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NEWS BREAK

Program Content for May 22, 2013

Wednesday's News Break selects an article from Monday, May 20, 2013 of The Seattle Times e-Edition for an in-depth reading of the news. Read the selected story and answer the attached study questions.

Please remember to always preview the content before using in your classroom.

deafReview gives underserved patrons a voice (By Alysa Hullett, Business, page A7)

Pre-Reading and Vocabulary

Before you read this article, as a class discuss what you think this story will be about. Write down any keywords from the title, which you used to make your predictions. Look up in a dictionary any words in the title which are unfamiliar to you.

Vocabulary: Match the words to the numbered definitions below.

A. accumulated

B. auditory

C. combat

D. criteria

E. diagnosed

F. impairs

G. indecipherable

H. mandated

I. misconception

J. pilot

K. rate

L. transmission

1. to try to stop (something) from happening or getting worse

2. the act or process of sending a message, picture, sound, or other information from one location to one or more other locations by means of radio waves, electrical signals, light signals, etc

3. impossible to read or understand

4. relating to hearing or the ears

5. to make (something) weaker or worse

6. done as a test to see if a larger program, study, etc., should be done

7. something that is used as a reason for making a judgment or decision

8. a wrong or mistaken idea

9. to make a judgment about the quality, ability, or value of (someone or something)

10. to recognize (a disease, illness, etc.) by examining someone

11. to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes

12. to officially demand or require (something)

Comprehension

Why did Greenlee found deafReview?
What does the website deafReview allow deaf, blind and hard-of-hearing individuals to do?
In the past year, the website has accumulated more than _____ reviews from users.

a) 5,000

b) 1,000

c) 500

d) None of the above

The pilot site for deafReview was started in April 2012 in San Francisco – true or false?
Greenlee began to lose her hearing at the age of 8. When did she say it really hit her how different her life was from other children her age (what happened)?
What nickname did Greenlee give herself?
What prompted her to give herself a new name?
What did some users of the site deafReview notice about businesses after they had been reviewed?
Name one business mentioned in the article that Greenlee or others praised for providing disability services.
What misconception about the deaf community did Greenlee say the site deafReview’s statistics combat and why?

Additional Activities/Questions

1. Answer the following questions about the article you just read:

A. Who or what is this article about?

B. Why do you think this article is important?

C. What is the most important or interesting fact you learned from this article?

2. As a class, discuss what the word “disability” means to you. Then discuss what physical and social obstacles someone with a disability might face.

3. As a class, discuss what rights a person with a disability has. Then have students look up the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mentioned in the article. Have students read the “Introduction to the ADA” found here: http://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm

An overview of the ADA can be found at the link below: http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm#anchor62335

News Break is posted to the Web on Monday and Wednesday. Please share the NIE News Break program with other teachers. To sign-up for the electronic edition of the newspaper please call 206/652-6290 or toll-free 1-888/775-2655.

Copyright © 2013 The Seattle Times Company

Program Content for May 20, 2013

Sunday’s News Break selects an article from Sunday, May 19, 2013, in The Seattle Times e-Edition for an in-depth reading of the news. Read the selected article and answer the attached study questions. Please remember to always preview the content before using with your students.

Classical Music and You (In Partnership with Classical King FM 98.1 and NIE, NW Arts & Life, page H6)

Pre-Reading and Vocabulary

As a class discuss ways in which music can tell a story.
Vocabulary: Match the words to the numbered definitions below.

A. chords

B. composer

C. fables

D. frenzied

E. moral

F. orchestra

G. preserve

H. represent

I. society

J. theme

1. to keep (something) safe from harm or loss

2. very excited or upset

3. people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

4. a group of musicians who play usually classical music together and who are led by a conductor

5. a person who writes music

6. to be a sign or symbol of (someone or something)

7. the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.

8. a short story that usually is about animals and that is intended to teach a lesson

9. concerning or relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior

10. a group of three or more musical notes that are played or sung at the same time

Comprehension

1. According to the article, which is older – the written word or musical storytelling?

2. In ancient times, why did people pass down stories?

3. What were fables used to teach children?

4. In the musical piece, “Peter and the Wolf”, what musical instrument(s) is the wolf represented by?

5. What musical instrument is Peter represented by?

6. What happens at the end of the piece “Peter and the Wolf” when you hear the strings and the horns come together in a musical battle?

7. In the Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s piece “The Flight of the Bumblebee” what instrument is played to represent the sound of the bumblebee flying?

Additional Activities / Questions

1. Answer the following questions about the article you just read:

A. Who or what is this article about?

B. What is the most important or interesting fact you learned from this article?

2. Listen to one of your favorite songs. Then journal about the song and the story you think it tells. Does the story it tells teach a lesson?

3. Watch and listen to examples of Sergey Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf”. Then journal about what musical instrument you would pick to represent yourself in a piece of music and why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctsWdUaHsHM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5tpMmVcFY4

News Break is posted to the Web on Monday and Wednesday. Please share this NIE News Break program with other teachers. To sign-up for the electronic edition for your class, please register on-line or call 206/652-6290 or toll free 1-888/775-2655. Copyright © 2013 The Seattle Times Company

Scavenger Hunt

Sunday’s News Break challenges you to hunt through the Sunday May 19, 2013 e-Edition of The Seattle Times to find answers to the following questions.

1. Where can active-duty military members receive a free massage from Monday through Friday? (NW Sunday)

2. Name the jockey, who won the 138^th Preakness Stakes, riding Oxbow. (Sports)

3. What site do researchers consider to be the most densely nested site for leatherback turtles in the world? (Main)

4. High-intensity interval training (HIIT), requires you to raise your heart rate to what percent or more of its maximum capacity? (NW Arts & Life)

5. How many workers does the International Coffee Organization (ICO) estimate will be jobless after and outbreak of coffee rust (a fungus) this year? (Business)

6. What is the top brand of automobile most favored by Seattle-area residents according to Scarborough Research? (NWAutos)

7. What island is home to two of the nation’s oldest slave cabins, dating to the 1850’s? (Main)

8. How many acres is Columbia Hills State Park, located in south-central Washington? (NW Traveler)

9. The Aurora Bridge was completed in 1932. What is the official name of the bridge? (NW Home)

10. Name the acting head of the IRS, who was forced to resign, after word that the IRS agency had singled out conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for tougher treatment.

11. Instead of a cover letter, what did the website BuzzFeed recently ask job applicants to send them? (NW Jobs)

12. What four countries border Thailand? (NW Traveler)

13. In what year did Mount St. Helens erupt? (NW Sunday)

14. What did Brad Hole of Ballard catch while fishing off the Northwestern coast? What was he fishing in? (Sports)