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Good morning. � Don’t turn on your computer. You won’t need it today. � Hold on to your current event assignments, as you will use them for an activity. � Take out your vocabulary flash cards. Find a partner and take turns quizzing one another.

Announcements and Agenda � Announcements ◦ Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday ◦ Presentations on Tuesday ◦ Current events each week (next one due Thursday) � Agenda ◦ Vocabulary review ◦ Discuss current events ◦ Read, annotate and review opinion editorial �You will soon be asked to write one and submit it for publication

Current Events � With your assignment in hand, get up and talk to 4 different students � Share the highlights of your article with each student � Ask each student to share the key points of their article with you � Remember the name of each person you encountered, and the current event or issue they shared with you

Share with the Class � Did you ◦ Encounter any interesting articles, events, or issues? ◦ Learn something new? ◦ Have an emotional reaction to something you read or discussed?

“Girls Just Want to Go to School” By Nicholas D. Kristof � Opinion ◦ ◦ editorial, or “op ed” Essay Persuasive Discusses current issue Find interesting op ed pieces in �The New York Times �The New Yorker �Or The Salt Lake Tribune for editorials about local issues

As we read: � Annotate ◦ ◦ ◦ your article Make notes in the margins Circle unfamiliar words or phrases Underline or highlight items that stand out Underline or highlight the author’s arguments Ask questions and make comments: have a conversation with the text � Prepare to discuss