6 Q’s About the News
Read the article and answer the news questions below.
In “Where Riding and Wrangling Beat Virtual Adventures,” Julie Turkewitz writes about youth rodeo in Utah.
WHERE is youth rodeo “as much of a way of life … as it is an extracurricular activity”?
WHAT photos in the slide show above do you particularly like? WHY?
WHAT are youth rodeo competitions, like the one covered in this article, meant to do for young people?
WHAT do winners receive?
WHEN are the “real prizes” awarded?
WHAT factors threaten the sport?
HOW does the Madsen family “eat, sleep and drink” youth rodeo?
WHOM does Caylee Bradshaw “gently mock” in this article?
WHAT happens in a chute-dogging event?
For Higher-Order Thinking
Would you want to be a part of a sport or activity as all-consuming as this one? WHY or WHY not? WHAT activity do young people in your school or area do that might be compared to this?
Do you think doing something like this is better for young people than spending hours on screens? WHY or WHY not?