Transcript Upfront Articles - Mayo High School

UPFRONT ARTICLES
FIRST SEMESTER
MARRIAGE FOR ALL?
PAGES 12-13
1. Do you think state bans on gay marriage violate
the Constitution's guarantees of due process and
equal protection under the 14th Amendment?
Explain.
2. How do you think the Supreme Court will rule?
(i.e. legalize gay marriage, let states decide, require
states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in
other states) Explain.
HI MOM, I’M HOME!
PAGES 14-17
1.
Why do you think young people moving back home has been
dubbed the Boomerang Generation?
2.
Cite evidence from the text that supports the author’s claim that
young people today have “longer childhoods” than young people
of the past.
3.
Do you think the trend toward “longer childhoods” described in the
article is mainly a positive or negative change in American society?
Explain.
4.
What, if anything, should the government's role be regarding the
cost of higher education? Explain.
CHINA’S CRAM SCHOOLS
PAGES: 13-15
1. What sacrifices do some families make to put a
child through cram school? Why do you think
they do it?
2. What types of skills or knowledge does the gaokao
seem to emphasize? In what ways do critics say
the test is lacking?
3. Why is the gaokao an especially high-stakes exam
for China’s poor rural citizens?
4. In what ways do you think the gaokao is similar to
the SAT, ACT, or other American standardized
tests? In what ways is it different?