Monday, March 30, 2015

Monday, March 30 - informational text and Bias / Propaganda in the News

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze informational tex, determine author's purpose and examine bias in the new s in order to improve reading comprehension and analytical skills.

DO NOW

Write the definition of propaganda in your notebooks:

Propaganda - information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.


Direct Instruction

Discuss Islam in America - informational text written in 3rd person Objective.


Read soft holt reader -We are each Other's Business - pages 136-137 - written in first person point of view.

Independent


Answer questions in soft holt reader page - Page 138


Then: Explain the purpose for each of these articles ("Islam in America" and "We are each other's Business"). What point of view is each written in? Do you think the author's get their point across effectively? Why or Why not?

Check for Understanding 

Individual student checks and notebook check

Exit Pass

Explain how the author's purpose is informational in Islam in America and how the author's purpose is to persuade in "We are Each Other's Business. "

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