Should killer whale shows be banned? Text Set
Articles:
- “Should Orca Shows Be Banned?” (article from Junior Scholastic, May 2014)
- “Marine Parks Wrestling with Change” article adapted by Newsela from Orlando Sentinel (can be read at multiple levels)
https://newsela.com/articles/captive-whales/id/5401/ - “SeaWorld Promises a Bigger Pool for its Orcas After Movie Made People Angry” article adapted by Newsela from Los Angeles Times (can be read at multiple levels) https://newsela.com/articles/seaworld-orcas/id/4866/
- “Sea World says Movie ‘Blackfish’ is Wrong about its Killer Whales” article adapted by Newsela from Orlando Sentinel
https://newsela.com/articles/orca-lifespan/id/2637/ - “California bill would ban orca shows at SeaWorld” http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/california-bill-orca-killer-whale-seaworld
- “Smart, social and erratic in captivity” from The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/science/smart-social-and-captive.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
- “Rejected: Blackfish” from Awesome Ocean.com
- (Ad against Killer Whale Shows by PETA) http://timesofsandiego.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PETA-poster-for-Comic-Con.jpg
Books:
- Killer Whales by Charnan Simon and Ariel Kazunas
- Killer Whales: Scary Creatures by John Malam
- Amazing Animals: Killer Whales by Kate Riggs
- Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark: Who Would Win? by Jerry Pallotta
- Whales by Seymour Simon
Multimedia:
- Zoologist says orcas will decline in the wild http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/07/us/california-bill-orca-killer-whale-seaworld/
- Sea World Killer Whale Trainer Responds to “Blackfish” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX4GRC6L07w (0–2:39)
- Ad for Seaworld: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGoosBlRwk
- Facts About Seaworld’s Killer Whales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fa6inwzLlA
Note: In many of these articles, students will read mention of the movie “Blackfish.” We do not think that this movie should be available in the text set to students. It is a film aimed at adults and contains graphic content that might be disturbing to children.