Scholastic News
Favorite Article Review
Outlining Scholastic News Article Review
You may outline your Scholastic News article review in a number of different ways.
You may make a bubble map, a flow chart, or a list just to name a few. The main thing is that you have organized your thoughts before you begin to write.
When you are outlining know that these are questions that you will be answering in your review:
- What is the main idea? This will include who or what the article is about, where it takes place, when and why. Some of these questions you will have to infer an answer for; some may not be applicable.
- Identify supporting details. These will help explain the main idea.
- Why do you like this article? (Remember, because it’s interesting is not an appropriate answer).
- What else do you want to know?
- How will you find the answer?
Answers to these questions are to be 1-4 word answers (possibly longer if necessary). Do NOT write in complete sentences here. This is note-taking and should be brief but should be enough information that you know what you meant by the words you have written down.
IN CLASS
Write in complete sentences and write at least one paragraph answering these questions:
1. What is the name of your favorite article? (Put titles of magazine articles in quotation marks). Begin: by saying something like: My favorite article is “…put the name of the article here”.
2. What is that article about? What is the subject? Are any people named? If so include them in the article and tell why they are important. Where and when does it take place? If the date is not in the article then say: “This article was published in the (give date) edition of the Scholastic News. The purpose of this part is to give as much information from the article as possible.
3. Why do you like it—tell me something more than you think it is interesting—why do you think it is interesting? Give me as much information as possible from the article.
4. What else would you like to know about the subject of your favorite article?
5. Where will you look for the answer to your question? And how will you search for it? (If you are going to do an on-line search identify key words).
AT HOME
- Research the question you identified that you wanted to have answered. If you can not find the answer to your question ask another question until you do find an answer to something more you want to know.
- Add one more interesting detail that you find when you are doing your research.
REMEMBER
1. Label the top of your paper. The subject will be Scholastic News Review # (and identify the number based on how many we have written so far). Write neatly in cursive. 10 pts
2. Write in complete sentences, check spelling of words copied from the article or research materials, and make sure your verbs and subjects agree.
Capitalize titles of magazine articles and put them in quotation marks. Underline the word Scholastic News.
Begin sentences with capitals and end with appropriate punctuation.
Indent the beginning of every paragraph. 20 pts
3. Use descriptive words to convey excitement and enthusiasm for your topic.
Explain your thoughts.
Clearly explain what the article is about.
Additional facts discovered when doing research. 45 pts
4. Include a question that you have after reading the article and the answer you found when you researched the question. If you don't find an answer then choose another question or talk to me about how to search for it. 15 pts
7. Organize like information into paragraphs. 10 pts
Example:
Betsy Bilger September 2, 2011
St. Mark Catholic School Fourth Grade
Scholastic News #1
My favorite article in this week’s Scholastic News is “I Was 11 on 9/11”. This article describes Emily Sussell’s memories of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Emily was sitting in social studies class when she heard a loud crash around 8:45am. It was her fourth day of 6th grade. Her school was near the Twin Towers that were struck by two airplanes.
All the people in Emily’s school evacuated the building. She saw flames and felt heat coming out of the fallen Twin Towers. She was safe but had to run to get away from a big cloud of smoke and debris.
When she first heard that planes had crashed into the towers she thought that the crashes were accidents. Then she found out that other planes had been hijacked. One had flown into the Pentagon and one crashed in a field.
More than 3,000 people were killed and more than 400 killed were firefighters and police officers trying to save people. Because of all those deaths the US government is trying to make the country safer. They also tried to find the people responsible for the attacks.
Emily is now in college. She is 21 years old. She still remembers how scared she was on 9/11. She thinks she is braver now because of it. She feels more grateful too because she survived.
One question I still have after reading this article is how tall will the Freedom Tower be? I will search on the internet for my answer. My key words will be: The Freedom Tower. I found out that the Freedom Tower will be 1,776 feet tall. That means that the tower is taller than the original Twin Towers. The height of the tower, 1,776 feet, is also the year that the United States gained power from the British government. One other fun fact is that it will probably not be finished until the end of 2013.