In the News: Fatal Attacks

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Rahm’s Readers Teen Summer Challenge – Newsworthy Animal Challenges

A tiger had killed three humans near Bandipur National Park.Tiger expert K Ullas Karanth suggested that the man-eater tiger was forced to the forest edges to survive, and probably compelled to attack humans.

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Do tigers’ attacks on humans mean we have become their prey? What contributes to animal attacks on humans?

CREATE: Write a journal article from the perspective of the tracker who is looking for this tiger. What questions might the animal tracker need to ask? What obstacles might he/she face? Do some research on trackers if you need to! When you’re finished with your work, don’t forget to collect your badge for the 4th News Literacy Challenge at any Chicago Public Library branch. If you haven’t signed up yet, you can register at Teen Summer Challenge: Make Your Imprint.

Explore more of this topic here at the library.

News Literacy Summer Learning Challenges 2014 are made possible by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation through the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

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