Author: Prof. Edelson (Page 2 of 3)

FOR EXTRA CREDIT, CORRECT THESE SENTENCES AND POST YOUR RESULTS AS A REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.

1. The clown juggled colorful balls the circus tent collapsed.
2. The wizard waved his wand a frog turned into a prince.
3. The chef cooked spaghetti the sauce bubbled over.
4. The pirate searched for treasure the parrot squawked loudly.
5. The astronaut floated in space the rocket engines roared.
6. The superhero flew through the sky villains plotted their next move.
7. The robot beeped and whirred it malfunctioned suddenly.
8. The ghost haunted the old mansion the lights flickered on and off.
9. The ninja stealthily moved through the shadows the enemy ninja appeared.
10. The mermaid swam gracefully in the ocean the dolphins danced around her.

Correct using a semicolon (;) or a period (.)  OR correct  them using a coordinating fanboys conjunction (for and nor but or yet so) or a coordinating conjunction: because, before, until, once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, after, although, as, as if, as long as, as soon as, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order that, since, so that than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while

ALSO, HERE IS TODAY’S FREE WRITE PROMPT:

I hadn’t seen the door before. It wasn’t there yesterday. Cautiously I turned the handle…

ALSO, we wrote the “Sea Snakes” paragraph in groups today!

Create a document in Google Docs for the first source

https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/teaching-media-literacy-answer-fake-news-higdon-220514/

Create a Works Cited Entry and put it at the top of the page.

• • Write a 1-paragraph Summary  with 2-3 Key Quotes
• • Write a 1-paragraph Rhetorical Analysis by answering the questions: Who is the author? What kind of publication is this?  How do you feel the author’s writing style, awareness of audience and purpose (reason for writing), and choice of genre affect the meaning and credibility of the document?)
• • Write a 1-paragraph Response what do *you* think of these ideas? how does this source add to your knowledge?)

Tonight, we begin Unit 2, an essay on critical media literacy and an accompanying “Reflective Annotated Bibliography” (RAB).  We will gather in small groups to work on a group summary, individually itemized, of this article :

https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/teaching-media-literacy-answer-fake-news-higdon-220514/

List your sources in alphabetical order, with MLA citation and info below (400-500 words each)

• • 1-paragraph Summary + 2-3 Key Quotes (include citation page if possible)
  • 1-paragraph Rhetorical Analysis (Who is the author? What kind of publication is this?  How do you feel the author’s writing style, awareness of audience and purpose (reason for writing), and choice of genre affect the meaning and credibility of the document?)
  • 1-paragraph Response (what do *you* think of these ideas? how does this source add to your knowledge?)