PARAGRAPH ONE:
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arrested over a |
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it was all a mistake |
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taken away |
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kids like you |
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the police realised |
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of his release |
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Within hours |
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America great |
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Ahmed's story |
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clock he made |
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hundreds of |
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in handcuffs |
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We should inspire more |
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went viral |
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It's what makes |
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thousands of times |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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put the spotlight |
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things worse |
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how people treat |
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interrogation |
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police |
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fair |
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To make |
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on the issue |
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On a more |
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to people like Ahmed |
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offered him a training |
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positive note |
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invited him to a science |
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Muslims |
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The future belongs |
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U.S. President Barack Obama (1) ___________________ Texas high school student who was (2) ___________________ clock he made for school to the White House. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was taken (3) ___________________ after his teachers said he had brought (4) ___________________ to school. After several hours, the police (5) ___________________ a mistake. Within hours of his release, Ahmed's story went viral. The news was retweeted hundreds of thousands of times. President Obama tweeted: "We should (6) ___________________ like you to like science. It's what makes America great."
Ahmed's arrest has put (7) ___________________ the issue of Islamophobia and of (8) ___________________ Muslims. Ahmed said that because of his religion, kids at school called him a 'terrorist'. He said the police interrogation made him (9) ___________________ he was a criminal. He said: "I felt like I was a terrorist." To (10) ___________________, his school suspended him for three days. On a (11) ___________________, Twitter offered him a training contract and Google invited him to a science fair. Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said: "The (12) ___________________ people like Ahmed."
Write five GOOD questions about Ahmed Mohamed's clock in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
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