Dear 801 and 802,
Below is the link to the WEEK 19 Current Events form. This form is due no later than 8am on Tuesday, January 21.
- Go to your NewsEla binder and choose from any article assigned on Monday, January 13. The articles are also linked to below.
- If you are attempting to score a "4" or would simply like to read and respond to more than one article, you will find options below the NewsEla article.
Mr. Locker
Children's Defense Fund President and founder Marian Wright Edelman addresses zero-tolerance school discipline policies and their connection with student dropouts with educators in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 8, 2013. Edelman and others discussed some alternatives to the strict punishment that sometimes involves the courts and jail time. Photo:AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Inmates Charles David Henry (left) and Julian Glenn Padgett share a light moment in the newsroom of San Quentin State Prison's newspaper in San Quentin, Calif., on Dec. 10, 2013. Photo: Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Students gather in the office of college counselor Teresa Carreto at Roosevelt High in Los Angeles on Dec. 13, 2013. Photo: Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT
Sea Education Association's brigantine Robert C. Seamans sails 10 miles offshore from Point Loma in San Diego to conduct research into a new ecosystem known as the plastisphere, which refers to the effect discarded plastic is having on the oceans, on Sept. 14, 2013. Photo: Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/MCT
LEVEL FOUR OPTIONS FOR THIS WEEK: IF CHOOSING AN ADDITIONAL LEVEL "4" ARTICLE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT THE SAME RESPONSE FORM. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT ACCOMPANY THE ARTICLE IN YOUR CURRENT EVENTS TAB. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ACCOMPANY IT. THERE ARE TWO LEVEL-FOUR CHOICES THIS WEEK:
Mel Evans/Associated Press Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey before Thursday’s news conference in Trenton.
Schools should send students to the principal, not the police
By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff
01.13.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
Unlikely journalists tell stories from behind bars
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff.
01.10.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
Not many college recruiters visit low-income high schools
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.08.14 midnight
Grade level: 9
Discarded plastic forms an ecosystem at sea
By Los Angeles Times, adapted by Newsela staff
01.13.14 midnight
Grade level: 7
6 Q’s About the News | The Challenges of Ending Poverty
By SHANNON DOYNE
In “50 Years Later, War on Poverty Is a Mixed Bag,” Annie Lowrey writes about the poverty rate in the United States, and how it has changed over time.
WHO declared a war on poverty 50 years ago?
HOW, according to the article, has that war failed?
HOW has it succeeded?
HOW has it succeeded?
WHAT percentage of households are living in poverty in your home county, according to the interactive map?
WHERE in your state are people experiencing the highest amount of poverty?
WHERE in your state are people experiencing the highest amount of poverty?
HOW much income earned by a family of four in 2012 was considered as meeting the poverty rate?
WHAT are the two sides of the “intense disagreement” between the political parties about how to solve this problem?
WHY do you think Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution stated, “To mount an effective war against poverty, we need changes in the personal decisions of more young Americans”?
WHAT do you think would help alleviate the problem?
WHEN, according to this graph, did the United States experience spikes in the poverty rate?
WHAT years had the lowest poverty rates?
For Higher-Order Thinking
The article states that the poverty rate among older Americans was 9 percent in 2012, but had been 35 percent in 1959.
HOW does this compare to the overall poverty rates for these years, as cited in the article?
WHAT are some reasons the poverty rate might be lower for older people than for younger people?
HOW does this compare to the overall poverty rates for these years, as cited in the article?
WHAT are some reasons the poverty rate might be lower for older people than for younger people?
6 Q’s About the News | Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry
By MICHAEL GONCHAR
Mel Evans/Associated Press Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey before Thursday’s news conference in Trenton.
In “Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry,” Marc Santora and William K. Rashbaum report on a scandal engulfing the administration of Gov. Chris Christie.
WHO apologized to the people of New Jersey on Thursday?
WHY did he apologize?
WHAT did a series of emails reveal about his administration?
WHY did he apologize?
WHAT did a series of emails reveal about his administration?
HOW did the governor say he responded when he first learned about the emails?
WHAT did the United States attorney’s office announce on Thursday as well?
WHO did the governor fire after the scandal broke?
WHO did the governor fire after the scandal broke?
WHAT role does Mr. Christie play in the national Republican Party?
WHAT does the scandal threaten for Mr. Christie?
WHAT does the scandal threaten for Mr. Christie?
WHY is the controversy unlikely to abate any time soon?
WHO else has resigned?
WHAT consequences did the closure of traffic lanes in Fort Lee cause?
WHEN were the traffic lanes closed?
WHERE is Fort Lee?
WHEN were the traffic lanes closed?
WHERE is Fort Lee?
For Higher-Order Thinking
WHAT is your reaction to the bridge scandal?
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