. In this chapter, Rico becomes fascinated with a mysterious stranger he sees at the creek. Often, people in the news have an air of mystery about them, too. Each week in the News Currents section of nieworld.com, there is a “Who Am I” quiz. With classmates or friends, take the quiz to see who can be the first to identify the mystery personality in the news.