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Ms. Bennett/Mr. Hammond Class: Economics

|Unit: ALL Lesson: Current Events Friday |

|Aim: |

|What did you learn from your current events article? Did you learn something from your classmates or change your mind about a topic? |

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|Learning Outcomes (Objectives): Students will be able to (SWBAT) |

|SWBAT summarize a news article they read |

|SWBAT determine the author’s point of view |

|SWBAT convey their opinions about a certain topic in a mature and respectful way |

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|Common Core Standard(s): |

|Reading |

|1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the|

|text as a whole. |

|2. Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key |

|details and ideas. |

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|Writing |

|4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. |

|Resources: |

|SmartBoard |

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|Holt/McDougal, Economics: Concepts and Choices. Rand McNally. |

|McDougal/Little, Economics: Concepts and Choices, Reading Study Guide. |

|Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, Jeffrey D. Sachs. |

|The Other America: Poverty in the United States. By Michael Harrington |

|The Working Poor: Invisible in America. By David K. Shipler. |

|Death at an Early Age. Jonathan Kozol. |

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|Various News Websites |

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|Agenda: |

|Do Now: |

|1. Summarize your article in one sentence. |

|2. Can you infer the author’s opinion/point of view regarding what he/she was writing? Did they express their opinion, facts, or both? Do you think the author has |

|any bias? Bias is built in prejudice; for example, if the author was from the Bronx and wrote an article on the best borough of New York and they happened to |

|believe it was the Bronx. Justify your answer. |

|3. Draw a Conclusion: Do you think the author had a particular purpose in writing the article? |

|3. Can you connect something from your article to either (1) another text you have read, (2) your life, and/or (3) the world? |

|(5 mins) |

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|Mini-Lesson: |

|(Guiding Practice & Independent Practice) |

|Peer Share, Discussion/Debate, Peer Questioning, and Reflection |

|2-3 students will present their current event. After they present the basic information of their current event, students use the question starters to generate 1-2 |

|questions for their peers. Students will then ask the presenter their questions. |

|After this process, students will complete a 3-minute pause to reflect on the piece of news presented. |

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|Closer: |

|1. Predict what you think is going to happen regarding this issue. |

|2. How does one of the articles you learned about today connect to either your article, |

|another article you have read, your life, or the world? |

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|3. Which article discussed today is important to you and why? If there wasn’t one, then explain why they aren’t important to you. |

|4. What is one additional question you still have? |

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|Homework: |

|Begin looking for next week’s article over the weekend. |

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|Modifications: |

|Current Events assignments are leveled into “Approaching,” “Meeting,” and “Exceeding.” Students self-assess where they belong but if needed, we will conference on |

|this to adjust. |

|CFU’s (Checks for Understanding/Formative Assessment): |

|Oral Questioning |

|One sentence summary |

|Student questions on post-its |

|3 Minute Pause |

|Closer |

|Higher Order Thinking Questions: See DOK (Depth of Knowledge), Blooms* |

|Questions on Worksheet: Infer, connect, predict, draw conclusion, summarize, explain |

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|*How does this article connect to your life? |

|*Can you compare this article to another about __________? |

|*How would different groups react to this article? |

|*How might this article be written differently if…. |

|*How does this article connect to economics? |

|*Justify why the information in this article is/isn’t important. |

|*What conclusion about _____ can be drawn from ______? |

|*How is ______ related to __________? |

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|Follow Up/Extensions: |

|Notes for Next Time: |

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|Articles related to certain future units of study will be flagged to be reflected upon when the unit is studied. Students can reflect on whether their opinion |

|changed after learning more about a certain issue |

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*DOK developed by Norman L. Webb, Blooms Taxonomy developed by Benjamin Bloom

Economics: Current Event Fridays Name:

In-Class Worksheet

Ms. Bennett

Do Now:

1. Summarize your article in one sentence:

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2. Can you infer the author’s opinion/point of view regarding what he/she was writing? Did they express their opinion, facts, or both? Do you think the author has any bias? Bias is built in prejudice; for example, if the author was from the Bronx and wrote an article on the best borough of New York and they happened to believe it was the Bronx. Justify your answer.

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3. Draw a Conclusion: Do you think the author had a particular purpose in writing the article?

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4. Can you connect something from your article to either (1) another text you have read, (2) your life, and/or (3) the world?

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|Question Starters |

|• Can you explain how ____ affected ____? |

|• How would you apply what you learned to develop ____? |

|• How would you compare ____? Contrast_____? |

|• How would you classify____? |

|• How are ____alike? Different? |

|• How would you classify the type of____? |

|• What can you say about____? |

|• How would you summarize____? |

|• What steps are needed to edit___? |

|• When would you use an outline to ___? |

|• How would you estimate___? |

|• How could you organize___? |

|• What would you use to classify___? |

|• What do you notice about___? |

|• How is ____ related to ____? |

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|• What conclusions can you draw _____? |

|• How would you adapt ____to create a different____? |

|• How would you test____? |

|• Can you predict the outcome if____? |

|• What is the best answer? Why? |

|• What conclusion can be drawn from these three texts? |

|• What is your interpretation of this text? Support your rationale (thinking). |

|• How would you describe the sequence of____? |

|• What facts would you select to support____? |

|• Can you elaborate on the reason____? |

|• What would happen if___? |

|• Can you elaborate on the reason___? |

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Peer Share:

|Name: Article: |

|Summary: |

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|Notes: Record classmates’ reactions, debates, things that stick out to you as important |

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|Questions for the Presenter: (1 minute) |

|Develop one or more questions for the presenter using the sentence starters on the front of this sheet. |

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|Your own Reaction to the Article: (3-minute Pause) |

|I changed my attitude about…I became more aware of…I was surprised about…I felt…I related to…I empathized with… |

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Peer Share:

|Name: Article: |

|Summary: |

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|Notes: Record classmates’ reactions, debates, things that stick out to you as important |

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|Questions for the Presenter: (1 minute) |

|Develop one or more questions for the presenter using the sentence starters on the front of this sheet. |

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|Your own Reaction to the Article: (3-minute Pause) |

|I changed my attitude about…I became more aware of…I was surprised about…I felt…I related to…I empathized with… |

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Peer Share:

|Name: Article: |

|Summary: |

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|Notes: Record classmates’ reactions, debates, things that stick out to you as important |

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|Questions for the Presenter: (1 minute) |

|Develop one or more questions for the presenter using the sentence starters on the front of this sheet. |

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|Your own Reaction to the Article: (3-minute Pause) |

|I changed my attitude about…I became more aware of…I was surprised about…I felt…I related to…I empathized with… |

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Closer:

1. Predict what you think is going to happen regarding this issue.

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2. How does one of the articles you learned about today connect to either your article, another article you have read, your life, or the world?

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3. Which article discussed today is important to you and why? If there wasn’t one, then explain why they aren’t important to you.

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4. What is one additional question you still have?

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