Bellringer 10/19:

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Bellringer 10/19

• This week, you will write an editorial.
• In preparation for that writing exercise, make a
  list of controversial school/educational or
  teen issues about which you have a particularly
  strong opinion.
• What kinds of topics do you think evoke a strong
  and distinct reaction from you and your peers?
• For Example
• No pass, no play  UIL rules
• Cell phones in school

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Editorials

1. Read the informational text How to Read an
   Editorial on page 140 of your SpringBoard book.
2. As you read, mark the text to highlight important
   information from the passage.
3. In the margins of the page, write the three most
   important pieces of information you found within
   the text.

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Apply it.

• Read the unsigned editorial Facing Consequences
  at Eden Prairie High on pages 142-143 of your
  SpringBoard book.
• As you read, fill in the graphic organizer on
  page 141 for the eight prompts/questions on the
  previous page.

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SOAPSTone

• Use the SOAPSTone strategy to analyze the impact
  of audience and context on the writers
  rhetorical choices.
• Then, respond to the following question
• Does the writer use slanters? If so, what is
  their effect?
• Complete both of these tasks on a separate sheet
  of paper.