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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 AUG. 11, 2008 Olympic stars of Summer '08 shine in Beijing![]() ![]() This worldwide spectacle has local flavor. Look for reports on athletes, coaches and Olympic attendees from your region or state.
![]() Blogs, columns and photo or video galleries reach beyond the news of medal winners to show what the Olympics are like for participants, journalists and Chinese hosts. Find an interesting feature to share.
![]() Check out an Olympics online forum, article comments or the letters page to see what people are saying . . . and perhaps to post your thoughts.
On beach sand, water, hills, tracks, basketball courts, soccer fields, gymnastic apparatus, wrestling mats and other sites, the world's top amateur athletes are going for the gold . . . and silver and bronze. The Summer Olympics began last weekend and run through Aug. 24 in and around China's capital, Beijing. More than 10,700 men and women from about 200 counties are competing in 28 sports from archery to wrestling.
Nine new events include bicycle motocross (BMX), marathon swimming, team table tennis and steeplechase running - a type of obstacle course. Among the most popular - and most televised - competitions are volleyball, diving, soccer, tennis and gymnastics. China's selection as host for the first time lets it show a global audience how technologically advanced and prosperous that ancient land with 1.3 billion people - yes, billion! -- has become. It also provides a forum for protests against the Communist leaders' blemished record on human rights, environmental protection, press freedom and Internet censorship. Tight security is intended to avoid any disruptions.
Front Page Talking Points is written by
Felix Grabowski and Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2024
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