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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICTSUMMER SCHOOL 2013 PACING GUIDEWEEK 2 Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant by Mark Singletary July 15, 2013 – July 19, 2013Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much? by Justin Hjelm pgs. 918-926DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONLess-Proficient Readers Targeted passages, short excerpts that deal with the key story events,concepts, and skills, appear on in "Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren'tOverly Exorbitant" on page 921 (lines 81-90) and in "Do ProfessionalAthletes Get Paid Too Much?" on page 923 (lines 33-47) and page924 (lines 103-112). If your students are having troublecomprehending these selections, focus solely on these passages. Readaloud each excerpt with your students. Monitor their understanding ofthe elements of a strong argument. Additional Selection Questions and Question Support (ResourceManager, page 113 and page 127) allow you to provide customizedpractice with comprehension and critical analysis skills.Advanced Learners/Pre-AP Activity 1: Make Judgments Both writers seem sincere, but their waysof expressing their views and organizing their editorials differ. Askstudents which writer they would invite to speak at their annual sportsbanquet and why. Have students create an imaginary invitation to thewriter of their choice, explaining the reasons that he has been invitedto their school.Office of Academics and Transformation – Department of Language Arts and Reading