Issue 554 27 January 2 February 2017 look closer GLOSSARY president trump: his first week - OUR PM theresa may VISITS - fallouts with the media - a worldwide protest - Back to business President Trump at his new desk LAST Friday (20 January), Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. Over the last week, the world has been reaclng in different ways. protests took place across the world, including 14 in the UK. In London, 100,000 people marched. Many people have been upset by comments Trump has made about women and other groups. Protesters took to the streets to show their dislike of America s new president; and marched to protect the rights of all groups of people under the new president. But Trump s press aide, Sean Spicer, complained about the media constantly trying to undercut the enormous support that he has. On Monday 23 January, Donald Trump began his first working week as president and met lots of important people. He tweeted: Busy week planned with a heavy focus on jobs and national security. Our Prime Minister Theresa May has been invited to be the first world leader to visit President Trump today (Friday) to discuss the relationship between the UK and the US. Today (Friday 27 January), Mr Trump comes to the end of his first week in office, and it s fair to say it s been quite an eventful one! His inauguration (the ceremony where new presidents are sworn in) in Washington DC last week was watched by millions all over the world. While there were lots of people at the event supporting Donald Trump, there were also lots who were against him. Protesters smashed shop and car windows in Washington DC to show their anger at the new president. Over the weekend, Trump turned his attention to the media, accusing the press of not being truthful when reporting on the number of supporters at his inauguration. The president said that television footage and pictures made the crowds look smaller than they actually were, with the press comparing the crowds to Barack Obama s inauguration in 2009, which seemed to have much larger crowds. There are no official crowd figures to go on. Last weekend also saw millions of people all over the world take part in the Women s March. The main event took place in Police officers push back Washington DC on Saturday (21 January), with demonstrators as they protest hundreds of thousands of women and men against Donald Trump marching for equality. Hundreds of similar Vazrick Nazari TRUMP MOTH President Trump delivers his inaugural address A NEWLY discovered species of moth has been named aser the new President of the United States, Donald Trump. The ]ny moth, called Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, has a wingspan of just nine millimetres and has yellow and white scales on top of its head, which looks a bit like Trump's signature hairstyle. The moth's habitat ranges from southern California to Mexico. The species was discovered by biologist Vazrick Nazari from the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California.
GLOSSARY the press newspapers, magazines and the parts of television which broadcast news (also used for the people who write the news) the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, the internet anything which provides information for the public equality being treated equally (the same) no matter what your colour, sex, religion or background etc tweeted sent a message using the website Twitter. (Twitter is a service which enables people to send out short messages (tweets) to anyone interested.) LOOK AT THE ARTICLE TRUMP MOTH. 1) What is the scien]fic name of a new species (kind) of moth, discovered in California? 2) Why have scien]sts named this moth afer Donald Trump? Look at the main article. 3) Donald Trump has just become the new president of the United States of America. What comment does the writer make about his first week (near the beginning of the ar]cle)? 4) President Trump said he planned to focus on jobs and na]onal security in his first week. What word tells you how he shared this message with the public? 5) Who is going to visit the president one week afer his inaugura]on and what are they going to discuss? 6) How do you know that the rela]onship between the president and the press got off to a bad start? 7) Find two reasons why millions of people took part in a march last Saturday (21 st January). 8) Donald Trump is America s leader. Why do you think people all over the world have been protes]ng? (You aren t told the answer in the text; give your own opinion.) 9) True or false? True or false? T F 100,000 people aiended Donald Trump s inaugura]on 2 2 Donald Trump is the 45 th US president. The ceremony where presidents are sworn in is called the inaugura'on. Theresa May said the press were trying to undercut the enormous support that he has. 10) From what you have read in this ar]cle, what suggests that Donald Trump may have a challenging ]me ahead being president?
Big News and Animals GLOSSARY the press newspapers, magazines and the parts of television which broadcast news (also used for the people who write the news) the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, the internet anything which provides information for the public equality being treated equally (the same) no matter what your colour, sex, religion or background etc tweeted sent a message using the website Twitter. (Twitter is a service which enables people to send out short messages (tweets) to anyone interested.) LOOK AT THE ARTICLE TRUMP MOTH. 1) What is the scien]fic name of a new species (kind) of moth, discovered in California? 2) Why have scien]sts named this moth afer Donald Trump? Look at the main article. 3) Donald Trump has just become the new president of the United States of America. What comment does the writer make about his first week (near the beginning of the ar]cle)? 4) President Trump said he planned to focus on jobs and na]onal security in his first week. What word tells you how he shared this message with the public? 5) Who is going to visit the president one week afer his inaugura]on and what are they going to discuss? 6) How do you know that the rela]onship between the president and the press got off to a bad start?
7) Find two reasons why millions of people took part in a march last Saturday (21 st January). 1 2 8) Donald Trump is America s leader. Why do you think people all over the world have been protes]ng? (You aren t told the answer in the text; give your own opinion.) 9) True or false? True or false? T F 100,000 people aiended Donald Trump s inaugura]on 2 2 Donald Trump is the 45 th US president. The ceremony where presidents are sworn in is called the inaugura'on. Theresa May said the press were trying to undercut the enormous support that he has. 10) From what you have read in this ar]cle, what suggests that Donald Trump may have a challenging ]me ahead being president?
A) DEAR MR. PRESIDENT One of a depar]ng president s last jobs is to write a leier to the new president. What would you want to say to Donald Trump? Write a leier addressed to the new president with your thoughts and advice. President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 USA b) past advice No one knows yet what was in the leier that Barack Obama (the last president) wrote to Donald Trump. Conduct some internet research and see if you can find the leiers wriien by previous presidents. George W Bush (2001-2009) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) George Bush (1989-1993) A) DEAR MR. PRESIDENT One of a depar]ng president s last jobs is to write a leier to the new president. What would you want to say to Donald Trump? Write a leier addressed to the new president with your thoughts and advice. President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 USA b) past advice No one knows yet what was in the leier that Barack Obama (the last president) wrote to Donald Trump. Conduct some internet research and see if you can find the leiers wriien by previous presidents. George W Bush (2001-2009) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) George Bush (1989-1993)
AIM OF THE NEWS COMPREHENSIONS News reports are unique non-fiction texts. Being real, they naturally engage children, and with the range of topics that are covered, help to develop pupils knowledge and understanding of the wider world outside the classroom. The reports are ideal for short, focused comprehension or discussion activities. Along with the opportunity to find fascinating facts and appreciate the opinions of those involved, there is plenty to be inferred and deduced to understand in more depth what is being reported. Like authors, journalists play with language, so news stories are rich nuggets of text to investigate and provide the opportunity for a wide range of reading skills to be practised each week. These skills should fit within most schools reading and literacy programmes. TEACHER ANSWER GUIDE The teacher answers are intended to provide a guide to the reading skill each question is practising. Suggestions are given for a STARTING POINT response that pupils could give. Further suggestions then give a fuller, more DEVELOPED RESPONSE that students will work towards to reach and exceed the floor standards required at the end of primary school. For a list of these reading skills used to reference questions, please email schools@firstnews.co.uk. Answers Look at the arlcle Trump moth. 1) What is the scien]fic name of a new species (kind) of moth, discovered in California? READING SKILL: Find and explain information (NC 2a / SATs CD 2b(i & ii) / AF2) Correctly identified information: Neopalda donaldtrumpi 2) Why have scientists named this moth after Donald Trump? READING SKILL: Infer information and justify with evidence (NC 2c & 8 / SATs CD 2d(ii) / AF3) Because of its hair. It looks like Donald Trump. Developed response: The moth has a clump of white and yellow scales on the top of its head which looks a little like Donald Trump s hairstyle. Look at the main article. 3) Donald Trump has just become the new president of the United States of America. What comment does the writer make about his first week (near the beginning of the article)? READING SKILL: Infer information and justify with evidence (NC 2c & 8 / SATs CD 2d(ii) / AF3) Developed response: it s fair to say it s been quite an eventful one! 4) President Trump said he planned to focus on jobs and national security in his first week. What word tells you how he shared this message with the public? READING SKILL: Understand vocabulary in context (NC 2a / SATs CD 2a) tweeted
5) Who is going to visit the president one week after his inauguration and what are they going to discuss? READING SKILL: Find and explain information (NC 2a / SATs CD 2b(i & ii) / AF2) Theresa May Correctly identified information: Theresa May, our prime minister. They are going to discuss the relationship between the UK and the US. 6) How do you know that the relationship between the president and the press got off to a bad start? READING SKILL: Infer information and justify with evidence (NC 2c & 8 / SATs CD 2d(ii) / AF3) The president said they weren t truthful. There was an argument about the crowd. Developed response: Days after becoming president, Donald Trump accused the press of not being truthful about the size of the crowd at his inauguration. The press had compared photos of the event to those of Barack Obama s inauguration. His press aide has said that the media try to undercut the enormous support that he [the president] has. Both these points show that the president and his team seem to think that the press/media are against him rather than reporting the news neutrally. 7) Find two reasons why millions of people took part in a march last Saturday (21 st January). READING SKILL: Find and explain information (NC 2a / SATs CD 2b(i & ii) / AF2) 1) Equality 2) They don t like Trump Correctly identified information: 1) They were marching to protect the rights of all groups of people under the new president. 2) Some were protesting to show their dislike of the new president. 8) Donald Trump is America s leader. Why do you think people all over the world have been protesting? (You aren t told the answer in the text; give your own opinion.) READING SKILL: Infer information based on own knowledge (non-text based inference) (NC 6,7 & 8 / SATs CD - not tested) Possible answers: People all over the world don t like him. America is a very powerful country and they are worried that what the president does will affect people all over the world. He has said things to upset different groups of people, and so people around the world were marching to show that they disagreed with the things he has said, and to show that they too support equal rights. 9) True or false? READING SKILL: Find and explain information (NC 2a / SATs CD 2b(i & ii) / AF2) Correctly identified information: 100,000 people attended Donald Trump s inauguration. - FALSE Donald Trump is the 45 th US president. - TRUE The ceremony where presidents are sworn in is called the inauguration. - TRUE
Theresa May said the press were trying to undercut the enormous support that he has. - FALSE 10) From what you have read in this article, what suggests that Donald Trump may have a challenging time ahead being president? READING SKILL: Infer information and justify with evidence (NC 2c & 8 / SATs CD 2d(ii) / AF3) Millions of people are protesting. People don t like him. Developed response: After just one week he has already developed a bad relationship with the press the people who write the news and millions of people are protesting against him. It does not seem as though he is starting the job with popularity and support. This might make it much harder to do his job.