Current Event #7

Title:   Should the driving age be raised to 18?

Author:   John D’Amico and Alex Koroknay - Palicz

Source:    The New York Times Upfront

The Topic of this article is Driving age.

The Main Idea of this article is Teen Driving age. The main idea is implied, not stated exactly in the article.

The Author’s Purpose of this article is to Persuade readers to pick a side of whether the driving age should be raised to 18.

The Pattern of Organization is Classification, because the topic is divided into two parts, a no and a yes.

The Text Features of this article are:

-       Title, helps by giving an idea about the article before it is read.

-       Heading, helps by predicting a main idea.

This article is about a debate whether the driving age should be raised to 18 in all states.

What I Learned from this article is that In some states in the U.S the driving age in 18, or some states are fighting for that law.

What I liked about this article is that both sides had many examples and information but no one could be right. We all have different beliefs and not everyone could be right.

What I did not like about this article is the side YES, just because some teens have made bad decisions while driving behind the wheel doesn’t mean that we ALL will. There are many steps you have to pass to get a license, in my opinion if you passed you deserved it.

Who should read this article : Parents of teens should read this article to pick a side,  The teenagers are still under there parents control. If your against the driving age being 16, don’t let your kids drive.

This article reminds me of my mom, because my mom will never let me drive at 16, she beliefs that 16 should be the age of a permit, not a license.

World- This article reminds me of  all the car accidents I see on the highway that were made by teens when I hear it in the news, but however, teens are not the only problem for car accidents.

Vocabulary:

Word	Context Clues	Meaning
1. Pedestrians	About a third of those deaths were the teen drivers themselves, The rest were pedestrians, passengers, and people in cars that teenage drivers stuck.	People walking