'Tebow' Bill To Let Home-Schoolers Play High School Sports Passes Va. House (980l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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‘Tebow’ Bill to Let Home-Schoolers Play High School Sports Passes Va. House (980L)
Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES
Questions: Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES unless otherwise instructed. Lists and charts are the
exception and may be answered in phrases.
Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.
Your notes should include:
o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main
idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)
o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.
o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.
o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,
support) and choices affect the article.
Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.
Student _________________________________Class Period______________________
‘Tebow’ bill to let home-schoolers play high school
Notes on my thoughts,
reactions and questions as I
sports passes Va. House
read:
By Anita Kumar
The House of Delegates voted 59 to 39 Wednesday in favor of a bill that would
allow Virginia’s tens of thousands of home-schooled students to play sports at
their local high schools.
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (Charles Krupa - AP)
The “Tebow bill” — named for Tim Tebow, the starting Denver Broncos
quarterback who was home-schooled in Florida but was allowed to play football
at his local high school — will now be sent to the Senate.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), has said he will sign the bill. “Home-school
parents pay taxes like everybody else,” he said recently. “It’s just fair.”

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