Learning Target(s)
- I can analyze at least one article and use evidence to explain my conclusions
Announcements
- John is out TODAY trying not to get sicker (sorry)
- NOTE: John will believe EVERYTHING the SUB tells him!
- Behavior expectations:
- Do your work quietly
- Stay out of trouble
Agenda [60]
- Typing.com [10]
- The Articles: This is today's CREDIT [50 +/-]
- Choose ONE or more of the articles below and read it completely
- After reading the article, answer the questions FULLY on THIS FORM [Click Here]
- Answer all of the questions as fully as possible. Use evidence from the article (only) to make your case and convince me, your reader.
- They are of different lengths and reading levels. Pick one that interests you and try it! You can mention the ease or difficulty of the reading in your response!
- If you get a really short article try another when done, you can finish the second response later for full credit
- When done with a minimum of one HIGH-QUALITY response to a FULLY READ article you may do the following:
- Read another article - this will get you the highest credit (if you also complete a second reflection before next Monday)
- Keep typing in your event list - adding events for your next deadline of 20 (due next Monday)
- Do a ReadingPlus VOCABULARY Lesson (don't worry if you don't finish it - you can redo it (faster!) next time!
- If TOTALLY stuck you may do typing.com - but that is the least credit activity
Timely articles about the storms, the Supreme Court,
minority health concerns, and weed...
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s highly anticipated confirmation hearing, explainedBy Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen Sep 4, 2018, 6:20am EDT | Why They Stayed In The Path Of Hurricane FlorenceNPR Sept. 17, 2018 6:33 a.m. | Typhoon Mangkhut: Miners and families buried by landslideBritish Broadcasting Corp. |
Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among MinoritiesSeptember 17, 201812:20 PM ET | Opinion: With trendy theme investments like marijuana stocks, the narrative can matter more than factsPublished: Sept 15, 2018 9:27 a.m. ET | A Deal With Coca-Cola Could Make Aurora Cannabis the Real ThingKeith Speights (TMFFishBiz)Sep 17, 2018 at 11:33AM |
Older Articles about technology, living large, gender, and politics
- still great, just dated!
| It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | What San Francisco Says About America By THOMAS FULLER | The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism By Chris Hedges |
| I'm Not Male. I'm Not Female. Please Don't Ask Me About My Junk. And other helpful tips. Not from "him" or "her," but from "them." | In\: How your phone will soon control your entire house TECH RADAR | Fronting: We Need to Stop Living the ‘Fabulous and Broke’ Lifestyle She Matters: It’s time to put the “fake it till you make it” philosophy out to pasture. |
| Should we dismiss Colin Kaepernick’s cause because he doesn’t vote? By Kevin Lynch | Computer-brain interface helps locked-in patient communicate, albeit slowly Reuters | Edward Snowden: I shouldn't have recommended 'safely' voting for a third-party candidate Whistleblower says the election taught him 'political science is not science' |
Complete at least one article above this line BEFORE you attempt Extra Credit
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EXTRA CREDIT: IF you have completed one of the articles above (fully answered all questions) you may type until the end of the period -or- handle other business as detailed below -or- look at the charts and graphs to the right and write a thoughtful response to what it means. Why is it instructive to look at data like the Price & Location of Housing in the Bay Area? What does it mean for you, your family, your future? Send your response to JOHN in an EMAIL to john@envisionacademy.org
| Bay Area Home Prices by Transit Stop | |
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