Taking Stock Before Iowa

As scholars take in the constant ambush of current events, help them develop media literacy skills by extracting important details from hard news articles. This story from December 2011 presents information on the Republican primaries and offers six comprehension questions to get readers thinking about the who, what where, when, why and how of the story. As part of the series "6 Q's About the News," you can find these questions accompanying more current articles on The Learning Network. These questions could make great discussion starters, as well.