On the board at the beginning of class
1. B. the G. page 151 3 Questions
2. more on chapter 4 of B. the G. "Main Idea" pp. 153-156
3. Article about Justice Sotomayor
Handout about questions to use when you are trying to figure out the main idea -- from page 151 of
B. the G.
Using Questions to Find the Main Idea
B. the G. page 151
1. Who or what is this reading about?
2. What are the major supporting details?
3. What message is the author trying to
convey about the topic?
And there is one more important question that is not in the textbook--- "How do I feel about this chapter/article/novel/information that I have just read?" This question is CRUCIAL for remembering material.
Article from Slate about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- link http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/10/11/supreme_court_victim_impact_statements_justice_limit_them.html
[Discussion of political orientation of various media, from Left through Center to the Right]
(Ultra far left) Stalin Left Center Right (Ultra far right) Hitler
liberal conservative
Democrats Republicans
Obama
Clinton Bush
Slate Fox News
NY Times
social programs pro-business (de-regulate
regulate business lower taxes
anti-union
Sotomayor Scalia
Students worked in groups on the homework assignment. Each student must hand in his or her own version of the homework, even though there was collaboration in class.
Homework due Friday:
Chapter 4 of B. the G.
pages 156-158
Exercise 4.5 Using questions to find stated main ideas
Passages A, B, C, and D
Answer in complete sentences
No comments:
Post a Comment