Article of the Week

Goal: Mastering the art of summary.

Agenda: 
Read
Self Score English Journal
Summary Example
Read and Write

1. Self Score your English Journal (5 minutes)

1. Open your English Journal
2. Review the English Journal Scoring Guide. 
3. Determine how you would score your English Journal. 
4. PASTE this sentence below into the TOP of your English Journal and be sure it is complete. 

November 16, 2017 Self Score:        

I believe I have earned a ______ <<(Your score 1-5) on my English Journal because_______________________ _______________ <<(Your reasons you think you earned that score.) 

2. Summary Example:

• We noticed in your previous AOW assignments that most of you could use some help writing better summaries. 
• Review the example below and see how it fits with the summary frame pictured below. 

3.  Read a new AOW and write about it: 

1. Read THIS ARTICLE assigned to you in Newsela. (sign in with Google.) 
2. Time yourself. It should take you 3-7 minutes to read this article. (I timed myself reading it carefully and it took me two minutes and three seconds.)
3. Open your EJ and use the summary frame in this picture to write a paragraph about what you just read. 
4. Write a second paragraph about what you think about the article. Would you want to try something like this with your family members?