1. Current Event—front table Monday 8/18/14 ***Turn in timed writing---all 4 pages! ****Poem due tomorrow by 11:59PM via student portal NOT EMAIL ***** Speeches tomorrow! Monday 8/18/14 ***Turn in timed writing---all 4 pages! ****Poem due tomorrow by 11:59PM via student portal NOT EMAIL ***** Speeches tomorrow!

2. Let’s SALSA  S how actions that facilitate learning for the self and others.  A ctively participate and be cognitively present  L earn to be open to new learning  S et cell phone to OFF and S et on the side of your desk—May use today  A ct with a positive attitude!  S how actions that facilitate learning for the self and others.  A ctively participate and be cognitively present  L earn to be open to new learning  S et cell phone to OFF and S et on the side of your desk—May use today  A ct with a positive attitude!

3. Objectives  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text  Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text  Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.

4. Why current events?  Young Americans today know less and care less about what's going on in the world than young Americans of previous generations did. Those were the conclusions presented in a 1995 report from the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press (now called the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press). "On average, only 20 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 paid close attention to the stories covered in the News Interest Index [an index of top news stories].“ A large body of research supports:  Students who use newspapers tend to score higher on standardized achievement tests -- particularly in reading, math, and social studies -- than those who don't use them.  Newspapers help teach students to be effective readers.  Newspapers can help develop and improve student vocabulary, word recognition skills, and comprehension.  Students who read newspapers in school tend to continue reading them when they become adults.  Young Americans today know less and care less about what's going on in the world than young Americans of previous generations did. Those were the conclusions presented in a 1995 report from the Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press (now called the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press). "On average, only 20 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 paid close attention to the stories covered in the News Interest Index [an index of top news stories].“ A large body of research supports:  Students who use newspapers tend to score higher on standardized achievement tests -- particularly in reading, math, and social studies -- than those who don't use them.  Newspapers help teach students to be effective readers.  Newspapers can help develop and improve student vocabulary, word recognition skills, and comprehension.  Students who read newspapers in school tend to continue reading them when they become adults.

5. Annotations and assignment  Number the paragraphs  Read the title; write the FIRST thought, question, comment that comes to your mind next to the title  Check over what is given to you: author, publication date, publication time, publication place  At the bottom, make notes about the format of the piece. How are the paragraphs? Indentions? What is the font? Font size? Are there pictures? How are the pictures placed? Etc  Read the article. While reading, jot notes in the margin (I like to call this text messaging the paragraphs. Give a quick note, thought, question, comment, etc when needed). You are actually having a conversation with the article.  Begin filling out the assignment sheet. Anything with a * will be graded and tells you how many parts are in each. For the vocab, even if you think you know all the words, choose two and look them up anyways.  Number the paragraphs  Read the title; write the FIRST thought, question, comment that comes to your mind next to the title  Check over what is given to you: author, publication date, publication time, publication place  At the bottom, make notes about the format of the piece. How are the paragraphs? Indentions? What is the font? Font size? Are there pictures? How are the pictures placed? Etc  Read the article. While reading, jot notes in the margin (I like to call this text messaging the paragraphs. Give a quick note, thought, question, comment, etc when needed). You are actually having a conversation with the article.  Begin filling out the assignment sheet. Anything with a * will be graded and tells you how many parts are in each. For the vocab, even if you think you know all the words, choose two and look them up anyways.

6. Turn in this class period Look at your calendar for any other assignments due in the next two days, like, Work on your speech for tomorrow!