1. Article of the Week
Current Events

2. Article of the Week Purpose:
To familiarize ourselves with current events that are happening in our world.
To give ourselves a wider base of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding.
It is not enough to simply teach recognize a theme in a given novel; if you are to become literate, you must broaden their reading experiences into real-world text.

3. Article of the Week: Selecting Choice Articles
When choosing an article:
Choose something that provokes deeper thought or consideration.
It does not have to be “profound”- sometimes, reflections or editorials on seemingly mundane things (cell-phone laws, etc.) are worthy of discussion.
Please: No shallow gossip, weather reports, etc.
Try to find articles that are criticizing or reflecting on society.

4. Article of the Week: Resources (can be found in your syllabus)
News Sources:
CNN:
BBC News:
The Huffington Post:
Discovery News:
Tween Tribune:
Teen News:
The Cagle Post (Political Cartoons):
Leonard Pitts’s Award-Winning Opinion Columns:

5. Article of the Week: Instructions
Students will attach a copy of the article, a rhetorical précis, and identify concepts like purpose, tone, audience, bias, and appeals. These entries will be about words
These assignments are due EVERY MONDAY, with at least 1 article each month being an op-ed. The article the student chooses to analyze must be published within a month prior to the due date.