DAY 69– NEWS ELA, FACE OFF, AND CLOSE READING

OBJECTIVES DETERMINE A CENTRAL IDEA AND ANALYZE ITS DEVELOPMENT USE CONTEXT AS A CLUE FOR MEANING PRACTICE ANNOTATION AND TEST TAKING STRATEGIES HOMEWORK: VOCAB 10 TEST TUESDAY

WARM UP 1. WHAT DOES THE WORD PERIPHERY MEAN IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE, FROM THE CONTEXT OF THE SENTENCE? ―HE AND ANOTHER PLAYER, JERRY HEARD, SAT ON THEIR GOLF BAGS ONLY FEET FROM THE PERIPHERY OF A LAKE. A. THE EDGE OF B. THE CENTER OF C. THE BOTTOM OF D. THE MIDDLE OF 2. WHAT IS A SYNONYM FOR THE WORD ―MINISTERED ‖ AS USED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE? ―TREVINO WAS MINISTERED FOR BURNS AND BACK INJURIES BUT WAS PLAYING GOLF AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS. A. PRAYED B. BLESSED C. TREATED D. INJURED

FACE-OFF!

Vocabulary 10A No talking Eyes on your own paper When you are finished the quiz: begin 10B flashcards. No talking ! Eyes on your own paper!

Close Reading Objectives: Week Five Beyond standard annotation requirements, please complete the following: "Editor" pp Highlight the sentence that most contributes to the central idea. 2.Highlight the thesis statement. Re-state the thesis in the margin. 3.Highlight the author's use of appeal. Identify the type of appeal in the margins. 4.Highlight diction used specifically to appeal to the reader's emotion. Summarize the likely effects of this diction in the margins. 5.Is this thesis statement re-stated in the conclusion? If so, highlight it and draw a line connecting it to the thesis statement. Compose a statement evaluating this letter's effectiveness. Cite textual evidence to support your critique.

Prepare to take notes!

What is Nonfiction? What is the definition of a nonfiction text? Definition: the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay What forms of nonfiction exist? Ex. textbooks, autobiographies, biographies, documentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries, newspaper, thesaurus, magazine, atlas What types of nonfiction are most significant in the 21st century? advertisement, media, directions, graphics

What is Nonfiction Cont. What are the purposes of nonfiction? For what is nonfiction used? o to inform o to educate o to persuade o to update the public o to entertain o To communicate

Nonfiction basics ◦ Nonfiction ◦ - Prose- a genre that is written in paragraph form with standard grammar and punctuation (other genres are poetry and drama ) ◦ - Examples- ◦ * articles * biographies * speeches ◦ * essays * autobiographies * journals ◦ * letters * brochures * charts ◦ * textbooks * web pages * manuals

- Tips for Reading Nonfiction- 1. Begin with the title * make predictions * consider meaning 2. Read for the author’s main idea * it might be stated (end of introduction and conclusion) Also known as a thesis * it might be implied

Tips for Reading Nonfiction cont. 3. Identify types of supporting details * facts *quotes *opinions * statistics *anecdotes *descriptions * examples 4. Observe the visual features of the text * charts * maps * headings *photos

Tips for Reading Nonfiction cont. 5. Observe the organizational features of the text * compare/contrast * chronological * definition * cause and effect * problem-solution * order of importance (least to most) 6. Observe the structural features of the text (see additional notes) * parallelism * antithesis * syntax

7.Determine the author’s purpose (PIEE) * to persuade (influence) * to inform (explain) * to express * to entertain

Purpose can be determined by examining the following: * tone- the feeling of the author (see tone list) * diction- word choice (see additional notes) * point-of-view- primary vs. secondary (see handout) * bias- strong opinion (see handout) * appeals- how the author attracts/baits the reader - logos- appeal to the reader’s reason/mind/logic - pathos- appeal to the reader’s emotion/heart/passion - ethos- appeal to the reader’s morals/soul/ethics * style - formal or informal (author speaks directly to audience/”you” - elevated (vocabulary, sentence style, complexity) or simple - figurative (author uses figures of speech)or literal

8. Draw conclusions and make inferences * use facts to make educated guesses

NEWS ELA GO TO NEWSELA.COM SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE GO TO THE BINDER ON THE TOP RIGHT OF SCREEN CLICK ON ASSIGNMENTS SCROLL DOWN TO SEE YOUR WORK CLICK ON ARTICLE TITLE YOU MUST READ AND ANNOTATE CLICK ON THE WRITE TAB ON THE RIGHT TO COMPLETE TAKE THE QUIZ

CLOSURE 8 MIN. WRITE THREE EXAMPLES OF APPEALS THAT YOU SEE IF EVERYDAY LIFE. HOW DO THESE AFFECT WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THE SPEAKER OR NOT?