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.
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
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.
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.
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 138th 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)
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.
