1. Teacher Guide This lesson is designed to teach kids to ask a critical thinking question that you can’t just put into a search box to solve. To do that, we encourage them with smaller questions that search can help them answer. Make sure that you read the notes for each slide: they not only give you teaching tips but also provide answers and hints so you can help the kids if they are having trouble. Remember, you can always send feedback to the Bing in the Classroom team at BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.com. You can learn more about the program at bing.com/classroom and follow the daily lessons on our Partners In Learning site. BingInTheClassroom@Microsoft.combing.com/classroomPartners In Learning site Want to extend today’s lesson? Consider using Skype in the Classroom to arrange for your class to chat with another class in today’s location. And if you are using Windows 8, you can also use the Bing apps to learn more about this location and topic; the Travel and News apps in particular make great teaching tools.Skype in the Classroom Ja'Dell Davis is a Los Angeles native who currently divides her time between New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, pursing a PhD in Sociology. Ja’Dell previously taught high school in Philadelphia public schools, and implemented college access and academic enrichment programming in Chester, Pennsylvania and New York City in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Ja’Dell received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in History and Educational Studies, and a minor in Black Studies. She completed her M.S.Ed in Secondary School Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to her studies and work in the education field, Ja’Dell is a dancer, musician, avid people watcher, and Scrabble enthusiast. This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.2Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.

2. What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry? © Berndt Fischer/age fotostock

3. Despite five-alarm levels of cuteness, the stoat, or short-tailed weasel, is a ruthless hunter of other cute critters. Hamsters, pikas, and rabbits are regular victims of the stoat’s appetite. Found across the upper reaches of the Northern Hemisphere, the stoat has particular significance in Europe and Russia, where the white winter fur (which is brown in summer time) was once prized as a symbol of wealth and purity. Royal accoutrements and robes were often lined with winter stoat fur, known as ermine, and coats-of-arms often replicated the fur with fields of white and small black symbols, emulating the stoat’s black-tipped tail. What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

4. 1 Web SearchHow has fur been used throughout history by humans? 2 Web Search When did fur become more fashionable than “functional”? What did wearing fur symbolize? 3 Image Search Find images of humans wearing fur for fashion. 4 Web SearchWhat are arguments for the use of fur? 5 Web SearchWhat are arguments against the use of fur? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

5. 5 Minutes What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

6. 1 Web SearchHow has fur been used throughout history by humans? 2 Web Search When did fur become more fashionable than “functional”? What did wearing fur symbolize? 3 Image Search Find images of humans wearing fur for fashion. 4 Web SearchWhat are arguments for the use of fur? 5 Web SearchWhat are arguments against the use of fur? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

7. 1 Web SearchHow has fur been used throughout history by humans? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

8. 2 Web Search When did fur become more fashionable than “functional”? What did wearing fur symbolize? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

9. 3 Image Search Find images of humans wearing fur for fashion. What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

10. 4 Web SearchWhat are arguments for the use of fur? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?

11. 5 Web SearchWhat are arguments against the use of fur? What are the arguments for and against the use of animal fur for clothing and other human accessories? What are your thoughts on this industry?