February 8, 2010
NOW AVAILABLE! OUR ONLINE-ONLY "21 CENTURY GOVERNMENTS IN ACTION" SKILLS MANUAL
Click here to download a printable PDF of the skills manual.
JS Interview
Print and share this interview with civil rights activist Franklin McCain, who is featured in this issue's play.
Reproducibles for the February 8, 2010 issue!
- ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Food for Thought"
SKILL: Reading a Nutrition Label - ONLINE-ONLY SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"Inside Afghanistan"
SKILL: Cause and Effect
- SKILLS REPRODUCIBLE
"The Civil Rights Movement"
SKILL: Using a Chronology - TEACHER TO TEACHER
"Create a News Blog"
SKILL: Persuasive Writing - PUZZLES REPRODUCIBLE
- FIND MAPMAN™ CONTEST
Entry form and rules - PAST "FIND MAPMAN™" WINNERS
Past winners and their maps, from 2005-2009
Teacher's Edition
You can download this issue's Teacher's Edition here. (Please note that the answer key has been removed from the Teacher's Edition available online.)
Online Resources
- Useful URLs
Find online support for every feature in this issue! - JS Index 2009-2010
Search through this online index of JS topics from the current school year! - Lesson Plans
Get lesson plans for this issue.
February 8, 2010: Table of Contents
PAGE 2: News Shorts
PAGE 4: News Special
Is Corn Making Us Fat?PLUS: Eat Smart
PAGE 6: News Debate
Should You Have to Learn Cursive Writing?
PAGE 8: HOT TOPIC: World
Inside Afghanistan
After eight years of war, is there hope for the kids of this impoverished country?
Plus: 21st-Century Governments in Action
PAGE 12: Mapsearch
Afghanistan
Plus: A Saga of Struggle
PAGE 14: History
American History Play
Sitting In for Freedom
Read how four brave students made sure that justice would be served.
Plus: JS talks with civil rights hero Franklin McCain
PAGE 18: Making Connections
Teens Lead the Way
PAGE 20: Geography
Mapman's Corner
Find Mapman(tm) Contest
Where is our man on the go?
PAGE 22: GeoSkills
Tracking H1N1
PAGE 24: What Do You Know?
JS's 102 Words to Know; Cartoon; Eyewitness
