Thursday, March 1, 2018

Announcements and Reminders for Thursday, March 1, 2018:      If you didn't finish this in class last time, complete it at home and return it ASAP:  Wikipedia Cloze Exercise 2018.docx            If you have reading make-up homework (the pink log), or have not finished and turned in your blog assignment,   Blog Assignment .docx take those with you and finish them right away. Hand in any late work!

Targets for Today:   I can quietly read my own choice of materials for an extended time -- hopefully enjoying it!  I can improve my fluency by better understanding my own reading habits, and by practicing!   Utah Core Curriculum.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims.

Today’s  Agenda for Thursday, March 1, 2018: 1. Individual, quiet reading time. Remember to fill out the reading log for today. 2.  Partner Fluency Practice -- Fill out the graph for each time you read. 3. Review of the CRAAP Test 4.  Learning about Dealing with FAKE News.             Jigsaw Activity  Receive articles with numbers (4 different articles) Individual study Color Group Receive Notes Page Number Group to teach -- 2 minutes each Time to wrap up

If You Were Absent: Complete the reading make-up work.  Use the pink make-up log, or print one from Skyward or this blog.   Reading Log Make-Up Log 2015.doc

Vocabulary: Key terms propaganda – ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, or a government algorithm – a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or making a decision, especially by a computer echo chamber – any forum for communication in which all members agree with everyone else confirmation bias -- the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories. fabricate: invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent. neutral: not supporting either side of an argument, fight, war, etc. : not supporting one political view over another. resurrecting: to cause (something that had ended or been forgotten or lost) to exist again, to be used again, etc. blip: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption. satire: [You will find the definition in the article.] hoax: something intended to deceive or defraud quarantine: isolation of people, animals, or things (as plants) out of a certain area to prevent the spread of disease or pests. algorithms: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or making a decision, especially by a computer rumors: statements that are spread without being shown to be true. evidence: something which shows that something else exists or is true. consumers: people who buy or use something. demonstrable: clearly proven. The more accuracy something has, the more exact or correct it is. discernment: the ability to judge well. bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Byline: a line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article.

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