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S I L L Y The Newspapers In Education (NIE) Program strives to promote literacy and responsible citizenship in children and young adults through the inclusion of newspapers with Ha regular classroom curricula. ve you ever taken a few extra steps to avoid wa lking under a ladder, crossing a black cat’s path, or stepping on a crack? If so, ther e are many people out there who feel the same way as you. 937-225-7364 Maybe you’re not that superstitious, but you can’t help but avoid certain situations because ur family. Many core beliefs and attitudes, like our 937-225-7364 they have been passed down to you from yo xtent by the . Almost every culture is driven to some e superstitions, tend to be culturally based about who we are and 513-705-2570 e group. Our superstitions say a lot superstitions and beliefs held by th world. how we feel and think about our 513-820-2136 Superstitions began cen email: [email protected] turies ago when our ancestors, with their limited knowledge and experience, tried to explain mysterious circumstances and events. For instance, before science determined such strange things as why mirrors show our ref ections or why shadows ACtIvItIeS appear when it’s sunny, ancient people reasoned that a ref ection or shadow was part of Are you SuperStItIouS? Talk amongst your classmates and their personal make-up. write a list of five superstitions eved such an d was broken, people beli dow or ref ection appeare other than those listed. Use the If an object on which a sha information from this page to mirror it was considered Therefore, when a person broke a determine whether each is a event would cause them harm. predictive, causative or conversion ple cling to even after ful. So a superstition is a belief or practice that peo superstition. Discuss your findings. unlucky or harm new knowledge or facts prove that these beliefs are untrue. Word FInd Use the newspaper to find as many of these superstition-related words or numbers below as you can. CoMMon SuperStItIonS | Do not walk under a ladder or you will invite bad luck. | Circle the words you find. Do not Breaking a mirror will bring you seven years of bad luck. | It's bad luck to have a black cat cross your path. | use this page to find the words. Cat Ladder Shadow If you see a shooting star it will bring you good luck. | The number 13 is bad luck. | Carrying a rabbit's Salt Culture Mysterious foot in your pocket will bring good luck. | Don't eat chicken on New Year's Day or you will be scratching Money Door 13 for money but if you eat pork you will have prosperity Mirror Bouquet Crack /money. | People believe that when you visit someone Luck Horse shoe Break you should leave through the same door you came in or otherwise it is bad luck. | Penny Rabbit Beliefs If you step on a crack, you will break your mother's back. 7 Star s… to three broad categorie ItIonS can be broken down in FIll In tHe BlAnkS BASIC SuperSt 1 | Many __________ __________ at a particular superstition and __________________like our are when people believe th ive suPerstitions | superstitions, tend to be Predict woman who catches t predicting bad luck or a culturally based. event, such as a black ca will predict an oncoming ried. 2 | A superstition that is based g the next to get mar et at a wedding bein on someone actually doing the bride’s bouqu something to make something ne ed on someo bad happen is called a _______ TITIonS | are bas _________ superstition. IVE SUpErS CAUSIT en. For example, mething bad happ 3 | If you see a shooting star, ething to make so actually doing som you will receive _________ luck. seven years of bad luck. aking a mirror is said to bring you 4 | Ancient people reasoned bre that a shadow or refection was part of their ____________ CONVERSI – ______________ and that if ON SupERStItIONS | generally combine predicitive an d a mirror was broken, it causitive su perstitions. If you spill salt, you will r was considered _________ eceive bad luck (which is a causative or ___________. superstition). However, if you throw some of the spilled salt over your left shoulder, you will avoid the bad luck. You have con verted the negative superstition! ERS! CoMInG ATTR ACtIONS ATTENT ION TEACH StANDARDS kidsINK | November 13 – Veteran’s Day/Armed POTLIGHt Although we work to ensure your papers will Services S arrive just as you ordered them, sometimes we November 27 – Energy LANGUAGE ARTS run into unforeseen issues. If you do not receive December 11 – Basketball Math Make inferences based on implicit your papers as requested, please contact Susan before 10:00 AM N REPOrtS: information in texts, and provide Swearingen at 937.225.0551 EACH TUESDAY | ROBY Y eiGHBORHOOD BLOCK PArt justifications for those inferences. and we will make sure your newspapers get to THE NUttY N List questions and search for you as soon as possible. Today | Chapter 9, Loud and Proud answers within the text November 6 | Chapter 10 (Final), The Robyn Report to construct meaning. ACKSON. BrOWN. DesIgn BY HeatHer J Page DEVelOPMent BY MICHelle IME LOng | AGENCY: DREAMST GUSLAW MAZUR, LAWrenCE IE LEUKER, KIM D. FRENCH, BO PHOTOS: DOCONNELL, LIETTE PARENT, STEFAN.