9.18.15

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 * Writing/Discussion: Identity and Culture **


 * We did quick writes on these topics and participated in a large group discussion around them. If you were gone, please spend some time responding to these in your journal as these topics will be important in connection with the texts we read all year. **

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 * HW: Last class you should have received a copy of the article ** "Are You Ready for Some Controversy? The History of 'Redskin' " by Lakshmi Gandhi

You also should have received instruction for annotating informational non-fiction texts. If you read and annotated accordingly, you have no homework. If not, your homework is to complete these two things. The article is linked above, and below you'll see the note-taking guide.


 * Note-Taking Guide: Informational Text **

As you read an article, here are some guidelines for breaking it down for meaning, factual evidence, potential bias, and author purpose. Use these questions to structure the way you mark-up and take physical notes on the article.

1) Start by using your first color to highlight the title. Then, take notes about what the title implies about the subject matter and the author’s stance or tone towards it.

2) Take a look at the sub heading. Highlight it in the same color as the title, and then take notes about the additional information it tells you about the subject matter.

3) Look at the images provided? Do they provide a balanced visual account of the information in the article? Are there any images that create a bias or sway your understanding of the information?

4) What are three of four main arguments in the text? Highlight the arguments where you see them with color number two.

5) What does the author use to defend his or her arguments? Facts, statistics, examples, anecdotes, quoted material from other sources? Do these appear to be reliable sources of evidence? Highlight these using color number three.

6) With your fourth color, highlight the final sentence of the article. How does the author finish his or her writing? How does the final line impact the reader? What does the author want you to take away from their article? (This should be similar to a theme).