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** NEWS-RELATED ARTICLE OF THE WEEK (AoW) **

Student’s name: _____________________________________________ Block: _____

Choose a current article that is at least 1,000 words long and is related to local, national, or international events. Sources could be newspapers (The Star-Ledger, New York Times, etc.), magazines (National Geographic, Newsweek, Science Today, The Smithsonian, etc.), and web sites (CNN, Yahoo! News, MSNBC, etc.).

Date of article: __________________________________________________________

Publisher (what newspaper, magazine, etc.?): _______________________________

Article’s title: ___________________________________________________________

Step-by-Step Directions

1. Attach your article to this page.

2. Demonstrate evidence of close reading by underlining or highlighting three facts in the article that you thought were interesting. Circle at least one sentence that you found confusing and, next to the circle, explain why you were confused.

3. In one complete sentence or more, explain why you chose this article to read:

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4. Prior knowledge: Write at least two complete sentences explaining two things you already knew about the subject before you began reading the article.

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5. In three complete sentences or more, summarize the article’s main ideas:

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6. Record three things that you learned by reading this article:

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B. __________________________________________________________________

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C. __________________________________________________________________

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7. What is the author’s purpose for writing the article?

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8. Who is the intended audience for the article?

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