Alternative Leads handout

1. The lions are resting in the shade, while the elephants are grazing on grass, and the giraffes take a cool drink from the pond.
There is no longer a need to grab a flight to a different continent to see these sights. African wildlife has jumped the sea and moved to the Great Plains of North America.

2. Ethel Perakiss parks her car next to gas pump number three and filled up her tank like any other day. She had no idea about the intense adventure she was about to be thrown into.
As she hangs up the nozzle, a man pushes her aside, jumping into the driver’s seat of the black Explorer and speeds off, with Ethel’s 6-month-old sleeping in the backseat.
“My baby’s in the back seat!” she screams, but her cries didn’t quiet the screeching tires.

3. Representative Constance P. Wei is paying.
She is paying for damages of her car and the car she rear-ended Wednesday.
She is paying for the accident because she was driving and using a cell phone.
She is paying for opposing a bill for the ban of cell phone use while driving.

4. At 8 a.m. on Friday morning, students are usually starting their school day by cracking open books, sharpening pencils, and rubbing their eyes to stay awake. Now, they will be pulling up the covers, catching up on a few extra hours of shut-eye.

5. He seemed to be a humble, modest, 98-year-old man to everyone. He didn’t live the life of anyone too important, but when he died last year, he left behind something big.

6. Instead of just packing her daughter’s lunch, a 27-year-old mother will be joining her in the kindergarten classroom.
Sarah Zerwinn was given the option to attend classes with her daughter to avoid jail time. Zerwinn continuously failed to get her 6-year-old daughter, Jennifer, to school 111 out of 180 days in the school year.