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Common Core State Standard
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.
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.
04/25/2022
Gun deaths were the leading killer of U.S. children in 2020
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that over 4,300 Americans between the age of 1 and 19 died of firearm-related injuries in 2020, more than died of car crashes, drug overdoses or cancer. According to the research - published last week in the New England Journal Medicine - the rise in youth deaths was part of an overall 33.4% increase in firearm homicides nationwide. More than 390 million guns are owned by civilians in the United States, which has about 331 million people.■Class discussion: Does it surprise you that you are more likely to die of a gunshot than a car crash or cancer? Why or why not? Does having a gun in a home decrease or increase the chances of a resident being shot? By how much? Does your state have a law requiring gun owners to lock stored weapons in something like a gun vault? Why or why not? There is technology that can prevent anyone other than the owner from firing a gun. Why do gun lobbyists oppose manufacturing these weapons? Does it seem some love guns more than kids?