Article Jigsaw Day 1

Goal: Peer review our précis on Davis' article; begin next text

Agenda: 

Journal 

Précis Peer Review
Group Articles
Key Vocabulary
Charting the Text with Your Group 

1. Journal 
What is the strongest personal quality you bring to group projects?

2. Peer Review
I am going to give you each a copy of someone else's rhetorical précis to score. Please consider this rubric as you do so:

3. Your Group's New Article 
Each group is being assigned an article on which they will create a poster with different information:

• Article 1: Jorge, Dalilah, Roland 
• Article 2: Antonio, Hailey, Christian, Vincent
• Article 3: Michelle, Tino, Mallerly
• Article 4: Sam, Gio, Randy
• Article 5: Mia, Hector, Danielle 

As you read the article together for the first time, watch for vocabulary words that might be 

• new 
• unfamiliar
• important

4. Key Vocabulary 

• In Google Classroom, there is a chart with a blank table for key vocabulary in your text.
• Comb through the text together for words you circled that might be new, unfamiliar, or important 
• Look up the definitions of those words using Google or VisuWords and complete the chart with at least five words

5. Charting the Text

• Your first job after reading the article with your table group is to "Chart the Text" like we did with our first article by Domonoske. 
• I have a document on a sheet of paper that will help you navigate this process. 

1. Start by drawing a line where the introduction ends. 
2. Then draw a line above where the conclusion begins. 
3. Finally, divide the text into chunks that make sense (what is the author saying and doing in each section? 

Finished? 
If your group is finished with BOTH tasks for today, please call me over. There is more work to be done with this article.

Reminders: 
Have a great afternoon. Tomorrow is a minimum day.

Wrapping Up Davis' Article

Article by Wynne Davis

Goal: Revisit Wynne Davis’ article on how to combat fake news; complete a SOAPSTone form

Agenda: 

Journal 

Finish Your Précis
SOAPSTone Independent Form
Peer Review

1. Journal 
What is the difference between doing what is right and doing what is fair? Explain your thoughts.

2. Finish Your Rhetorical Précis 

• On Tuesday of last week most of you got to the point where you began your four sentence précis, but only 2 are turned in. 
• Today your goal is to finish that précis. 
• Use the document in Google Classroom called "Rhetorical Précis: Davis Article" 

3. SOAPSTone for Davis' article 

• You've already done this with a partner, but now your job is to complete one on your own. 
• Click HERE to answer the SOAPSTone questions about Davis' article.

4. Peer Review
I am going to give you each a copy of someone else's rhetorical précis to score. Please consider this rubric as you do so:

5. Finished? 
Go back to your independent choice book. Read some more and expand your mind.

Reminders: 
Have a great afternoon. Never forget you are worthy of love and respect! 

Wrapping Up Davis' Article

Goal: Conduct your own media investigation and prepare presentations for the class

Agenda: 

Reading Time
Journal
Independent Investigation

Presentations

1. Reading Time 
Last week we started Friday with some reading time. We are doing the same this week; choose a book you think you can get interested in.

2. Journal 
How do you feel your progress in this class has been the last two weeks? Explain.

3. Independent Investigation

• One person at your table will need to download the template and share it with your group mates AND me (cdaniel@sandi.net) 
• Download the template by clicking here
• I'm asking you to search for your own source that shows coverage of Tuesday night's State of the Union Address. 
• Your job is to complete the slide presentation by 1:50 PM and be ready to present your findings
• You will also pose the class with two discussion questions at the end of your slides (these questions should get us thinking) 
• Make it look beautiful. The template as it stands is a little boring; spice it up by changing the theme and adding photos

Reminders: 
Have a great weekend! I look forward to seeing you on Monday. 

Finishing Current Event News Coverage

Goal: Revisit yesterday's news sources and find one of your own to investigate; use Davis' tips to fact check

Agenda: 

Journal
Survey

Examining Different Sources
Bias Investigation Sheet
Investigating Your Own Source
Revisiting the Davis Article

1. Journal 
Do you think headlines have the power to shape how we feel about a news story?

3. Examining Different Sources

• Yesterday we began looking at these sources. 
• I want to show you another video source of coverage from the State of the Union before we get started, so you can see another media outlet's take on it (MSNBC).
• Here are five different sources and the articles they put out after Tuesday's State of the Union address. 
• Let's examine each one.
• Associated Press - high original fact reporting, low bias
• New York Times - some original facts, some analysis, skewed left
• CNN - fact analysis, very left leaning
• FOX News - some analysis, skewed right
• New York Post - some analysis, very right-leaning

4. Bias Investigation Sheet
You started filling out this chart yesterday for each of the above news sources; our first job is to finish this today.

5. Conducting Your Own Investigation 

• In Google Classroom I have posted a document called "Conducting Your Own Investigation: Media Bias Report." 
• I'm asking you to search for your own source that shows coverage of Tuesday night's State of the Union Address. 
• Your job is to complete the report, determining whether your own source was factual or biased. 
• Ultimately you will make a suggestion for readers and what they should do to combat bias.

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Finished with Above? Revisit the Davis Article: 

• Finish Your Rhetorical Précis for Davis' article in Google Classroom 
• Complete this SOAPSTone form independently for Davis' article 

Quick Pause for Current Events

Media Bias Chart - Ad Fontes Media

Goal: Examine last night's State of the Union Address and the different media coverage that followed

Agenda: 
Journal
CNN 10
Examining Different Sources
Bias Worksheet

1. Journal 
What does it mean for media to be "left leaning" or "right leaning?"

2. CNN 10 
Last night's CNN 10 examines Trump's State of the Union Address that happens once a year. The purpose of the State of the Union is to explain how things are currently going in America under their presidency.

3. Examining Different Sources
Here are five different sources and the articles they put out after last night's State of the Union address. Let's examine each one.

• Associated Press - high original fact reporting, low bias
• New York Times - some original facts, some analysis, skewed left
• CNN - fact analysis, very left leaning
• FOX News - some analysis, skewed right
• New York Post - some analysis, very right-leaning

4. Bias Investigation 
We're going to fill out this chart together:

Reminders: 
Have a wonderful afternoon. I am proud of you!

More on Fake News

Screenshot of the actual article you're reading

Goal: Survey our new text, read it, and write a précis

Agenda: 

Journal

Survey New Text
Read New Article
Write a rhetorical précis

1. Journal 
What does it mean to read like a "fact checker?" Explain.

2. Survey New Text 
Check out the following bullet points to help you survey the text BEFORE reading. Make notes on your text:

• What Wynne Davis Writes About 
• The actual article (published December 2016, so close to the last one we read)
• Who reads NPR? This is also an NPR article. 

3. Read New Text 

• Ms. Natheos will give you each a copy of the next text, "Fake or Real? How to Self-Check the News and Get the Facts" 
• Read this with your table out loud 
• Summarize it back to each other when you're done so you know you got the main point

4. Write a Rhetorical Précis 

• There is a document in Google Classroom called "Rhetorical Precis: Davis Article" that will help you write your 4 sentence précis for Davis' article. 
• You may work with your table for inspiration but you should still be submitting your own work. 
• This is due today by the end of the period. 

Finished? Make sure you're caught up: 

• Key Vocabulary for first article in Google Classroom 
• All journal responses since last week (prompts listed on the blog) 

Reminders: 

• Have a productive day today. 
• I'll be back tomorrow! I can't wait to see you. 

SOAPSTone

Source

Goal: Finish charting the text and complete SOAPSTone with a partner

Agenda: 

Journal 

Charting the Text 

SOAPSTone 

Intro to Précis 

1. Journal 
Do you think advertisers take advantage of our "inability" to tell what's fake from what's real?

2. Charting the Text 

• We divided our text into 8 different sections on Friday. 
• Today, we will finish charting the last half of the sections. 
• Remember, a rhetorical verb should ALWAYS be in your second column. 

3. SOAPSTone 

You will be paired with one person today to take what we've read the last three days and incorporate that information into this assignment:

• SOAPSTone Form 

4. Intro to Précis 

• There is a way of analyzing text called a four-sentence "rhetorical précis" [pray-see] 
• We are going to write one for this text as a class, but in the future you will write your own. 
• This is a skill we need to hone this quarter. You will be pros by March! 

Reminders: 

• I will probably not be here tomorrow in time for class since I will be visiting another school, but you will have an assignment due by the end of the period. 
• I will be giving you two websites to compare and I want you to select the most reputable of all of them. 
• You will explain to me in a paragraph which one is most reputable and how you know that.