Summer Reading assignments were
distributed on Tuesday, May 22nd.
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In an effort to stay abreast of public
discourse and current events, you will read and annotate: (1) ten VARIED
current events that have debatable issues and connect to the essential
questions listed in the box below (at least one from The Onion and one from
Rolling Stone) (2) and ten VARIED columnist editorials (NOT letters to the
editor) from reputable newspapers/periodicals with which you can agree,
disagree or qualify.
Your articles/editorials MUST demonstrate
that you have been reading throughout the summer. Assignments that fail to
display two months of reading will earn a minimal score (60%). Affix/glue the
columnist articles in the composition book first, then the current event
articles. Organize all articles in chronological order; please date each one.
Please visit the following site for direct
links to the periodicals: http://delicious.com/biziewskil/periodicals
After reading the article and marking it
up:
1) On the left page of your Mead
composition book, paste the neatly cut-out article.
2) On the right page, directly opposite
the article, SOAPStone the current event in two-column note format; write an
argument frame for each editorial (see reverse side). You MUST hand write each
SOAPStone and frame in blue or black pen. 3) Please skip a page between
articles so the glue doesn’t bleed through. Composition books completed in
pencil/word processed will NOT be accepted.