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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 18, 2016 Republican convention makes Donald Trump’s presidential nomination official this week![]() ![]() Tell two things you learn from any Cleveland article or column.
![]() Pick a convention coverage quote. How does it make you feel?
![]() Share a comment from a young delegate or from someone representing your state.
Now it gets real. Campaign 2016 kicks into its four-month finale as Republicans in Cleveland formally nominate businessman Donald Trump for president Tuesday night. The first-time candidate’s vice presidential running mate is Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, a conservative former congressman who adds political experience to the ticket. The pick draws wide praise from mainstream Republicans. "I can think of no better choice for our vice-presidential candidate," says House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Trump, who'll wrap up the four-day Ohio convention with a prime-time speech Thursday night, is a brash candidate who draws huge crowds and makes some people – including Republicans – uneasy. Two former presidents, George H.W. Bush and son George W. Bush, are among prominent party leaders skipping the convention. Trump vows to tighten immigration policies, deport illegal residents and try to change free-trade agreements that he sees as unfair. His dislike of what he considers to be political correctness is a campaign theme. Media commentators and some prominent Republicans feel he encourages racism with remarks against Mexicans, frequent calls for a border wall built at Mexico's expense and a proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. if they're not citizens. Trump is running against Hillary Clinton, a Democratic former secretary of state whose nominating convention is next week in Philadelphia. She hasn't announced a running mate yet. The White House hopefuls already aim personal attacks at each other. Trump calls her "a world-class lair," while she describes him as "a loose cannon" and "temperamentally unfit to hold an office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility."
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