Newspapers in Education

TO:                  Newspapers in Education School Contacts

FROM:            Kathy Menard

SUBJECT:      Newspapers in Education Materials

Accompanying this are this week’s materials.

Please copy the accompanying sheets and distribute them, along with the newspapers, to the participating teachers in your school.

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DISCUSSION     This article talks about the difference between hearing or reading about a place and actually visiting it.

• When have you gained a deeper understanding about a place after visiting the place?Perhaps you visited a historic site, a tourist attraction, or a sacred place.Or you may have seen the aftermath of a disaster like a fire, flood or hurricane.Why are words or pictures inadequate to convey the experience?
• How can a shared experience bring out the best in people, as described in this article?

DISCUSSION

• Do you find the idea of a monastic lifestyle appealing?Would you like to try it for a short time, or even a longer time?
• Do you think a time away in a quiet place can be a means of spiritual growth?
• If you were to go away for a quiet retreat, what would you bring with you?Assume that you would not have Internet access, could not bring television, radio, or other electronics, and would have limited access once a day to a shared phone line.

NAME                                                                                                                

What is the cost to people for food they receive at the Farmacy?                                

What term is used to refer to the “inability to find a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food”?                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Vocabulary words: produce (as used in the second paragraph of this article)                                                                                                                                          

vulnerable                                                                                                           

Write the name of the location for each tourist attraction.

Choose from these three locations: Rome   Milan          Appian Way

NAME                           ANSWER KEY                                                              

What is the cost to people for food they receive at the Farmacy?              zero            

What term is used to refer to the “inability to find a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food”?                  food insecurity                                                                                                                                                                        

Vocabulary words: produce (as used in the second paragraph of this article)                         agricultural products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables                       

vulnerable   at risk for physical or emotional attack or harm                                

Write the name of the location for each of the tourist sites listed in the table below, as described in this article. 

Choose from these three locations: Rome   Milan          Appian Way