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** Current Event REPLY - CONNECT-EXTEND-CHALLENGE **


 * Be sure to begin your reply by recognizing the current event summary author and their work... **
 * EXAMPLE: “Matt, thank you for bringing this situation to my attention. I was surprised to learn that...”

**As easy as 1,2,3!**
 * 1) **CONNECT-**  How are the ideas and information connected to what you already know?
 * 2)  EXTEND - What new ideas did you get that extend your thinking in new directions?
 * 3)  **QUESTION** -What is still challenging or confusing for you? What questions or puzzles do you now have?


 * CHALLENGE: **
 * CREATE A DIFFERENT HEADLINE - If you were to write an alternative headline for this topic or issue what would that headline be?
 * WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?


 * Example ****//Current Event://** This article, Saudi king allows women to vote in local elections, by Youssef Maamoun reports the change to let women vote in Saudi Arabia. First, the king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announced that woman could vote and run for office in the 2015 elections. Second, the ability for women to vote has been the largest change King Abdullah has made since he was elected in 1995. Also, Saudi Arabia’s women’s rights organizations staged public defiance and took to the streets. Finally, members of the Saudi Arabia's clerical council, or Ulema, supported his decision. This article states the changes that King Abdullah made in Saudi Arabia will ultimately give women the right to vote in the year 2015.


 * Example REPLY ****//: //**

// **Max,** // // First of all, I was glad to see that you wrote about this landmark decision, as I hadn't though about the fact that women might not be able to vote in areas around the world. //

**//CONNECTION -//** // T his reminded me to think about how lucky we are here in the United States and how far women's rights have come in history. Sometimes I take our privileges for granted and learning about what is happening around the world, like in Saudi Arabia, is important. //

**//EXTEND -//** //I looked up when women got their first vote and found that although the initial proposal for women's right to vote took place in 1848, called the Seneca Falls Convention, the actual 19th amendment guaranteeing:// "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.", //did not pass until 1920. Women called suffragette's literally suffered to promote this change. I thought that you might like this link to to learn more about how women in the United States battled for their/our right to vote:// @http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history.htm

//**QUESTION -** My question is when do we get to learn more about this in school? I feel badly not knowing all the details when it is truly something SO important! What other rights don't women have in Saudi Arabia and other countries? I heard that they couldn't drive cars - I wonder if that is still true. //


 * // CHALLENGE: Saudi Arabia..a small, slow step forward for women's rights //**
 * // I chose this title because although it is a huge deal, it is very small and very slow! Imagine being an 18 year old girl in Saudi Arabia knowing that you won't be able to vote until you are 22! Even then, did you notice that it says that they would be able to vote in LOCAL elections. What about the NATIONAL elections. I have heard that it was a woman that instigated the whole Egypt uprising. Related to my question, if they can't vote, imagine what other things that we take for granted that women can't do. I looked it up and they can't legally DRIVE A CAR! So yes...a small, slow step forward for women's rights is what I feel that this article should be called! //**