Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1E1s5u26867; Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:54:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:54:09 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sc6ad109.002@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2026] Website and abortion X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 5.5.6.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1101 Lines: 4 Someone emailed me a website where there is an article about the abortion wars and a chance to vote on whether one thinks federal laws regarding abortion should be changed. Once one votes, one gets to see the percentage of people who voted for each of the three choices. I think that for learners who are interested in this topic and who have access to the Internet in the classroom, this may be a good site for them to explore. The article can serve as a good impetus to work on reading comprehension, and the voting part serves as a way to learn about the meaning of percentages. For example, not only are you given a percentage, but you are also given a total number of responses, so learners can learn how to figure out how many people voted for each choice. I think that this site is a great example of how one can integrate high interest (many of our learners will have strong anti or pro abortion views), reading skills, computer skills, and math skills all in one lesson. Here is the site (by the way, I don't know for how long it will be up and running): www.msnbc.com/news/692121.asp Daphne
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