This week we are continuing our study of arguments about fracking. We are closely reading articles on both sides of the issue, identifying the author's claims, evidence, and analysis. We are using informational text features - such as titles, headlines, authors/publishers, images, urls, etc. - in order to predict an author's point of view. Links to the articles can be found below"
"The Costs of Fracking" by Environment America
"Why Cuomo Must Seize the Moment on Hydrofracking" by Ed Rendell
Students also received information about the Quarterly Reading Expectations and wrote in their planners that all Q2 Reading Logs are due Friday, January 23. We discussed how they might manage their time in order to reach their individual reading goals.
Enjoy the short week and say thanks to those you are grateful for!