tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34797455857663663862024-02-08T19:28:05.649+08:00RareJob Daily News ArticleMickhailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773880893686725468noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479745585766366386.post-74820382991280534752011-10-19T12:19:00.002+08:002011-11-04T08:08:15.521+08:00Young Girl Writes a Book on Being Fat (Tutor)<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Tutor Preparations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Useful Links:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Warm-up</b> (2-3 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the questions to lead your student to the article topic.</span></i><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Have you ever been teased in school? Would you like to share what happened?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Is bullying a serious problem in schools in your country? Please share some thoughts about this.</span><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Unlocking Word Meanings </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(5 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let your student read the items below. Confirm that your student understood each word. Use additional info/definition/question only when necessary.</span></i><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1. <b><i>teased</i></b> (adj.) – to be annoyed or made fun of with harmful words</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I get<i> teased</i> when I make a mistake.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional information</i>: The word teaser (noun) is used in a more positive sense than the definition previously mentioned. Teaser refers to a part of a movie, advertisement, or event shown to the public to make people curious and interested. (e.g. After watching the teaser of the new action movie, I immediately invited my friend to watch it with me.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2. <i><b>struggle</b></i> (n.) – problem or battle (which someone experiences)</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I was able to deal with my <i>struggles</i> in school by studying well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional question</i>: What struggles have you experienced as a student? </span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3. <b><i>bully</i></b> (v.) – to scare or frighten someone with words or actions</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: Some say that children who<i> bully</i> others lack attention at home.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional definition</i>: Bully can also be used as a noun referring to “someone who scare or frighten other with words or actions usually to show his/her power.” (e.g. The school principal punished the bully who pushed me.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 4. <b><i>disorder</i></b> (n.) – a disease; specifically, a lack of order in the function of the body</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: People with <i>disorders</i> should seek for immediate treatment.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional information</i>: The prefix dis is attached to a word to mean “lack or absence of or away from” (e.g. disappearance – lack of appearance or presence; discontentment – lack of contentment)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5. <b><i>retain</i></b> (v.) – to hold or keep something for a long period of time</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I was able to<i> retain </i>a healthy lifestyle through discipline.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional definition</i>: Retain can also mean “to continue doing something.” (e.g. We retain our tradition so we will not forget who we are.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Article</span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b>(10 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let the student read the article aloud. For the Comprehension Questions, you may:</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (a) Ask the questions in between. Tell the student ahead of time when to pause from reading.</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (b) Ask the questions after he finishes reading everything. </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the words difficult to pronounce, pronunciation guides are provided beside the word.</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Six year old LaNiyah Bailey <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">[la-nahy-yuh bey-lee ]</span> is one of the many young girls who gets teased at school for being fat.</span><br />
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But instead of feeling sorry for herself, LaNiyah chose to write a book retelling her struggle with kids who constantly bully her. With the help of her mother, LaToya White, LaNiyah created the book entitled “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be.” LaNiyah said that through this book, she hopes to let other children understand that bullying others because of how they look is wrong.</span><br />
<blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What is LaNiyah’s reason for writing the book “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be”?</b><br />
A: She is writing the book to let other children know what teasing others because of how they look is not good.</span></i></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LaToya revealed in an interview that her daughter’s weight is not something controllable by diet nor exercise. At a young age, LaNiyah is suffering from a number of health problems and one of those is a disorder called Polydipsia <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">[pol-ee-dip-see-uh]</span>, a condition similar to ‘water diabetes’. Polydipsia, a disease unknown to many, causes a person to experience excessive thirst, forcing them to drink lots of fluids. Despite healthy diet and regular exercise people suffering from this disease usually become overweight because their bodies retain too much water.</span></div><blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What did LaToya White reveal about her daughter’s condition?</b><br />
A: LaToya said that her daughter is suffering from health problems and one of which is a sickness called Polydipsia. This illness makes her daughter fat because she needs to drink a lot of liquid and most of what she drinks stays on her body.</span></i></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Both mother and child were interviewed in CNN and they shared their experience which inspired them to write the book.</span><br />
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Excerpts from “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be” by LaNiyah Bailey:</span><br />
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<i>I always tried to hold back my tears, but they came anyway. "BJ called me a big-fat elephant girl."</i></span><br />
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<i>I sobbed. "And they all call me fatty pants."</i></span><br />
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</span> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My mom would hug me tight and say, "Don't cry honey. Don't give them the pleasure. People often judge others by how they look on the outside. They don't take time to discover the beautiful person that's on the inside."</span></i><br />
<blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What does LaNiyah’s mother do to her every time she comes home crying?</b><br />
A: She would give LaNiyah a hug and tell her that some people only judge others by the way they look and not how they are inside.</span></i></blockquote></td></tr>
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Follow-up </b>(optional)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the question below to check if your student understood the article.</span></i><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the article all about?</span><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Viewpoint Discussion</span></b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b>(7-8 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lead the discussion using the questions below.</span></i><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion A</span> <br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think of the saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover”?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you usually judge a person? (Do you judge them by the way they look, the way they act, their activities, etc.)</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion B</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think can parents do to prevent their children to bully or to get bullied by others?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think it is okay for parents to encourage their children to fight back when they are being bullied? Why or why not?</span></li>
</ul>Mickhailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773880893686725468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479745585766366386.post-75873376168801977912011-10-19T11:45:00.001+08:002011-11-03T13:05:57.201+08:00Young Girl Writes a Book on Being Fat<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Unlocking Word Meanings</b><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read the following words/expressions found in today’s article. </span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1. <b><i>teased</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (adj.) – to be annoyed or made fun of with harmful words</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>Example</i>: I get<i> teased</i> when I make a mistake.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2. <i><b>struggle</b></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (n.) – problem or battle (which someone experiences)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>Example</i>: I was able to deal with my <i>struggles</i> in school by studying well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3. <b><i>bully</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (v.) – to scare or frighten someone with words or actions</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>Example</i>: Some say that children who<i> bully</i> others lack attention at home.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 4. <b><i>disorder</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (n.) – a disease; specifically, a lack of order in the function of the body</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>Example</i>: People with <i>disorders</i> should seek for immediate treatment.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5. <b><i>retain</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (v.) – to hold or keep something for a long period of time</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>Example</i>: I was able to<i> retain </i>a healthy lifestyle through discipline.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Read the text below.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Six year old LaNiyah Bailey is one of the many young girls who gets <b>teased</b> at school for being fat.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
But instead of feeling sorry for herself, LaNiyah chose to write a book retelling her<b> struggle</b> with kids who constantly <b>bully</b> her. With the help of her mother, LaToya White, LaNiyah created the book entitled “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be.” LaNiyah said that through this book, she hopes to let other children understand that bullying others because of how they look is wrong.</span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LaToya revealed in an interview that her daughter’s weight is not something controllable by diet nor exercise. At a young age, LaNiyah is suffering from a number of health problems and one of those is a <b>disorder</b> called Polydipsia</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, a condition similar to ‘water diabetes’. Polydipsia, a disease unknown to many, causes a person to experience excessive thirst, forcing them to drink lots of fluids. Despite healthy diet and regular exercise people suffering from this disease usually become overweight because their bodies <b>retain</b> too much water.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Both mother and child were interviewed in CNN and they shared their experience which inspired them to write the book.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
Excerpts from “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be” by LaNiyah Bailey:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
<i>I always tried to hold back my tears, but they came anyway. "BJ called me a big-fat elephant girl."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
<i>I sobbed. "And they all call me fatty pants."</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My mom would hug me tight and say, "Don't cry honey. Don't give them the pleasure. People often judge others by how they look on the outside. They don't take time to discover the beautiful person that's on the inside."</span></i><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Viewpoint Discussion</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Enjoy a discussion with your tutor. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion A</span>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think of the saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover”?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you usually judge a person? (Do you judge them by the way they look, the way they act, their activities, etc.)</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion B</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think can parents do to prevent their children to bully or to get bullied by others?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think it is okay for parents to encourage their children to fight back when they are being bullied? Why or why not?</span></li>
</ul>Mickhailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08773880893686725468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3479745585766366386.post-64130632397601103742011-09-04T08:03:00.003+08:002011-11-04T08:07:15.398+08:00Young Girl Writes Book About Being Fat<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Tutor Preparations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"> Useful Links:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Warm-up</b> (2-3 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the questions to lead your student to the article topic.</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Have you ever been teased in school? Would you like to share what happened?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Is bullying a serious problem in schools in your country? Please share some thoughts about this.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Unlocking Word Meanings </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(5 minutes)</span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let your student read the items below. Confirm that your student understood each word. Use additional info/definition/question only when necessary.</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1. <b><i>teased</i></b> (adj.) – to be annoyed or made fun of with harmful words</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I get<i> teased</i> when I make a mistake.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional information</i>: The word teaser (noun) is used in a more positive sense than the definition previously mentioned. Teaser refers to a part of a movie, advertisement, or event shown to the public to make people curious and interested. (e.g. After watching the teaser of the new action movie, I immediately invited my friend to watch it with me.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 2. <i><b>struggle</b></i> (n.) – problem or battle (which someone experiences)</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I was able to deal with my <i>struggles</i> in school by studying well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional question</i>: What struggles have you experienced as a student? </span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3. <b><i>bully</i></b> (v.) – to scare or frighten someone with words or actions</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: Some say that children who<i> bully</i> others lack attention at home.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional definition</i>: Bully can also be used as a noun referring to “someone who scare or frighten other with words or actions usually to show his/her power.” (e.g. The school principal punished the bully who pushed me.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 4. <b><i>disorder</i></b> (n.) – a disease; specifically, a lack of order in the function of the body</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: People with <i>disorders</i> should seek for immediate treatment.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional information</i>: The prefix dis is attached to a word to mean “lack or absence of or away from” (e.g. disappearance – lack of appearance or presence; discontentment – lack of contentment)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5. <b><i>retain</i></b> (v.) – to hold or keep something for a long period of time</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Example</i>: I was able to<i> retain </i>a healthy lifestyle through discipline.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Additional definition</i>: Retain can also mean “to continue doing something.” (e.g. We retain our tradition so we will not forget who we are.)</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Six year old LaNiyah Bailey <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">[la-nahy-yuh bey-lee ]</span> is one of the many young girls who gets teased at school for being fat.</span><br />
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But instead of feeling sorry for herself, LaNiyah chose to write a book retelling her struggle with kids who constantly bully her. With the help of her mother, LaToya White, LaNiyah created the book entitled “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be.” LaNiyah said that through this book, she hopes to let other children understand that bullying others because of how they look is wrong.</span><br />
<blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What is LaNiyah’s reason for writing the book “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be”?</b><br />
A: She is writing the book to let other children know what teasing others because of how they look is not good.</span></i></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LaToya revealed in an interview that her daughter’s weight is not something controllable by diet nor exercise. At a young age, LaNiyah is suffering from a number of health problems and one of those is a disorder called Polydipsia <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">[pol-ee-dip-see-uh]</span>, a condition similar to ‘water diabetes’. Polydipsia, a disease unknown to many, causes a person to experience excessive thirst, forcing them to drink lots of fluids. Despite healthy diet and regular exercise people suffering from this disease usually become overweight because their bodies retain too much water.</span></div><blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What did LaToya White reveal about her daughter’s condition?</b><br />
A: LaToya said that her daughter is suffering from health problems and one of which is a sickness called Polydipsia. This illness makes her daughter fat because she needs to drink a lot of liquid and most of what she drinks stays on her body.</span></i></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Both mother and child were interviewed in CNN and they shared their experience which inspired them to write the book.</span><br />
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Excerpts from “Not Fat Because I Wanna Be” by LaNiyah Bailey:</span><br />
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<i>I always tried to hold back my tears, but they came anyway. "BJ called me a big-fat elephant girl."</i></span><br />
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<i>I sobbed. "And they all call me fatty pants."</i></span><br />
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</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My mom would hug me tight and say, "Don't cry honey. Don't give them the pleasure. People often judge others by how they look on the outside. They don't take time to discover the beautiful person that's on the inside."</span></i><br />
<blockquote><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Q: What does LaNiyah’s mother do to her every time she comes home crying?</b><br />
A: She would give LaNiyah a hug and tell her that some people only judge others by the way they look and not how they are inside.</span></i></blockquote></td></tr>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion A</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think of the saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover”?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you usually judge a person? (Do you judge them by the way they look, the way they act, their activities, etc.)</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion B</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think can parents do to prevent their children to bully or to get bullied by others?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think it is okay for parents to encourage their children to fight back when they are being bullied? Why or why not?</span></li>
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