Junior Scholastic back issues from January 2007:
Quick quiz.
Jan 08, 2007 ... NEWS/NEWS SPECIAL: PAGES 4-6 * Use a name or phrase from this list to correctly complete each sentence. Apollo astronauts, build a lunar base, build a space station, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Empire State Building, explore Mars, Freedom Riders, Freedom Writers, ...
"In the streets of Washington".(DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTIONS)(Excerpt)
Jan 08, 2007 ... On July 20, 1861, British reporter William Howard Russell found people in Washington, D.C., brimming with confidence about the Civil War. Then came the First Battle of Bull Run. Read the play "Bloody Sunday" [pp. 8-11]. Then read this excerpt from Russell's writings, and answer ...
What did he say this time?(Word Jumble)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Abraham Lincoln [1809-1865] is known as one of the most eloquent of U.S. Presidents. His way with words and sense of humor made him a popular public speaker long before he won the presidency. As President, however, Lincoln faced one of the greatest crises in U.S. history--the splitting of ...
Corrections.(Correction notice)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Corrections: In "Crisis in the Middle East" (9/18/06), we wrote that the Israeli city of Sederot was hit by Israeli rockets during last summer's conflicts. The rockets were launched by Hamas. In "Stories of the Slaves" ...
A city on the moon.(Space)
Jan 08, 2007 ... In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged Americans to send astronauts to the moon. Now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] has a new challenge. NASA recently announced a plan to build a permanent base on the moon by 2024. The program, whose total cost is yet ...
Did you know?(Elvis Aron Presley)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Elvis Aron Presley, one of the world's most famous rock stars, was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi. No entertainer of ...
Presidential dollar coins.(National)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Will Americans use a dollar coin? The United States Mint is betting that they will--this time. The Mint's last two tries, with coins honoring Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea, were duds. Now the Mint is starting over, with dollar coins honoring U.S. Presidents. The series, which begins next ...
Freedom writers.(Entertainment)(Movie review)
Jan 08, 2007 ... It was a daunting challenge for a young teacher. In 1994, Erin Gruwell walked into a class of "unteachable delinquents" at a California high school. More concerned about drugs and fighting than learning, Gruwell's students showed nothing but hatred for her--at first. ...
"Rough waters".(International)
Jan 08, 2007 ... "Our ship of state has hit rough waters," said Lee Hamilton, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group. On December 6, the bipartisan group delivered a grim assessment of the situation in Iraq. ...
Income growth in the U.S., 1990-2004.(News Graph)
Jan 08, 2007 ... <Pre> Income Growth in the U.S., 1990-2004 Bottom 90% 2.0% Top 1% 57% Top ...
Year of the woman: in 2006, voters elected a record number of women.(News Special)
Jan 08, 2007 ... On Election Night, November 7, 2006, Democrats gathered in a Washington, D.C., ballroom to celebrate their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But that wasn't their only reason to cheer. "Nancy! Nancy!" the crowd chanted. "Speaker! Speaker!" They were calling for ...
Should the minimum wage be raised?(Debate)
Jan 08, 2007 ... NEWS FACT: Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised to make increasing the federal [national] minimum wage a top priority. Many Americans favor such an increase. In November, voters in six states approved raises in their states' minimum wage. A month later, Illinois also approved ...
Bloody Sunday: Northerners expected the first major battle of the Civil War to be a quick victory. Instead, it set the stage for a long and brutal conflict.(American History Play)
Jan 08, 2007; ... PROLOGUE For decades, a deep split had been growing between the Northern and Southern regions of the United States. What to do about slavery was one of their most bitter disputes. In 1860 and 1861, 11 Southern states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate ...
Atlas.
Jan 08, 2007 ... Here is a map of the United States that you can use all year. It shows international and state boundaries, capitals and other major cities, bodies of water, and national parks. The map is color-coded to show land elevation [in feet above sea level]. It also shows lines of ...
The state of the union: how well do you know your country? The map, charts, and graphs give you a picture of the United States.(Skills)
Jan 08, 2007 ... On these pages, we give you information visually about life in the U.S., using a map, charts, and graphs. The map shows what percentage of each state's population speak a language other than English at home. Next, we provide a few "snapshots" of the U.S., giving data about earnings, ...
State smart: the U.S. in focus: Part I.(Almanac)
Jan 08, 2007 ... From Delaware to Hawaii, Alaska to Florida, the United States is a large and fascinatingly diverse country. Part One of the U.S. in Focus is a handy guide to essential data on the 50 states of the Union. Keep this table, which includes the results of the November 2006 elections, as a ...
People smart.(The U.S. in Focus: Part 2)
Jan 08, 2007 ... How do Americans live? What can you tell about the quality of life from a simple number? Part Two of the U.S. in Focus attempts to give a kind of portrait of the people of this country, state by state, through statistics. Government agencies and individuals are constantly collecting this ...
Don't miss the game!(Geoskills)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Kickoff! On February 4, millions of Americans will watch Super Bowl XLI, being broadcast from Miami, Florida. The game will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. But viewers will tune in at different times across the U.S. That is because the U.S. has several time zones. The ...
News IQ.(What Do You Know?)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Fill in the letter of the correct answer for each question. 1. Where does NASA plan to build a permanent base? (A) Mars (A) moon (A) Saturn (A) Venus 2. Which President inspired NASA's Apollo program? (A) John ...
Cartoon.(What do You Know?)
Jan 08, 2007 ... This cartoon comments on a major topic in the news. Read "Rough Waters" on p. 5. Then study the cartoon, and answer the following questions. THE POLICY IN IRAQ ISN'T WORKING ... THE POLICY IN IRAQ ISN'T WORKING ... THE POLICY IN IRAQ ISN'T WORKING ... ...
Sudoku.(What do You Know?)
Jan 08, 2007; ... Solving some puzzles--like solving real-life problems--isn't necessarily about what you know. What counts is how you think. That goes for this puzzle. Don't get thrown by all the numbers. Just put on your thinking cap, and switch your brain to logic. Each row, column, ...
The dawning of a new world.(Understanding a Chronology)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America. But before and after 1607, Europeans tried many times to establish themselves on the continent. To learn more about other early settlements, study this chronology (list of important dates), then answer the ...
The starving time in Jamestown.(Using Context Clues)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Jamestown almost did not survive several crises. Perhaps the most difficult period was the winter of 1609-1610. Without food and stricken with disease, hundreds of settlers died in what was known as "the Starving Time." Use words or phrases from the list below to complete the ...
Among the Indians.(Word Find)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Did you know that a few English boys lived with the Powhatan Indians? Read about one of them below. Then try to find all 20 boldface words and phrases in this word-find grid. They appear horizontally, vertically, diagonally, backward, and forward. Imagine that you are a ...
The Good Friday massacre.(Reading/Visual Comprehension)
Jan 08, 2007 ... March 22, 1622, was a calm, routine morning in the English colony of Virginia. It was Good Friday. As usual, people of the Powhatan tribes mixed freely with English settlers in Jamestown and about 40 plantations that had grown up close to the original fort. Some Indians had brought deer, ...
Native and Colonial America.(Reading a Map)
Jan 08, 2007 ... Nearly 150 years after the founding of Jamestown in 1607, North America was a much-changed place. All of the 13 British Colonies that would become the United States had been established. The struggle between Native Americans and white settlers for control of the continent was well under ...
Pocahontas to the rescue.(Using Primary Sources)
Jan 08, 2007 ... In December 1607, Captain John Smith was exploring the uncharted upper regions of the Chickahominy River. Suddenly, there came "a loud cry ... of Indians," Smith later wrote. A hail of arrows pierced the air. "Beset with 200 savages," Smith fought stubbornly, until he fell into a swamp and ...
Farewell to a President.(Gerald R. Ford)(Obituary)
Jan 22, 2007 ... Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, lived to be 93. But history will best remember Ford, who died last month, for a brief period of his lee. In 1973, he was appointed to replace Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who resigned after charges of corruption. When President ...
Follow the bouncing ball.(National Basketball Association )
Jan 22, 2007; ... This season, National Basketball Association [NBA] players took to the court with a new synthetic [artificial] ball. After complaints by many players, however, the league decided to switch back to leather balls. "I'm very excited," LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers told a ...
The rights of children.
Jan 22, 2007 ... It was a childhood straight out of Oliver Twist. When Om Prakash Gurjar was 5, he was taken from his desperately poor parents and turned into a child slave. For three years, the Indian boy worked long hours on farms for no pay. Finally, an organization opposed to child labor ...
Iraq: a way forward? Is victory still possible in Iraq?(News Special)
Jan 22, 2007 ... Last March, Republicans and Democrats in Congress authorized the creation of a bipartisan panel, the Iraq Study Group. The group was asked to assess the reasons behind the growing violence in Iraq, and to offer solutions to a conflict that has stymied United States officials. ...
Should U.S. troops leave Iraq now?(Debate)
Jan 22, 2007 ... NEWS FACT: In December, the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel of 10 prominent Americans, issued a grim report about "the grave and deteriorating situation" in Iraq. Unless drastic changes are made to U.S. policy there, the report said, "the consequences could be severe. A slide toward ...
How safe is your food? Do recent outbreaks of E. coli signal an alarming trend?(USA)
Jan 22, 2007; ... Last November, Parshva Bavisbi stopped at a Taco Bell in Edison, New Jersey, for dinner. He picked up either a chalupa of a bean burrito--he doesn't remember which. The next day, the 17-year-old felt sick and thought he had a routine stomach bug. He was wrong: 48 hours later, Parshva ...
Lost childhoods: millions of African children are forced to do dangerous, backbreaking jobs. Why?(World)(Cover story)
Jan 22, 2007; ... Yacouba is not sure how old he is--probably 13. He lives with his family in Burkina Faso, a country in western Africa. When Yacouba was a small child, his uncle took him to nearby Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). There, he worked six days a week picking crops. "I worked with the cocoa, the ...
Africa.(Reading an Economic Map)
Jan 22, 2007 ... Would you pay $200 for an iPod nano? That's what many people did during the recent holiday season. Yet in much of Africa, $200 is all that many families earn in an entire year. Severe poverty forces millions of African children to work so that their families can ...
If you lived in ancient Rome ...: what was life like for kids in ancient Rome? JS travels back in time to find out.(World History)
Jan 22, 2007; ... How did kids in ancient Rome live? Two young Romans, Lucia and Marcus *, will serve as our guides as we travel back in time. The teens lived almost 2,000 years ago, when 50 million people inhabited the Roman Empire. The empire was so vast that it stretched over 30 modern-day countries of ...
What is the Middle East?(Understanding Regions)
Jan 22, 2007 ... The Middle East is always in the news (see p. 6). But what is it? A country, a continent, or something else? The Middle East is actually a region--in this case, a group of countries that share several characteristics. For instance, much of the land in the Middle East is desert ....
Ask Mapman.(Some Fun)
Jan 22, 2007; ... Q: Who or what determines where oceans are divided? --from a group of curious 6th-graders in Gallipolis, Ohio A: The International Hydrographic Organization [IHO]. Founded in 1898, the IHO consists of 74 member nations, including the United States. One of its many ...
Who am I?(James Brown )
Jan 22, 2007 ... This History Mystery will introduce you to a famous American. First, read his story. Then, you'll have two options: [1] See if you can use the facts you are given to track down his name. [2] Ask your teacher for his name--it's in the Teacher's Edition--then look him up, and learn more ...
Stress and drug abuse.(HEADS UP: REAL NEWS ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY)
Jan 22, 2007 ... The Brain Connection You are about to take a test. The coach is announcing who made the team. Your best friend is mad at you. Most people find such situations stressful. Stress can be defined as an emotional or physical demand or strain (a "stressor") that causes your body to ...
News IQ.(What Do You Know?)
Jan 22, 2007 ... Fill in the letter of the correct answer for each question. 1. Which state is celebrating 100 years of statehood in 2007? (A) Alabama (B) Montana (C) New Jersey (D) Oklahoma 2. Which President did Gerald R. Ford replace? ...
Cartoon.(What Do You Know?)
Jan 22, 2007 ... This cartoon uses satire. It pokes fun at its characters in order to make a point about a serious subject. To learn more, read "How Safe Is Your Food?" on pp. 8-9. Then study the cartoon, and answer the following questions. 1. This cartoon comments on what topic in the news?-- ...
Word match.(What Do You Know?)
Jan 22, 2007 ... Are you a Word Wizard? Here's a quick way to test yourself. After reading the articles in this issue, see how many words you are able to define. Place the letter of the correct definition on the line before each word. --1. aristocrat --2. bacteria --3. desert --4. domestic --5. ...
Quick quiz.
Jan 22, 2007 ... * Match each word or phrase in the left column with the correct description in the right column. 1. Gerald R. Ford 2. Iraq Study Group 3. Oklahoma 4. David Stern 5. Watergate ...
Welcome back, WWWKs! geography adventure 2: Geography/research skills.(SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE)
Jan 22, 2007 ... When last spotted, our WorldWide Wiz Kid (WWWK) was dodging lions in ancient Rome and trying to get back to North Carolina. (See "Geography Adventure," JS TE, October 16 & 23, 2006.) Now the Time and Space Machine has been cranking again, and we're ready for a new set of adventures. We've ...
On the level: reading an organization chart.
Jan 22, 2007 ... The ancient Romans had Senators, but the government structure was very different from that of the U.S. today. This chart shows the structure of the Roman government, with groups arranged in levels (highest to lowest) relative to their power and influence in Roman society. Study ...