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After all, the primary purpose of reading is comprehension. Unless you comprehend what you read you might as well be reading a different language. Unfortunately, for many students, reading in the content areas may actually seem like a different language. This is particularly true in social studies classes when using primary sources that may date back several hundred years. I can recall a lesson I did in my own 8th grade social studies class in which I used a primary source written by Gustavus Vassa, an ex-slave who wrote about his experiences on board a slave ship during the middle passage. Unfortunately, for the students, the primary source reading might as well have been written in a different language, for while my students read the passage, they certainly did not comprehend its meaning. However, the Gustavus Vassa reading was, and still is, an excellent primary source to use in the classroom. It was my job as a teacher to figure out how. What I needed...

Need a few birthday tips and ideas for the next birthday party in your household. Here s a variety of suggestions that we think will help you make your child s birthday party fun, special and easy for you. Birthday Party Tips for the Young and the Young at Heart Your child s birthday party should be a fun and memorable experience for your child and for his or her guests. Here s how you can pull it off: Let your child choose the theme of her birthday party and be actively involved in the planning stages of the event. Have her write the invitations if she are able. Have your child greet each guest at the door. This will help her guests feel welcome and will help her learn how to be a great hostess. Have a birthday party table or counter space available for the presents. Ideally this place should be a place where all of the guests can sit comfortably and see your child open the presents. If you order a pizza or another hot food item leave it in the oven...

If you are interested in venturing in the sport of kayak racing use the tips to pull ahead. Kayak Racing Tips Practice makes perfect. Practice the course before the race. Marker buoys are often set weeks in advance. Use your practice sessions to figure out the lines that you will be taking during the race. Try to get a run in a day or two before the race, this will give you an indication of what the current will be like on race day. When racing avoid the shallows. When you re moving with the current, deep water is your friend. When the water level is less than 2.5 feet deep, there s increased hull resistance and your boat will slow down considerably. Shallower water can be useful if you re paddling against a current. When going against the current, find transitional areas where the bottom isn t too shallow to slow your hull down. Check the weather to determine the prevailing winds. Afternoon gusty winds are always a possibility, and can make going against...

Now the Fifa World Cup is out of the way, after yet another disappointing performance from the English team, focus is once again turning to the start of the Premiership. In this article, I write about the contenders for the trophy and give my opinion on who I think will end up as the champions in May 2007. The English Premiership will be devalued this season after the relegation last time around of my favourite team Birmingham City. Well maybe not, I have to admit my team deserved to go down but at least I will never have to witness Mario Melchiott playing in the blue and white of Birmingham ever again. Steve Bruce still deserves a kick up the backside for sticking with players like Mario right up until the end. It was plain to see that these type of players were just going through the motions and in truth deserved a right hook, as they were basically robbing the club at the end of the day. A whole hearted player like Bruce surely could also see this and...

Xbox360, the latest version of the video game console that has been manufactured by Microsoft, was a term that was finally arrived at by the computer software company last year. This was after a marketing firm that it hired conducted a survey which asked people whether they thought the Xbox evoked a more next generation or next-gen sound. It was apparent that Microsoft was having worries at that time that sticking to Xbox2 as the name of its new video game console would make it appear or sound older or less cutting-edge than its main rival, the PlayStation 3 or PS3. Keeping such a concept in mind, Microsoft recently announced that it has successfully produced a set of fresh 360 backwards compatibility update of the Xbox which the firm is scheduled to release anytime within the week. This is in keeping with the company s commitment to concentrate on the continuous improvement of the console s features. Peter Moore, the game s top honcho, said the updates...