Suggested Articles fo the Week of 1/31- 2/4 (summary is due on Friday 2/4 this week)

• Samsung vs. Apple: which phone company will people like best?
• Can You Hear Me Now?: article about hearing loss from Time For Kids. 
• 25th Anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle: just last week was the 25th anniversary of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. There is also this link to pbs newshour for the same article, but with pictures of the crew.
• A Mammoth Crime: the recovery of tusks from mammoths in Russia 

Suggested Articles for the Week of 1/24 to 1/28 (summary is due on FRIDAY 1/28 this week)

• Google Doodle: The web search giant is looking for young artists.
• Cold Weather Back East: the east coast of the United States is getting some REALLY cold temperatures.
• HS Senior Coaches Freshman Team:  A senior at a Seattle high school also coaches the freshman team.

Suggested Articles for the Week of 12/6 to 12/9 (due Thursday 12/9)

• US Loses World Cup Bid: The bid for the 2022 World Cup goes to Qatar.
• Millions Homeless for the Holidays: article (pdf) from PBS about homelessness in the US.

• Google E-bookstore: like Amazon, but different! Article from the Charlotte Oberserver and AP. 

Suggested Articles for Week of 11/29 to 12/3 (due Thursday 12/2)

• Learning Chinese: article from Time for Kids about schools teaching chinese.
• Hurricanes Miss the US: article about hurricanes in 2010. 
• Shopping After Thanksgiving: article from the Seattle Times about holiday shopping. 

Suggested Articles for Week of 11/15 to 11/19 (due Thursday)

• Beached Dolphins Are Often Deaf: article from the Seattle Times about dolphins. 
• Lunch Lessons: A Time For Kids article about school lunch. 
• Head Injuries in Football:  A link to an article from a PBS article about head injuries in football.

Suggested Articles for Week of 11/8-11/12 (due Friday because of Veteran's Day)

• A Clear Signal: article about the election from Time for Kids
• Windows 7 Phone Debuts in US: article about the new Windows 7 Phone. 
• Huskies Hurting After 3 Straight Routs: article about UW Husky Football. 
• Website to Track Local Wildlife: article about a website to help track wildlife along I-90. 

Suggested Articles for Week of 10/25-10/29

• Under the Sea: learn about a report telling us what scientists have been doing over the last 10 years (time for kids)
• Cholera in Haiti: A disease called cholera has broken out in Haiti. Learn how it started, and what people are doing to help. 
• Cholera in Haiti with Graphic Organizer: graphic organizer is attached to this as one Word document. 

No Articles for 10/11-10/22

Suggested Articles for Week of 10/4-10/7

• Possible Stormy Winter Ahead: Forecasting weather ahead for the Northwest.
• New Campaign to Prepare for Winter!- Seattle Times article about preparing for winter!
• New Electric Cars: Will new cars use gas? How about electricity! 

Suggested Articles for Week of 9/27

• Let the Hunt Begin: From Time Life For Kids, about frogs!
• More Schools Serving Washington Grown Food: From Seattle Times, a bit long, but about the food you eat at school! 
• Trapped Miners Closer to Rescue: From Scholastic News, miners in Chile and rescue efforts 

OTHER LINKS to HELP YOU 

Graphic Organizer- this is a graphic organizer to help you with your summary.  

See Old Suggested Article

News Sources

Vocabulary Bubble Map (pdf document)

When turning the article in you must include:

Your name

Date

The title of the article

The newspaper or news source used

And either a printed version or the URL (direct website link) so that it can be checked if needed.

*note URL is NOT www.seattletimes.com;

*instead it will look longer, like this article about the *Seahawks: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2013005693_hawk271.html

Summary:

Here is a graphic organizer to help you put your summary together (it is Microsoft Word document). Remember that a topic sentence names what article you read AND the main idea. 

These questions can help guide you...

• Who was involved in the event?
• Where did it take place?
• When did it take place?
• Why is this important?
• What is the main idea that the author wants you to know after reading this article?
• What are at least 3 supporting details from the article connecting to the main idea?

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Purpose: Reporting on Current Events is a great way to read in a different format, have exposure to a variety of information, and learn about the world around us. There are things happening around the world everyday, and learning about current events is a great opportunity to learn about them. Plus it allows them to practice finding main ideas, and summarizing information.

Guidelines: Each week I will select 2-3 articles that you can use for current events. But you are not limited to those articles. You can pick any article in the Local, US, World, or Technology sections of the newspaper. Your article must be appropriate for school, so articles focused on violence or deaths won't be accepted. While they are current events, there are better choices for this assignments. Examples such as natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, etc) can be used, but the focus should be on the event and the impact on people (NOT the number of people who died).

Assignment:

-Select 1 article each week from the Local, US, World, or Technology sections (other sections will work, but please see me prior to using that article).

-Read the article, highlight important information, find main idea and supporting details (use graphic organizer if needed)

-Write (typed or handwritten) a brief summary of the article

-Turn in on Thursday

Where do I find my article?

Seattle Times: www.seattletimes.com

Seattle PI: www.seattlepi.com

New York Times: www.nytimes.com

CNN: www.cnn.com

Everett Herald: http://www.heraldnet.com/

The Redmond Reporter: http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/red/

The Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/

Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/

BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

CNNC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/

National Geographic for Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/

Scholastic News: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News

Science News for Kids: http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

These are just a few of the news sources that you can use. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions. For some you may need to sign-up for a free account. Do not do this unless allowed by your parents. Most are FREE. 

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