 SAT Question of the Day #15  Activity 3.2 “The Role of the Media in a Democracy”  Chunks 3 and 4  Exit Slip  (last slide) OBJECTIVES: Students will summarize the opinion of a writer using textual details as support. Students will synthesize information from both sources and form an opinion on America’s current media outlets.

 Write down the MODIFYING PHRASE and the WORD it is modifying in the sentence. Laughing at all his jokes, Stan was happy with the audience.

 Write down the MODIFYING PHRASE and the WORD it is modifying in the sentence. Laura saw several distant farmhouses and barns climbing a tree.

 Write down the MODIFYING PHRASE and the WORD it is modifying in the sentence. The witnesses said they saw a man rushing from the jewelry store with a black hat.

 Write down the MODIFYING PHRASE and the WORD it is modifying in the sentence. I found my favorite socks, cleaning my room.

 Write down the MODIFYING PHRASE and the WORD it is modifying in the sentence. Many readers objected to the newspaper’s picture of a young man posed beside a dead whale wearing running shoes and holding a gun.

 Bring in examples of misplaced and dangling modifiers. Be prepared to share and explain to the class.

Although I understand why airlines have to serve frozen foods to their passengers, I do not understand why I was served a meal by a flight attendant that had been only partially defrosted. a) a meal by a flight attendant that had been only partially defrosted b) an only partially defrosted meal by a flight attendant c) a meal that had been only partially defrosted by a flight attendant d) by a flight attendant a meal that had been only partially defrosted e) by a flight attendant of a partially defrosted meal

Chunks 3 and 4

Annotate - Chunks 3 and 4  Define “objectivity.”  How do journalists attempt to be objective?  interview multiple sources  What could be some ramifications for telling the truth?  chaos  What are two things that threaten the honesty of the media?  advertising  entertainment  What is a reason the newspaper is dying?  literacy rates Pick one of the following questions and respond to it in a WELL-WRITTEN PARAGRAPH. You must CITE EVIDENCE (quote) from Springboard and/or the information I shared with you. 1. How important is a free press to a democratic society? 2. Why is it important that the government is not involved with the media? 3. Do we share any similarities with my friend’s experience in China? Explain.

 AUSTRALIA  AUSTRIA  BELGUIM  CANADA  CYPRUS  CZECH REPUBLIC  DENMARK  ESTONIA  FINLAND  FRANCE  GERMANY  ITALY  IRELAND  JAPAN  KOREA  NETHERLANDS  NORWAY  POLAND  SLOVAK REPUBLIC  SPAIN  SWEDEN  UNITED KINGDOM  UNITED STATES

 JAPAN: 1 (296)  FINLAND: 2 (288)  NETHERLANDS: 3 (284)  AUSTRALIA: 4 (280)  SWEDEN: 5 (279)  NORWAY: 6 (278)  ESTONIA: 7 (276)  BELGUIM: 8 (275)  CZECH REPUBLIC: 9 (274)  SLOVAK REPUBLIC: 10 (274)  CANADA: 11 (273)  KOREA: 12 (273)  UNITED KINGDOM: 13 (272)  DENMARK: 14 (271)  GERMANY: 15 (270)  UNITED STATES:16 (270)  AUSTRIA: 17 (269)  CYPRUS: 18 (269)  POLAND: 19 (267)  IRELAND: 20 (267)  FRANCE: 21 (262)  SPAIN: 22 (252)  ITALY: 23 (250)

Pick one of the following questions and respond to it in a WELL-WRITTEN PARAGRAPH. You must CITE EVIDENCE (quote) from Springboard and/or the information I shared with you. 1. How important is a free press to a democratic society? 2. Why is it important that the government is not involved with the media? 3. Do we share any similarities with my friend’s experience in China?