Subjects
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Grades
Grades 2-up
News Content
Women have served on Navy ships for 16 years, but theyve not been allowed on submarines -- until now.
Anticipation Guide
Write the word submarine on a board or chart. Ask students to share what they know about submarines. Write the facts they know on a board or chart. You might add to students knowledge by sharing these submarine facts.
News Words
Next, introduce these words that appear in the News Word Box on the students printable news story page: officers, according, privacy, schedule, service, and opportunities. Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences:
Read the News
Click for a printable version of this weeks news story Navy to End Ban on Women in Submarines.
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More Facts to Share
You might share these additional facts with students after they have read this weeks news story.
Use the News
Use the News: Answer Key
Language Practice: Sentence Sense. 1. ban, 2. cramped, 3. privacy, 4. conditions, 5. officers, 6. fleet, 7. plan, 8. serve, 9. separate, 10. underwater.
Reading Comprehension: Reading for Detail. The true statements that should be circled are statements 2 and 3. All the others are false.
Reading Comprehension: Main Idea. b. The Navy is opening new opportunities for women by ending a longtime ban.
Think About the News. Discuss the Think About the News question on the students printable news story page. If you wish to extend that discussion, you might pose this question:
General George Casey, current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, says it might be time to re-examine the policy that places restrictions on women in combat roles. "We don't have an active effort going on, but I think it's time," Casey said. What do you think? Do you think women should be allowed to actively take part in battlefield combat?
Assessment
Use the Comprehension Check (above) as an assessment. Or have students work on their own (in their journals) or in their small groups to respond to the Think About the News question above or the question on the students printable news story page.
Lesson Plan Source
Education WorldNational Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.1 Reading for Perspective
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.3 Evaluation Strategies
NL-ENG.K-12.11 Participating in Society
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.5 Science and Technology
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.5 Science and Technology
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. History
GRADES K - 4
GRADES 5 - 12
NSS-USH.5-12.10 Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the Present)
See recent news stories in Education Worlds News Story of the Week Archive.
Posted 03/04/2010
See recent news stories in Education Worlds News Story of the Week Archive.
Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World®
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03/04/2010