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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF SEP. 05, 2005 Soaring gas prices will affect you, too![]() ![]() Have your students track prices advertised in newspapers for the sale of gas-guzzling SUVs and contrast them with prices advertised for compact cars. Are Americans changing their buying habits?
![]() Ask your students to track prices advertised in newspapers for air travel. For example, how much are prices rising for family vacation packages to Disney World in Orlando, Fla.?
![]() Assign the students to scour newspapers for stories about people who develop innovative ways to trim their energy expenses.
Americans can expect gasoline prices to remain above $3 a gallon for the rest of the year, analysts say. Eight Gulf of Mexico refineries continue to struggle to resume normal operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and that can only be bad news for motorists. Some governors are responding by lifting state gasoline taxes to ease the burden on consumers. Driving is not the only concern. Airline passengers are sure to feel the effect. Northwest, for example, already dealing with a strike, believes the post-storm crisis, may hasten bankruptcy. And other airlines are grappling with strategies to deal with skyrocketing fuel costs. They are expected to increase ticket prices and decrease the number of flights they offer. Gasoline is hardly the only concern. Not only does the Gulf provide 25 percent of the nation's crude oil, it also supplies 20 percent of U.S. natural gas supplies. So, with winter not so far away, Americans also face sharply higher heating fuel costs.
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