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L.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: Video of a current news event is presented for discussion to encourage student participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the video. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event, 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.
01/05/2026
Champagne sparklers likely started Swiss bar fire, officials say
Investigators say sparklers placed in champagne bottles were held too close to the ceiling and may have ignited soundproofing foam, triggering a fast-moving fire that killed at least 40 people and injured 119 others. Survivors described chaos and panic as flames spread rapidly through the crowded bar at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. More than half of those killed in the blaze were teenagers, two of them only 14 years old.■Class discussion: Soundproofing foam, sparklers, and pyrotechnics have been blamed in many fires, including one that killed 242 people in 2013. Should those items be banned inside buildings? The stairs out of the basement bar in Switzerland were narrow. Do you look for a safe way out of a crowded space? How should the bar owners be punished? Should parents know where their children are going? Do you always tell your parents about your plans?
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