Reading with a purpose Discuss the following questions with your team. Be prepared to share out to the group academically. 1. Explain the meaning of the word “purpose” with a student-friendly definition. 2. How does having a plan of attack affect the way people overcome obstacles? 3. In order, list the steps to being successful when taking the FSA Writing Test. 4. How does reading ability affect writing ability? Academic Starters The word “__” means __. Having a __ affects __ by __. The steps to __ are: __. __ affects __ by __.

objective: Use the NCAJG plan for on-demand writing tasks. Here’s the plan: Narrow your focus. What are you looking for as you read? 2. Create a 2-column planning sheet. Left – Evidence | Right – Reasons 3. Ask questions as you read. Does this prove or explain what I’m focused on? How? Jot down evidence that proves or explains what you’re focused on. Group similar evidence into 3 reason categories (body) Let’s try it: 1. Underline the part of the prompt that helps you Narrow your focus. 2. Make your 2-Column planning sheet. 3. Read Source 1: Science Says… Asking questions as you read. 4. Jot down evidence that proves or explains what you’re focused on. 5. Follow Step 4 for Source 2: Pet Therapy… & Source 3: The Benefits… Writing Prompt Explain the ways human health is affected by animal therapy programs. Write your response in the form of an informative essay, using information from the “Therapy Animals” passage set. Manage your time carefully so that you can Read the passages Plan your response Write your response Revise and edit your response Be sure to Use evidence from multiple sources Avoid overly relying on one source Your response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph essay.

objective: Use the NCAJG plan for on-demand writing tasks. Source 1: Science Says Your Pet Is Good for Your Mental Health Scientists are now digging up evidence that animals can also help improve mental health, even for people with challenging disorders. Though the studies are small, the benefits are impressive enough that clinical settings are opening their doors to animal-assisted interventions–pet therapy, in other words–used alongside conventional medicine. “It used to be one of the great no-no’s to think of an animal in a hospital,” says Alan Beck, director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond at Purdue University, citing the fear of causing infection. “Now, I don’t know of any major children’s hospital that doesn’t have at least some kind of animal program.” 2. The rise of animal therapy is backed by increasingly serious science showing that social support – a proven antidote to anxiety and loneliness – can come on four legs, not just two. Animals of many types can help calm stress, fear and anxiety in young children, the elderly and everyone in between. 3. More research is needed before scientists know exactly why it works and how much animal interaction is needed for the best results. But published studies show that paws have a place in medicine and in mental well-being. “The data is strong,” Beck says. “If you look at what animals do for people and how we interact with them, it’s not surprising at all.”  Is this a way human health is affected by animal therapy? Narrow your focus… As we read, THINK:

objective: Use the NCAJG plan for on-demand writing tasks. Source 2: Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other Those of us who own pets know they make us happy. But a growing body of scientific research is showing that our pets can also make us healthy, or healthier. That helps explain the increasing use of animals — dogs and cats mostly, but also birds, fish and even horses — in settings ranging from hospitals and nursing homes to schools, jails and mental institutions. One of the earliest studies, published in 1980, found that heart attack patients who owned pets lived longer than those who didn't. Another early study found that petting one's own dog could reduce blood pressure. More recently, says Rebecca Johnson, a nurse who heads the Research Center for Human/Animal Interaction at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, studies have been focusing on the fact that interacting with animals can increase people's level of the hormone oxytocin. "That is very beneficial for us," says Johnson. "Oxytocin helps us feel happy and trusting." Which, Johnson says, may be one of the ways that humans bond with their animals over time. But Johnson says it may also have longer-term human health benefits. "Oxytocin has some powerful effects for us in the body's ability to be in a state of readiness to heal, and also to grow new cells, so it predisposes us to an environment in our own bodies where we can be healthier." Is this a way human health is affected by animal therapy? Narrow your focus… As we read, THINK:

objective: Use the NCAJG plan for on-demand writing tasks. On your own: Flip your Planning Sheet over. At the top, write, “On My Own”. On the top line in the box of your planning sheet, write what you’re Narrowing your focus on. Set up your paper – do the C part of the NCAJG plan. Follow the A and J parts of the NCAJG plan as you read Source 3: The Benefits of Pets for Human Health. When you’re finished, turn in your planning sheet in the designated location. (If time allows) Trade papers with a peer & we will score them together. NCAJG: Narrow your focus. What are you looking for as you read? 2. Create a 2-column planning sheet. Left – Evidence | Right – Reasons 3. Ask questions as you read. Does this prove or explain what I’m focused on? How? Jot down evidence that proves or explains what you’re focused on. Group similar evidence into 3 reason categories (body)

objective: Use the NCAJG plan for on-demand writing tasks. EXIT Ticket: Answer the following question using the starter. Write it on the back of your planning sheet, on the bottom. How does reading with a purpose affect the way you tackle timed reading and writing tasks? * Reading with __ affects __ by creating / providing / allowing / (some other verb) __.