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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 OCT. 24, 2005 2005 hurricane season continues to set records![]() ![]() Divide the class into three groups and have each group research past hurricanes to determine, by group, which caused most loss of life, which were the costliest, and which were the most intense in terms of barometric pressure at landfall. Have the students find the story of one storm survivor from each of three categories and relate his/her story to the class.
![]() Assign students whose names are on the list of the World Meteorological Organization's hurricane to research the hurricanes they share names with. As not all student names will appear on the WMO list, have several other students join them in doing the research. Present the findings--storm date, location, damage--in class.
![]() Provide students with a hurricane preparedness (or other storm or emergency incident) checklist. Students should take the list home and label each item with a checkmark (indicating it is in the house or complete) or an "X" (indicating that the item was not available). For checked items, students should also assess the location of the supplies--whether the supplies are easily accessible, in ready condition, etc.--as well as whether the family has any kind of emergency plan in place.
Hurricane Wilma slammed storm-battered Florida Monday as the seventh hurricane in 14 months for Florida and the 22nd tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, the most on record. Wilma landed along the southwest Gulf Coast as a major Category 3 storm Monday morning and swiftly rolled through the region. Officials predict Wilma will cause more damage than Hurricane Charley did there in 2004 and produce significant rainfall and a high number of tornadoes. Front Page Talking Points is written by
Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2024
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