7th Grade M/J Course Credit Recovery JULY 8, 2013 - Division of ...

NameDatePRO ATHLETES’ SALARIES AREN’T OVERLY EXORBITANT / DOPROFESSIONAL ATHLETES GET PAID TOO MUCH?Reading CheckCOPY MASTERDirections: Recall the ideas and events in Mark Singletary’s and Justin Hjelm’seditorials. Then answer the questions in phrases or sentences.1. Why have people historically argued that athletes should make large salaries,according to “Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant”?2. Why does the author of “Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant” thinkthat team owners probably agree with high salaries for players?3. What does the author of “Do Pro Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” mention aboutteachers, police officers, and firefighters?PRO ATHLETES’ . . . / DOPROFESSIONAL ATHLETES4. What evidence does the author of “Do Pro Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” give tosupport his belief that some athletes cannot relate to the public?5. Whom does the author of “Do Pro Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” blame forpeople’s lack of concern about athletes’ high salaries?Copyright by McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company126 Unit 8 Resource ManagerGrade 7