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aCtivitY 2.4
interact in Meaningful Ways: academic Collaboration
Learning Targets
• Ask and answer questions about the author’s claim in collaborative conversations, demonstrating active listening, and drawing upon an expanding pool of language resources for discussing literature.
• Express and support opinions of a topic in conversation.
• Read closely to make inferences and draw conclusions.
Turn to your partner or small group to discuss each question about “Most Dangerous ‘Sport’ of All May Be Cheerleading.” After you have discussed a question, write notes about your answer before going on to the next question.
1. How does the opening example of Patty Phommanyvong support the author’s claim?
2. What evidence is offered in paragraph 7? What citation do the authors provide for this evidence?
Patty Phommanyvong proves cheerleading can be .
Paragraph 7 gives statistics about .
3. What evidence does Coach Lori Johnson give in paragraphs 18 and 19 to counter the authors’ argument? Do you find this evidence persuasive?
4. Look again at paragraphs 33–35. How do Kimberly Archie and Jim Lord use safety as a reason to support different sides of the argument about cheerleading?
Coach Johnson claims she can avoid injuries by .
Kimberly Archie and Jim Lord disagree about .
Asking Questions
News articles often end by returning to an example that opened the article. With your partner
or small group, read aloud the ending of the article, paragraphs 37–39. Discuss how this new information about Patty Phommanyvong supports the authors’ argument. Discuss what questions you have about the ending. Write one question to share with the whole class.
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