1. Mr. Ditmer

2. DO NOW: Use your phone to explore the top news stories from each of the following sources:  New York Post (Row 1)  NY Daily News (Row 2)  USA Today (Row 3)  BBC (Row 4)  NY Times (Row 5)  CNN (Row 6) Write down the top 3 headlines from your source.

3. 1) Choose a quote from SB activity 2.4 and write a ½-page response 2) Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

4.  What stories do these sources have in common?  What stories are unique to a particular source?  What do the top stories tell you about the nature of this news source?  Do two sources pitch the same story in different ways?  Differences in headlines?

5.  S ubject – what is the author writing about?  O ccasion – what is the context?  A udience – to whom is the author writing?  P urpose – what is the author trying to accomplish?  S peaker – what do we know about the author?

6. What attitude is created through the author’s specific choice of words? **(Use your reference sheet of tone words)**

7. 1) How do you respond to/feel about the article? Did his tone influence your response? 2) Does Wagstaff’s description of media consumers apply to you? 3) Are you a producer of news and not just a consumer? How so? 4) Do we need to know more than hyperlocal news to be informed?

8. Sharing group responses: 1) 2) 3) 4) How does Wagstaff define “news”?

9. Do you think you have the tools to detect bias in a news article? Do you feel confident finding the tone/attitude of a news article?

10. 1) Choose a quote from SB activity 2.4 and write a ½-page response 2) Study for Vocabulary Quiz on Friday