News Test Three

Read the assigned story.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/july-dec10/gliese_10-08.html

Answer the questions provided below in sentence form.

　

READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

  

Choose one of the extension questions and answer in paragraph form.

1. What do you think of Stephen Hawking's warning about trying to find alien life?
2. Thinking about the other 7 planets in our solar system, why do you think Earth is the only planet that has been able to sustain life?
3. Based on what you’ve read in the article, what would life be like on Gliese 581g?
4. Why do you think Marc Rayman says he has no doubts "that humankind will eventually have the technology to send spacecraft that distance"?

What is the name of the new planet that American astronomers have discovered and how far away is it?

What are the names of the scientists who discovered the new planet and which institutions are they affiliated?

How did scientists discover the planet?

Why is Gliese 581g referred to as the "Goldilocks" planet?

What do scientists think the average temperature on Gliese 581g is and what Earthly region is it similar to?

How do Gliese 581g and Earth differ?

Why is the presence of liquid water critical to sustaining life on another planet? 

 How long would it take for the fastest traveling spacecraft, Voyager 1 to reach the "Goldilocks planet"? 

News Test Two

Listen to the assigned radio news broadcast in full twice.

Take notes.

Then write in sentence form,

• the introduction teasers
• the order of the stories as presented
• the full outline of two of the stories presented..

News Test One

Read the assigned story.

Analyse for Headline, Deck, Introduction, and next two features.

Consider and discuss all of the elements we have studied.

homework for wed.

Fix all sentences and paragraphs.
answer the following questions from

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/july-dec10/humanrights_12-07.html


READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.Who is Liu Xiaobo?

2.How many times has he been a political prisoner in China and what types of crimes has he been charged with?

3.Why is Xiaobo currently incarcerated?

4.What is the “Charter 08” manifesto and what are some of the specific demands the manifesto requires?

5.China and how many other governments are boycotting the prize ceremony in a show of solidarity?

6.Who is Alfred Nobel and why is December 10 significant?

7.How are the Nobel Peace Prize finalist and winner selected?

8.What does the Nobel Peace Prize winner receive as compensation for their achievements?

9.What are three controversies surrounding the award.

10.What are the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

11.What are three tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

12.Who are two runners-up for the Nobel Peace Prize and why are they significant?

Science News today

Read

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/july-dec10/supernova_11-16.html

Answer the following questions in sentence form please. post the oringinal question with your answer

READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What is the first star explosion to be studied from the beginning?
2. What important elements do scientists believe originate from exploding stars?
3. Why are scientists studying the "star guts" of SN1987A and what are they hoping to discover?
4. What is a supernova?
5. After exploding, what happens to a star?
6. What is the name of the recent supernova that may have turned into a black hole?
7. How big are the stars that become supernovae?
8. When and where did Supernova 1987A explode?
9. When was the Hubble telescope initially launched?
10. What are the so-called "string of pearls" surrounding SN1987A?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Do you think it’s important to study phenomena in space like supernovae and black holes? Why or why not?
2. Why do you think ‘backyard astronomers’ like the one who found this supernova are often the first ones make discoveries? Have you ever looked through a telescope? How would you be able to tell whether a something new had appeared in space?
3. Why does it take light from an exploding star so long to reach Earth? Why is it impossible to know everything that is going on in space in ‘real time’?
4. What methods do scientists have for observing phenomena that occur millions of lightyears away?

homework for Thursday Jan 20

read the following article

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june11/sudan_01-07.html

Answer the questions below in proper sentence form.

1.
When did Sudan gain independence from Great Britain?

2.
How many civil wars have engulfed Sudan for almost 30 years?

3.
What was the root of these conflicts?

4.
Which two groups in Darfur mobilized against the Sudanese government in 2003?

5.
What is genocide?

6.
How many people have been affected by the crisis in Darfur?

7.
What are the major sources of the Sudanese economy?

8.
How much humanitarian aid does the U.S. donate to Sudan every year?

9.
What are some of the basic infrastructures needed in Southern Sudan?

homework for Monday Jan 17

All paragraphs rewritten in proper sentence and paragraph form.

Time articles broken down in sentence structures.

example
Subject verb        what       how        where     when


(WASHINGTON) — It's a tie: Government climate experts say last year equaled 2005 as the warmest year on record.

According to the National Climatic Data Center, the average worldwide temperature was 1.12 degrees Fahrenheit (0.62 degree Celsius) above normal last year. That's the same as six years ago. 

 Climate experts have become increasingly concerned about rising global temperatures over the last century. Most atmospheric scientists attribute the change to gases released into the air by industrial processes and gasoline-burning engines.
In addition, the Global Historical Climatology Network said Wednesday that last year was the wettest on record. Rain and snowfall patterns vary greatly around the world


take second artcile and write a GOOD paragraph about it (no hook needed)