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Directions: 1. Read the article. 2. As you read, annotate the article using a combination of the following system:

a. Circle and define unfamiliar words, b. Underline/highlight important info, c. Use "?" and ask a question, d. Use "!" and show your reaction confusion/resolution, questions, and e. Draw arrows to connect ideas. 3. Identify T.A.R.P.S. after the article. 4. Write a 1+ page reflection in your "AoW" section of your Writer's Notebook using ONE of the prompts provided.

Furious customers are accusing Starbucks of `political brainwashing' over green cups Source: Kate Taylor/Business Insider/November 3, 2016

Earlier this week, Starbucks began serving its seasonal holiday drinks in new green cups that were meant to promote a message of unity. But the cups are having the opposite effect, causing an uproar among some customers who are accusing the coffee chain of "political brainwashing."

On Tuesday, a week before Election Day, Starbucks rolled out the green cups that feature an illustration by Shogo Ota showing the faces of more than a hundred people, drawn with a single continuous line.

"During a divisive time in our country, Starbucks wanted to create a symbol of unity as a reminder of our shared values, and the need to be good to each other," Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said in a statement.

On social media, responses were mixed.

Starbucks Coffee @starbucks

Nov 1

Friends, baristas, and customers drawn in one continuous line ?

Reminding us we're all connected.

Jon Scheiber @Scheiber @Starbucks These cups are truly beautiful and thoughtprovoking. Sometimes we all need a little sanity. 9:55 AM ? 2 Nov 2016

Some people saw the green cup as a distinctly political act.

#HillarySatan @RadioAnna @Starbucks Screw you. My coffee should NOT (and does NOT) come with political brainwashing. I dropped @Starbucks like a hot rock. 11:00 AM ? 1 Nov 2016

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Anne Marie Waters @AMDWaters

Nov 2

Starbucks gets rid of Christmas colour, replaces with Islamic colour, all

in the name of "unity". Get used to this.

Some Twitter users were connecting the green cups to Hillary Clinton, who Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has endorsed for president.

Starbucks Coffee @starbucks

Nov 1

Friends, baristas, and customers drawn in one continuous line ?

Reminding us we're all connected.

htdpz @htdpz @Starbucks whatever! I am never giving y'all any of my hard earned money ever again. Y'all are Killary supporters and against America. 9:57 PM ? Nov 1 2016

Brexit_Briton @ABrexitBriton #BoycottStarbucks I think their product is vile, and now I think their politics are vile, so again #BoycottStarbucks 2:00 AM ? 2 Nov 2016

On Wednesday, the conservative web aggregator Drudge Report linked to a news article about the backlash, using the headline "Calls To Boycott STARBUCKS Over Holiday 'Unity Cup' Showing Liberal Bias." Drudge's headline, which went out on Twitter, elicited more negative responses.

DRUDGE REPORT @DRUDGE_REPORT

3 Nov

Calls To Boycott STARBUCKS Over Holiday `Unity Cup' Showing

Liberal Bias...

PrepperAgenda @PrepperAgenda @DRUDGE_REPORT @csblocal bye bye @Starbucks all my employees will be drinking @DunkinDonuts from NOW on! Take your facism somewhere else! 2:07 PM ? 3 Nov 2016

Patrick Driver @PDriverKC @DRUDGE_REPORT Plenty of places to get coffee! #BoycottStarbucks 1:36 PM ? 3 Nov 2016

Karen Doe @KarenDoe50 I never did and never will spend a nickle at this liberal corporations stores. #BoycottStarbucks

A barista at a Manhattan Starbucks told Business Insider that people wouldn't stop complaining to him about the new cups.

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"We have new cups coming next week," he said, referring to Starbucks' famous red holiday cups. The green Starbucks cups launched on the same day that Starbucks reintroduced its lineup of holiday beverages, which includes a Caramel Brul?e Latte and a Chestnut Praline Latte. In years' past, Starbucks has launched its red holiday cups on the day holiday drinks returned to the menu.

Last year, Starbucks faced backlash when the company debuted minimalist red cups that weren't as "Christmas-y" as usual. After evangelist and internet personality Joshua Feuerstein posted a video on Facebook protesting the cups, the outrage -- and outrage at the outrage -- quickly grew, with hundreds sharing their views on social media.

The supposed outrage did little to impact the chain. Starbucks had "by far" the strongest holiday in its history, Schultz said in a company earnings call in January.

Whether you love the green cup or hate it, it isn't going to be around for long. A different, red design has already been shipped to locations across the US, and will begin being utilized some time around November 10 -- after the election is over.

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A ? Who is the author of the article?

R ? Who would want to read this article? Why?

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S ? Summarize the article in 6 words.

Write a 1+ page reflection in your "AoW" section of your Writer's Notebook one of the following prompts:

? What do you think about the purpose ("`a symbol of unity as a reminder of our shared values, and the need to be good to each other'") of the new Starbucks cup? Why?

? What do you think about the sample of tweets in this article? Why? Would you ever take to social media about a topic/issue like this? Why or why not?

? Do you believe Starbucks is creating cups for `political brainwashing'? Why or why not?

AoW Article Rubric

Annotations

5 pts Annotations throughout the article.

T.A.R.P.S. Reflection

All T.A.R.P.S. are correct.

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Good reflection with work needed.

3 pts Some annotations throughout the article. 3 out of 5 T.A.R.P.S are correct Only half of a page written. More work needed.

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2 out of 5 T.A.R.P.S are correct Thoughts

are somewhat developed.

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annotations.

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