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Olympic-Torch Records

Grade Level:
4
Subject:
Language Arts
Topic:
Introduction to the Winter Olympics
Objective:
To get students interested in the upcoming Winter Olympics using world news. Students will draw evidence from informational texts about the 2008 and 2014 Winter Olympics, to support analysis of the two articles (w.r.9a). Students will explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in the text.(w.r.9b).
Prep:
1 hour
Materials:
Scholastic News articles, computer, whiteboard, map, handout.