4Reporter1:Hereweareatthepolicestation.Let’stalktoOfficerSnow.5Reporter2:Whatisyourjob,OfficerSnow?Dispatcher:Iamapolicedispatcher.Ianswercallsforhelp.6Reporter1:Thereisacallrightnow.Dispatcher:Hello?Thisisthepolicecallcenter.Whatistheproblem?Whereisit?7Reporter2:Thedispatchertellstheofficerswheretheyareneeded.Sheradiosthemintheircar.Dispatcher:Officers!YouareneededatHighStreet.Officer1:Whatisgoingon?Tofillareawithadditional5mmbleedatfinalartstage.PoliceofficersTheofficerssideprofilealsowiththeradiocordcomingfromthebottomleftsideofimagearea.Outsidecanbeseenthroughthewindows?8Reporter1:OfficerSnowtellstheofficersthefacts.Dispatcher:Ijustgotacall.Officer2:Whatdidyoulearn?9Dispatcher:ThetrafficlightsonHighStreetarebroken.Carsareeverywhere.Officer1:Arethereanyotherfacts?10Reporter2:Thedispatchermakessuretheofficershaveagoodideaoftheproblem.Dispatcher:TherearemanyangrydriversonHighStreet.Onedriverhitanothercarandthendroveaway.Noonewashurtthough.Thatdrivermustbecaught!WordCount:225ThinkCritically1.WhatdidyouthinkwouldhappenwhenyoureadthatthetrafficlightswerebrokenonHighStreet?Why?2.Howdidthepoliceofficersfindoutabouttheaccident?Whatdidtheydo?3.WhatwastheDispatcher’sjob?4.WhattellsyouthatthisstoryisaReaders’Theater?5.IfyoucouldbeacharacterintheReaders’Theater,whowouldyoube?Why?SocialStudiesWriteaParagraphWriteaparagraphtellingwhypoliceofficersareimportantandhowtheykeepthecommunitysafe.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutthestory.Thentalkaboutwhyroadsafetyisimportant.
