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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 JULY 13, 2015 Millennial generation dominates America’s population, new figures show![]() ![]() How many people pictured on today's from page seem to be under age 30, based on your guess, and how many look older?
![]() Find a story about your generation or one of interest to students. Give a one-sentence summary or reaction.
![]() Now suggest how the newspaper could appeal to more young readers. Consider emailing your ideas as a letter to the editor.
Millennials are taking over our country – based on their generation's size, at least. New numbers from the Census Bureau show 83.1 million Americans are aged 15 to 33 (born from 1982-2000) and make up one-quarter of the population. That generation is known as millennials because 2000 started a new 1,000 years – a millennium – on the calendar. Members of the generation now outnumber the largest block of predecessors -- baby boomers, born from 1946-64 (now 51-69), by almost eight million. Millennials also are more diverse than previous generations, with 44 percent being part of a minority race or ethnic group. "The population as a whole has become more racially and ethnically diverse in just the last decade," the federal agency said as it released the latest data recently. In 2004, nearly 33 percent of Americans were minorities. That rose to almost 38 percent last year. Here's another eye-opener: More than one-in-three U.S. adult workers today are millennials. This year they surpassed Generation X (born 1965-82) to become the largest share of the American workforce, according to a new analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C.
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