English I Monday, September 9th

Class Expectations I will be an a active participant in class I will come prepared to class This includes doing all reading and assignments I will respect other students, teachers, and myself. In class we may engage in some controversial topics.  You and your classmates may have differing opinions on these topics and we expect you to handle these differences with maturity, tact, and respect.  I will push myself to expand my perspectives and horizons to better understand the world around me. 

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Today’s Learning Targets Readers will identify the intended audience of a print article, “Target is Down with Down’s Syndrome” Readers will explain how the authors of “Target is Down with Down’s Syndrome” and the “Fox 4 Dallas news Interview with Noah’s Dad” develop central idea in their pieces.

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Notebook Time Open your Module 1 Notebook Or, if you haven’t started your Notebook yet, download it from the files pod in class.

Central Idea Journal

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All If you were browsing through this week’s Target ad you may have passed right over the adorable little boy in the bright orange shirt smiling at you on page 9!  And if so, I’m glad! The reason I’m glad?  Well, that stylish young man in the orange shirt is Ryan. Ryan just so happened to have been born with Down syndrome, and I’m glad that Target included a model with down syndrome in their typical ad!  This wasn’t a “Special Clothing For Special People” catalog.  There wasn’t a call out somewhere on the page proudly proclaiming that “Target’s proud to feature a model with Down syndrome in this week’s ad!”  And they didn’t even ask him to model a shirt with the phrase, “We Aren’t All Angels” printed on the front. In other words, they didn’t make a big deal out of it.  I like that.

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All 5 Things Target Said By Not Saying Anything Even though Target didn’t make a big deal out of the fact they used a boy with Down syndrome as a model in their ad, they said plenty.  They said the same things that Nordstrom said when they used Ryan as a model in their catalog this past summer.  I could list a hundred things Target said by running this ad, let me give you 5 that immediately come to mind:

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All They said that people born with Down syndrome deserve to be treated the same as every other person on this planet. They said that it’s time for organizations to be intentional about seeking creative ways to help promote inclusion, not exclusion.  (It’s no accident that Target used a model with Down syndrome in this ad; it was an intentional decision.  If we want the world to be a place where everyone is treated equal we can’t just sit around and watch the days tick away.  We have to be intentional.  We have to do something.)

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All They said that companies don’t have to call attention to the fact that they choose to be inclusive in order for people to notice their support for people with disabilities. In fact, by not making a big deal out of it they are doing a better job of showing their support for the special needs community. They said it’s important for the world to see people born with disabilities with a fresh set of eyes.  That it’s time for us to lay down all the inaccurate stereotypes from the past and move forward embracing the future with true and accurate ones They said you don’t have to spend a lot for your kids to look good!  (I mean come on, that shirt’s only five bucks!)

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All The Future is Bright (Our son’s pretty cute, huh?) One of the reasons I started this site was to give the world an opportunity to see first hand what it’s like raising a child born with Down syndrome. I had this crazy idea that if I could give the world a window into the life of a family raising a child with special needs it would help them see that people like my son are much more typical than they may think.

Target Is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said By Saying Nothing At All I believe the story we are telling by posting a daily one minute video of our son’s story is doing just that. I also have this crazy dream that together we can use social media to help spread the message that children born with disabilities deserve love, not pity. But I can’t do it alone. I need your help. Would you please help spread that message by clicking the ‘like” button that appears right below this post, tweeting this post out to your twitter followers, and posting it on your Facebook wall? Please be sure to leave your email in the box below and stay up to date on all of our newest posts.

Notebook Time

Activity 2: “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All” & “Fox 4 News Dallas-Noah’s Dad Interview” Questions 1. What is the Author Purpose in the blog “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All”? 3. What is the intended audience “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All” ?

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Fox 4 News Dallas - Noah's Dad Interview

Notebook Time

Activity 2: “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All” & “Fox 4 News Dallas-Noah’s Dad Interview” Questions 2. How are the purposes of the blog article “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All” and the video “Fox 4 News Dallas-Noah’s Dad Interview” different? 4. What would the author need to change in his post, “Target is ‘Down’ With Down Syndrome: 5 Things Target Said by Saying Nothing At All”, if his audience were Elementary school students?

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