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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. 13, 2006 Skiers, skaters, snowboarders, sledders compete in Olympics![]() ![]() Olympic-related coverage appears throughout the newspaper. Assign students to see how many articles and photos with Olympic themes they can find in the Business, Entertainment and other feature sections on a designated day or several days. (Sports section and front-page reports don’t count.)
![]() Though the Olympics are a natural TV event, distinctive coverage in newspapers supplements and enhances the on-screen action. Challenge students to point out advantages that newspapers have because of their print format, plus their focus on hometown or home-state competitors in Turin. Can they think of ways that reading Olympic coverage deepens understanding and appreciation of the telecasts?
![]() While the Olympic spirit celebrates pure skill, fair play and a village of international athletes, local and national pride shows in print and broadcast coverage. Ask students if they can detect examples of rooting for the "home team" im this week's newspapers. Have them discuss the value and drawbacks of media "cheerleading."
Ice and snow athletes from 80 countries on Saturday began more than two weeks of competition at the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy. Through Feb. 26, the 2,500 nonprofessionals will display grace, speed, agility, strength, courage and intensity as they try for team and individual medals in 15 sports. The most popular events include skiing, hockey and figure skating. Action on the slopes, rinks and fields also features snowboarding, speed skating, ice dancing, luge and bobsled races, curling and the biathalon (Nordic skiing and target shooting). American stars at the Olympics include skiers Bode Miller and Kaylin Richardson, figure skaters Sasha Cohen and Michaelle Kwan, speed skater Apolo Ohno, snowboarders Hannah Teter and Danny Kass, and three-time women’s hockey team member Angela Ruggiero.
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