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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 FEB. 08, 2010 Winter Olympics showcase skills, speed on snow and iceLook for reports on athletes from your area or state who'll compete in Vancouver.
Find an Olympic preview that's not about sports.
What can you learn about when the opening ceremony and daily medal events will be on TV? What's the time zone difference between your region and Vancouver?
Get set for more than two weeks of thrills on slopes, rinks and sled tracks as 2,500 athletes from around the world come to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the XXI Winter Olympic Games -- or 21st Winter Olympics. The show starts Friday as competitors walk behind their flags flag in a colorful stadium parade by more than 80 nations. America's 216 athletes will wear vintage-style jackets, turtlenecks and wool hats designed by Polo Ralph Lauren.
Televised action runs through Feb. 28 with activities that include ski jumping, snowboarding, bobsledding, ice dancing, figure skating, hockey and downhill racing. Athletes also will try for gold, silver or bronze medals in sports that are not as well-known -- such as the biathlon (cross-country skiing and target shooting), curling (sliding heavy granite "stones" on ice), luge (one-person or two-person sleds that exceed 90 mph) and skeleton (face-first sledding).
The Winter Olympics, held every four years, are a big deal for broadcasters and a huge challenge for Canadian security forces. NBC will show nearly 200 hours of coverage, with additional programming on the MSNBC and CNBC cable networks. NBC's website (www.nbcolympics.com) has a feed of Twitter message streams from more than 80 athletes. U.S. skater says: "There are a lot of teams who have a shot at the gold medal and we're one of them, so it's a really exciting prospect." -- Meryl Davis, Michigan ice dancer U.S. official says: "This might be the Twitter Olympics. It'll be interesting to see where it all goes. Our brain waves are now operating in a 140-character mode." -- Bob Condron, U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Final Olympic torch carrier: The person who'll light the Olympic flame Friday remains secret, but speculation focuses on Canadian hockey hero Wayne Gretzky or a representative of native people. Front Page Talking Points is written by
Felix Grabowski and Alan Stamm for NIEonline.com, Copyright 2024
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