This is sheet 1: September 16 through February 10
Assignment Choices: (Label your completed assignment with your name, due date, and assignment number. Attach your article or lose 10 points!)
Assignment Dates (*Early Release Date: news article IS due)
_____ 9/16 _____ 9/30 _____ 10/14 _____ 10/28 _____ 11/18*_____ 12/9 _____1/6
2a) 2b) Find and summarize an article about another country.
3a) 3b) Read and summarize the editorial (written by editors).
4a) 4b) Look at the political/editorial cartoon. Find an article about the same topic. How do the views presented differ from one another?
5a) 5b) Read and outline a sports article. (not a paragraph or summary)
6a) 6b) Read an article which uses a graph as a visual aid. Is the graph effective in presenting the information in the article? Why or why not? Check for misleading scales.
7a) 7b) Save the local high and low temperatures (weather maps) over a six week period. Graph the information collected.
8a) 8b) Discuss an article with an adult. Consider how your ideas differ. Record the adult�s ideas and your response to those ideas.
9a) 9b) Draw an editorial cartoon based on news article you have read. Attach the article!
10a) 10b) Find ten unfamiliar words in today�s paper. Use a dictionary (text or online) to define the words. Cut and tape/glue stick the words to your assignment.
11a) 11b) Read a newspaper article which was depicted on tonight�s television news broadcast. Compare and contrast the two sources of news information. What types of information were the focus of the two sources?
12a) 12b) Write a response to an editorial, a letter to the editor or a speak up column.
13a) 13b) Read a paid obituary (using multiple columns). 1) Outline the information provided. 2) Write your own obituary as you would like it to appear 50+ years from now (including your major accomplishments).
14a) 14b) Read and summarize an article about a topic you are currently studying in a class (ex: science, health, social studies, math or language arts).
15a) 15b) Read an article about someone who is helping others. Summarize the article, then brainstorm ideas of how you can help others.