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SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 22, 2010 Royal romance: Prince William wedding plans touch emotions beyond Britain
 America has no royalty, though celebrities get royal-style media coverage at times. Find or recall an example.
 If your family were planning a wedding, bridal shower, bachelor party or honeymoon trip, how could the newspaper help? Look for useful ads, articles or directory listings.
 Find other, perhaps more significant, news from the United Kingdom or elsewhere in Europe.
"Storybook romance" may be overused, especially by newly engaged couples convinced theirs is the best | relationship | ever. But the phrase "storybook romance" definitely fits this news: A dashing Royal Air Force helicopter pilot, destined to be crowned king of England, will marry longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton. She accepted his proposal and ring while they visited Kenya in Africa. That is how to be romantic, guys.
Prince William, eldest son of Prince Charles and grandson of Queen Elizabeth, acknowledged: "I had done some planning to show my romantic side." His fiancee, who has middle-class roots, added in a British TV interview last week: "It was a total shock and very exciting." Though the pair are in line to be called king and queen, that won't happen soon. After Queen Elizabeth, now 84, steps down or dies in office, Charles becomes king. He's currently 62 years old. William, 28, will gain his father's title eventually. First comes a -- yes -- storybook wedding with a date and place still to be determined. It'll be quite the blowout, naturally, and already is being treated in Britain as a welcome break from news of budget cuts and financial uncertainty. A spokesman for William said the couple would be "mindful of the economic situation" while making party plans.
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Prince William says: "We went through a few stumbling blocks like any other relationship, but we picked ourselves up." -- TV interview, Nov. 16
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