Using NewsHour Extra Feature Stories STORY What Does Lady Gaga’s Asia Tour Say About the Global Economy? 05/14/2012 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/arts/jan-june12/gaga_05-14.html Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period with possible extension Student Worksheet (reading comprehension and discussion questions without answers) PROCEDURE 1. WARM UP Use initiating questions to introduce the topic and find out how much your students know. 2. MAIN ACTIVITY Have students read NewsHour Extra's feature story and answer the reading comprehension and discussion questions on the student handout. 3. DISCUSSION Use discussion questions to encourage students to think about how the issues outlined in the story affect their lives and express and debate different opinions.] INITIATING QUESTIONS 1. Why do musicians go on tour? 2. What do you know about Asia and its culture? 3. How do musicians like Lady Gaga make money? READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS – Student Worksheet 1. Where did Lady Gaga kick off her tour for the album “Born This Way?” Seoul, South Korea 2. Where else will the tour stop? Hong Kong, Taiwan’s Taipei, Jakarta in Indonesia, Singapore, and Bangkok in Thailand 3. What Asian country has always been a destination for successful music artists? Japan 4. Who is encouraging people to boycott Lady Gaga’s concerts? Religious groups from Christians in Korea to Muslims in Indonesia 5. How many tickets to Lady Gaga’s show were sold in the first two hours in Jakarta? 25,000 6. What is the new minimum age for people to attend Lady Gaga’s concerts in South Korea? 18 years old http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ 1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (more research might be needed) 1. Why do you think recording artists are starting to pay more attention to Asia? 2. How do you think the recession in the U.S. has affected the music industry? 3. Why do you think Lady Gaga’s music is objectionable to some religious groups in Asia? Extension Activity Have students write a 300-500 word essay on this topic providing clear examples. Send your completed editorial to NewsHour Extra ([email protected]). Exceptional essays might be published on our Web site. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ 2 STUDENT WORKSHEET What Does Lady Gaga’s Asia Tour Say About the Global Economy? READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 1. Where did Lady Gaga kick off her tour for the album “Born This Way?” 2. Where else will the tour stop? 3. What Asian country has always been a destination for successful music artists? 4. Who is encouraging people to boycott Lady Gaga’s concerts? 5. How many tickets to Lady Gaga’s show were sold in the first two hours in Jakarta? 6. What is the new minimum age for people to attend Lady Gaga’s concerts in South Korea? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (more research might be needed) 1. Why do you think recording artists are starting to pay more attention to Asia? 2. How do you think the recession in the U.S. has affected the music industry? 3. Why do you think Lady Gaga’s music is objectionable to some religious groups in Asia? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/arts/jan-june12/gaga_05-14.html 1 .