I like the lessons available through the News Literacy Project and Checkology.org. However, I don't know if they will work for 5th grade. They do have middle school lessons and I use them with 7th graders. I think it would be worth your while to check it out.

Christine Rosa
Library Media Specialist
Wamogo Regional School 6

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