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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 SEP. 06, 2010 Hearing-loss message is clear: Dial down the volume![]() ![]() Try to find a news item, photo or ad involving any product that can cause harm if used improperly or excessively.
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Here's medical advice worth listening to -- before it's harder to listen to anything: Don't blast music through ear buds or headphones. New research shows that one in five U.S. teens has at least slight hearing loss -- a 30-percent jump from just 15 years ago. Repeated, hours-long exposure to iPods and other MP3 music players may be a major reason, indicates the study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. MP3 players -- which don't always show volume levels -- reach 100 decibels or more. The recommended safe sound level is 70 decibels on average throughout each day. Noise suppression earphones for use with MP3 players can reduce external sounds, letting users enjoy music at lower levels. Ringing in the ears or fuzzy-sounding speech after using a digital player are warning signs to get a hearing test. Hearing loss could cause problems in school and set the stage for hearing aids in later life. A New York researcher believes iPods are just part of the problem for teens with part-time jobs in loud workplaces or "other opportunities to be exposed to excessive sources of noise, including noisy bars and restaurants, sports events, concerts, motorcycles." The specialist, Professor Robyn Gershon of Columbia University, adds: "All these exposures, when combined, could readily exceed the recommended limits."
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