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interpret the text Using Close reading
Learning Target
• Read closely to identify the author’s claim.
• Read closely and use knowledge of word structure and context clues to
determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words.
Read and Annotate
Read “Don’t ban peanuts at school, but teach about the dangers” and annotate the text as you read.
■ Use the My Notes area to write questions or ideas you have about the essay. ■ Underline the supporting details.
■ Put a star next to the author’s claim.
■ Circle unknown words.
Don’t ban peanuts at school,
but teach about the dangers
by the Des Moines Register Editorial Board
1 Waukee school officials were considering banning peanut products for all students in kindergarten through seventh grade to try to protect children with peanut allergies. The public outcry made officials change their minds. Now the district is proposing a policy that would “strongly discourage” the products
in schools.
2 Fine. “Strongly discouraging” may help raise awareness about the danger of nut products. Just a whiff can trigger a reaction in some people with severe allergies. Schools also can do more of what they’re already doing—such as having “peanut- free” lunch tables.
3 And they can do what they do best: Educate. Schools should work with parents and students to help them learn about the life-threatening dangers nut products pose for some children.*Schools also should provide a list of “safe” foods to send for classroom treats.
4 Banning peanut products would be unenforceable.
5 Are schools going to frisk a kindergartner or search the backpack of a second
grader to see if they’re hiding candy with peanuts inside?
6 A student at Johnston Middle School suffered an allergic reaction to a pretzel- and-cereal trail mix from the cafeteria. It didn’t even contain nuts but was exposed to peanut oils in a factory that used them in other products. Are schools supposed to investigate where prepackaged foods are manufactured and ban them if there are also nuts in the factory?
7 A ban would not ensure a child with allergies isn’t exposed to harmful products. Other children will eat peanut butter for breakfast. Kids may snack on foods manufactured in a plant with peanuts.
aCtivitY 1.3
My notes
editorial
discourage: attempt to stop an action
unenforceable: unable to make happen
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