Nov. 7, 2007: America's Warrior-Citizens

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in the Rocky Mountain News. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers. Click here to learn about subscribing to the eEdition at no cost to you (for Colorado teachers).

Activities:

1. Draw a picture of a military person in the middle of a piece of paper. Now cut out newspaper words that describe active duty and veteran troops. Paste your words around your picture.

2. Select five different comic strip characters to serve in the Reserves. What job specialty would you assign to each character? Why?

3. Use newspaper information to plan a special Veterans Day event to honor veterans. Find a place to have your event. Find special entertainment and a speaker for your celebration. Write a paragraph describing your special day.

4. Why do you think Reserve soldiers need to practice (a) physical training, (b) running through obstacle courses, and (c) road marching?

5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about the activities of Reserve units in different wars. Use these questions to guide your research:

• What services did Reserve forces provide in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the current war in Iraq?
• How many forces served in each war?
• What percentage of the Reserve forces served in each war?
• What variety of jobs have Reserve forces done in each war?
  

Write several paragraphs discussing your findings.

This week's standards:

• Students understand how government provides for the needs and wants of people and establishes order and security. (Social Studies: Power, Authority and Governance)
• Students understand how the country establishes order and security. (Social Studies: Power, Authority and Governance)
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)