1. Kneeling During the Anthem
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2. Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick is an NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
On August 26 during a game with the Green Bay Packers, rather than standing during the National Anthem, Kaepernick kneeled.

3. Colin Kaepernick
He said he was “not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”
He also said, “To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

4. Entire Indiana Fever Team Kneels for the Anthem
Professional, college, and even high school players have joined the protest.
Watch this newscast:
Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team.

5. Virginia tech veteran’s day

6. A Few Numbers…
Black people are 2.5 times more likely than white people to be killed by police officers.
Since Kaepernick’s protest began, 67 people have been killed by the police. 22% were black. It’s been 1 month.
In 2016, the police have killed over 780 people; 25% of them were black.
Black people are about 13% of the US population.

7. Public response The public response to this protest has been mixed.
Some people support kneeling during the anthem as a legitimate way to bring attention to an important issue.
Some argue that kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the flag, or even to military troops and veterans.

8. RAW Book Is kneeling during the anthem disrespectful? Why / why not?
Write at least ¾ of a page.

9. “Insulting Colin kapaernick says more about our patriotism than his” by kareem abdul-jabbar
Who?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers
He was a 19-time NBA All-Star
He is also a writer who has published several books and writes a regular column for Time magazine

10. DIRECTIONS Read the article by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Complete SOAPSTone in your RAW book

11. SUBJECT
What is this article about?

12. occasion
What was going on at the time that Abdul-Jabbar wrote this? Why did he feel he needed to discuss this topic?

13. audience
Who is he writing to? How can you tell?

14. purpose Why did Abdul-Jabbar write them? What is his purpose?
Possible purposes:
To explain
To describe
To persuade
To question

15. speaker
Who is the speaker (author)? What do we know about him? Is he qualified to write about this topic (ethos)?

16. tone
What is his attitude in this piece? How can you tell?

17. Your opinion
Do you agree or disagree with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Explain your position.