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October, 2007

Janet R. Nortrom

 

Article #1 – Read the article titled ÒReading to Succeed: Test Scores show Black, White GapÓ

1.     The U.S. Department of Education released some numbers.

What statistics related to Wisconsin?

2.     Who is Elizabeth Burmaster?  How did she describe the situation?

3.     What do you think she meant by that?

4.     Wisconsin Literacy, Inc. says about one million adults in the state need literacy and language services.  If the population of Wisconsin is about 5 million, what percentage needs help?

5. What is the goal of the ÒNo Child Left Behind Act?Ó  Is it working?

6.  Who is Wendell Harris?  What did he say about the problem?

7.  What do you think Mr. Harris meant?

8. Elizabeth Burmaster said it is not just an achievement gap.  List several other gaps and conditions she states that affect literacy in Wisconson.

9. Where can a person get literacy help in Milwaukee and throughout the state?

                       

Article #2- Read the article titled ÒOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness MonthÓ       

1.     Why do we call attention to breast cancer?

2.     How many die from this disease each year?

3.     How many can be cured?

4.     True or False: Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.?

5.     What can help breast cancer in early detection?

6.     How often and who should get mammograms?

7.     List two other ways women should protect themselves.

8.     What is the greatest advice to prevent breast cancer?

 

Article #3- Read the article titled ÒMammogramsÓ

1.      What is a mammogram and why should women have one?

2.      How is a digital mammography different?

3.      What changes in a womanÕs breast should alert her to see a doctor?

4.      How can she be sure she is getting the best mammogram?

5.      Which one of these is not an approved place to get mammograms? 
a. hospitals, b. clinics, c. drugstores, d. mammogram vans, e. doctorsÕ offices.

6.      How fast can someone get the results of a test?

7.      What if a woman has a major problem with her exam or clinic?

8.      What if she has breast implants?

9.      Who should think about having digital mammography?

10.   Where can a woman learn more about breast health and cancer?

 

 

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Article #4 – Read the article titled ÒParents: Cold and Cough Medicines Are Not Safe for                                        Babies or Young ChildrenÓ

1.     True or False- Cold and cough medicines are not safe for babies and young         children.

2.     What Government agencies are reporting this concern?

3.     What facts have been reported?   

4.     True or False - Medicines labeled for children or adults should not be given to young children.

5.     Who should you ask before giving children medicines?

6.     Is reading an important skill to have to avoid harming your child? 

7.     List the two things you need to know to give the right dose of medicine.

8.     List the abbreviations used on directions.

9.     True or False - You can use any kitchen spoon for your medicine.

10.  What rules must you follow when you have a sick child?

11.  What is the main idea of this article?      

 

Article #5-   Read the article titled ÒNorth Korea Agrees to Disarm Nuclear Weapons, Pursue                                             Peace with South KoreaÓ

1.     What did North Korea recently announce?

2.     After North Korea did a nuclear weapons test, what did the United Nations do?

3.     Define sanctions?

4.     What other activities went on with North Korea?  List the countries in the talks.

5.     How did there come to be two Koreas, a divided country?

6.     After 57 years, how is North Korea different from South Korea?

 

Article #6-  Read the article titled ÒBrett Favre Sets New RecordsÓ

1.     Who is Brett Favre?

2.     How long has he played in the National Football League?  How many years for the Green Bay Packers?

3.     List some of  FavreÕs football accomplishments.

4.     Who has won Most Valuable Player (MVP) award most?

5.     The story says that the Packers record on October 1st was 4 wins, one loss.  What is their record now?

6.      Explain why some call him the Ògunslinger.Ó

7.     Do you believe that ÒThe Super BowlÓ experience for the Packers was effected because Brett is so good for the team?

 

Article #7- Read the article titled ÒShould U.S. University Have Invited Iranian President To Speak.Ó

1.     What happened September 25 in New York City?

2.     What happened in 1979?

3.     Describe the concerns about Iran now.

4.     Describe a larger issue about the visit.

5.     What do others such as ColumbiaÕs President Bollinger say?

6.     How did Bollinger introduce President Ahmadinejad?

7.     True/False-Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Columbia before AhmadinejadÕs speech.

8.     Was Columbia right or wrong to invite the speaker?

 

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Article # 8 – Read the article titled ÒThe Flu (Influenza)Ó

1.     What kind of illness is the flu?

2.     True or False - he flu is also a bacteria germ.

3.     List some other problems the flu can cause.

4.     How can I catch the flu?

5.     Who is most at risk for getting the flu?

6.     True/False-Hospital and nursing home workers and patients donÕt need to worry about the flu?

7.     What can you do to keep from getting the flu?

8.      Are there any drugs to help you feel better?

9.     True or False.  Children or teens should not be given aspirin.

10.  List ways to treat the flu.

 

Article # 9 – Read the article titled ÒDoctors Without Borders Sets Up Refugee Camp

                        In Milwaukee.Ó

1.     Define refugee.

2.     What is the estimate of people living as refugees around the world?

3.     Describe the group Doctors Without Borders.

4.     What does a logistician do?

5.     Where does Doctors Without Borders get money for its work?

6.     How large a group is Doctors without Borders?

7.     What did these doctors do in Milwaukee?   

 

Article # 10 – Read the article titled ÒBasic Insurance NeedsÓ

1.     Why would you want insurance?

2.     Give some reasons for insurance.   

3.     List the major types of insurance and what they provide.

4.     True or False- Insurance is a basic protection for you and your family.

 

Article # 11 - Read the article about ÒThe FonzÓ

1.     Who is ÒThe FonzÓ

2.     What are city tourism leaders proposing for downtown Milwaukee?

3.     True or False - ÒVisit MilwaukeeÓ a non-profit group that promotes the city for tourists and business meetings is trying to raise $85,000 for the statue.

4.     Where will it be located and when do they hope to unveil the sculpture?

5.     How do the creators of ÒHappy DaysÓ, Garry Marshall and Henry Winkler,  feel about the project?

6.     What feelings did Henry Winkler express, and will he come for the dedication of the statue?

7.     Does Winkler like Milwaukee?

8.     What do we know about Winkler now, formerly ÒThe Fonz,Ó who with two thumbs up, might say ÒAaay.Ó

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October, 2007

         

Article #1 – 1. The average reading ability of 4th and 8th grade black students in Wisconsin is the lowest of any state in the country. The difference between black and white students reading ability is the largest of any state.  2. Wisconsin superintendent of the State Department of Instruction.  She said it is a civil rights issue. 3. Discussion: without being able to read it is very difficult to get a job, to shop for your needs intelligently, to manage your money, to be involved in much of everyday life, it is difficult to contribute as a voting citizen. 4. First, drop the zeros, then: (  5  à 1.0  )  X  100  =  20%.  5. To have all kids reading at their proper grade level by 2014.  There has been some improvement. 6. He is with NAACP of Milwaukee: ÒWe must do better in schools.Ó BUT ÒIts Òfamilies.Ó ÒWe canÕt keep making excuses for parents.Ó

7. Have an open discussion with your students. 8. There is an economic gap, rising poverty, job loss, health gap, quality of life gap, with crime and high single-parent and teen birth rates. 9. Greater Milwaukee Literacy Coalition, Journey house has MATC Basic Skills Instructors; Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, Green Bay and Madison all have Literacy Coalition where basic skills are taught. Their telephone numbers are listed in this newspaper.

    

Article #2 - 1. 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the United State.
2. 40,400 die. 3.  98 percent of those diagnosed early can be saved. 4. False, lung cancer is the first cause of cancer deaths. 5. Yearly mammograms can help detect cancer early. (See net article on Mammograms) 6. Women over the age of 40 should have exams each year; early detection can help treat and cure breast cancer. 7.  Breast self-exams and ultrasound are also used. 8. Take charge of your health, and make sure you have a mammogram each year. (See next article on Mammograms)

     

      Article# 3- 1. It is a low-dose x-ray of the breast.  It helps find breast cancer early and saves lives.
2. Instead of an x-ray picture, digital mammograms are seen (viewed) on a computer. 3. You might see a lump or feel a lump in your breast or liquid may be leaking from your nipple; see a doctor immediately for diagnosis. 4 Our national FDA (Food & Drug Administration) enforces the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) that approves places where you can get a mammogram.  5.  c –Drugstores. 6. They should be mailed within 30 days, call the doctor or clinic, and if you want a second opinion, you can get your x-rays and legally go to another doctor. 7.  Call the FDA at 1-800-838-7715 if you are not getting results with your questions with the staff or clinic where you had the mammogram. 8. Make sure you tell the clinic you have implants when you call to make an appointment, and verify again when you come in, for specially trained clinicians need to do those x-rays, for breast implants can hide breast tissue and make it harder to find the problems.  9. Women under 50, women with ÒdenseÓ breasts, more fatty tissue, find out if digital mammography is right for you. 
10. National Cancer Institute (NCI): www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/breast or 1-800-422-6237.

 

      Article # 4 – True. 2. The Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control.  3. It was reported that in 2005, 1,500 children under the age of two had been sent to the emergency room, sick from cold and cough medicine.  Three children died because of the medicines. 4. True. 5. Your doctor.  6. Yes, reading the directions and understanding is important. 7. Know the weight and age of your child to give the right dose. 8. Tablespoon = tbsp., teaspoon = tsp., ounce = oz., milligram = mg, milli-liter = ml.  9. False; use only  the measure given in the medicine, a cup or dropper, kitchen spoons can vary in size and you might get too much or too little medicine. 10. Call the doctor and ask what you can safely give your child, and follow the directions. 10.  The title, Cold and Cough Medicines are Not Safe for Babies or Young Children.

 

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      Article #5 - It has agreed to disable its nuclear weapons program and to make peace with its neighbor, South Korea. 2. The U.N. Security Council quickly issued sanctions against North Korea. 3.  Sanctions are actions meant to punish a person, group or country. 4. Six party talks (negotiations) with South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, United States. 5. There was a civil war in 1950 when the Communist North fought the democratic South. The United Nations and the United States helped the South.  The U.S. helped the South in fighting from 1950 to 1953. 6. The North is a closed society, a Communist dictatorship, little freedom for the people, extremely poor; the South, a democracy, a booming, powerful economy,

 

      Article # 6 - He is the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers football team.  2. 17 season in the NFL, 15 with the Packers 3. Broke the record for the most  touchdown passes; tied the record for most interceptions; broke the record of games won as a quarterback; sets a new record in each game for consecutive games started by a quarterback; his 262 consecutive games started is second best in the NFL. 4. Favre has won it 3 times. 5. Now 5 wins and one loss. 6. He can throw very fast passes and he will throw into tight spots.
7. Yes, he led the Packers to the 1996 Super Bowl championship.

 

      Article # 7 - 1.  Iranian (ear-rah-knee-an) President Ahmadinejad (ah-mah-din-ah-jad) spoke at  Columbia University and at the United Nations  2. Iran broke into the U.S. Embassy in Iran and for 444 days held 52 Americans hostage.  3. That it is trying to build nuclear weapons; Iran threatens Israel, a country friendly to the United States. 4. Iran abuses its own people, it threatens others in the world and promotes such bad ideas that some people think Ahmadinejad should not be allowed to speak at a top university. 5. Listening to ideas we dislike does not mean we agree with them.  6.  Bollinger described him as a Òpetty and cruel dictatorÓ who was ridiculous to deny that the Holocaust happened. 7. True.  8. Have an open discussion, freedom of speech, etc.

 

      Article # 8 - 1. An illness caused by a virus (same as a cold), it attacks the nose, throat and lungs. 
2. False. 3. Can lead to pneumonia, ear and sinus problems, dehydration and worsening of asthma. 4. Passed on by others coughing and sneezing, touching someone with virus, then touching your mouth. 5. Everyone is at risk for getting the flu, especially the elderly over 65 years, also pregnant women and very young children. 6. False - Hospital workers, and nursing home workers and patients are at risk. 7. By getting a flu shot or spray each fall, plus washing hands often, keeping hands out of mouth. 8. Yes, some drugs make you feel better, help with stuffy nose, cough, fever, body aches, etc. 9. True. 10. Get lots of rest; drink lots of water or other liquids; cover your mouth so you donÕt spread the germs; do not smoke or drink alcohol; call your doctor, clinic or local Health Department and get your flu shots.

 

      Article # 9 – 1. A person who leaves their home to seek shelter or safety, frequently as a result of a natural disaster such as storms or floods, hurricanes or because of war or the threat of violence.  Many refugees leave their own country. 2. Around the world, 33 million; in their own country, 21 million.  3. An organization of people that provides free food, water, and medical supplies to refugees; some are doctors and nurses and others are logisticians. 4. A person who helps by moving supplies, setting up camp tents, operating equipment, etc. 5. Ninety percent from public donations, the rest from international agencies and governments. 6. $714 million.  7. About 30,000 people; at any one time, maybe 10,000 are staffing refugee camps around the world. 8. As part of a national tour, a model


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refugee camp was set-up at the Lake front, McKinley Park, for four days; people could visit and get an idea of what it is like in a refugee camp.

 

      Article #10 – 1. To protect you and your family from unexpected events.  2. To pay for health care; to help your family after you die; to protect your home against theft, damage, or lawsuits; to fix your car after an accident, pay for injuries, or protect you against law suits. 3. a. Life insurance, either term life or whole life, provides money for your loved ones when you die; b. health insurance - helps pay for hospitals and doctors during illnesses and operations; c. disability insurance, covers 60 to 80 percent of your income when you cannot work; d. homeowners and renters insurance protects your investment, pays for damages or theft to your home and contents; e. auto insurance is a financial safety net that can help with the cost of injuries to yourself or others and lost wages due to injury or lawsuits and pay for repairs to your car.  4. True.

 

      Article #11 – 1.He is Arthur ÒFonzieÓ Fonzarelli, the character from a TV show called ÒHappy DaysÓ that took place in Milwaukee in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 2. They want to build a life-size statue of the TV character hoping it will attract visitors to downtown Milwaukee.  3. True. 4. The statue is to be placed in front of the Chase Plaza office tower at 111 East Wisconsin Avenue and hopes it will be done in 2008. 5. They send their blessings but were surprised when they received the call from ÒVisit MilwaukeeÓ about the project. 6. He feels honored to have a statue designed for him and he said he would come to Milwaukee for the dedication. 7.  He feels Milwaukee has been supportive and warm to him through the years.  8.  Winkler is now a 61 year-old actor, director and author.