This assignment asks you to find a recent news article that connects in some meaningful way to the text we are reading. After you find your article, you will write a one-paragraph response on the text-to-world connection you made as you explain how your article ties in with the text.
Look for possible connections to:
Character's actions or thoughts
Significant plot elements
Important symbols
Important themes
Make sure to cite relevant evidence from the article as well as from the text.
Cite your sources appropriately following MLA format: MLA
The internet is a black hole where anyone can post anything he or she chooses. It is important to get your information from valid and well-respected news sources. Use your judgement!
The following websites are all reputable news sources where you can search for an article:
Think about the narrator of this text who is a young boy trying to stand up for what he believes to be right.
Think about the conflicts that take place between the narrator and his father, as well between the narrator and his nanny.
Can you find any examples in the media about a young voice trying to be heard?
Can you find any examples in the media dealing with the conflict that may come as a consequence to voicing one's own opinion?
Here is a refresher on text-to-world connections:
Alignment With Common Core Standards:
CC.1.2.11-12.J: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CC.1.4.11-12.R: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.
This assignment asks you to find a recent news article that connects in some meaningful way to the text we are reading. After you find your article, you will write a one-paragraph response on the text-to-world connection you made as you explain how your article ties in with the text.
Look for possible connections to:
Character's actions or thoughts
Significant plot elements
Important symbols
Important themes
Make sure to cite relevant evidence from the article as well as from the text.
Cite your sources appropriately following MLA format: MLA
The internet is a black hole where anyone can post anything he or she chooses. It is important to get your information from valid and well-respected news sources. Use your judgement!
The following websites are all reputable news sources where you can search for an article:
CNN
Time
NBC News
ABC News
FOX News
The rubric can be found in the document below:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Helpful Hints:
Think about the narrator of this text who is a young boy trying to stand up for what he believes to be right.
Think about the conflicts that take place between the narrator and his father, as well between the narrator and his nanny.
Can you find any examples in the media about a young voice trying to be heard?
Can you find any examples in the media dealing with the conflict that may come as a consequence to voicing one's own opinion?
Here is a refresher on text-to-world connections:
Alignment With Common Core Standards:
CC.1.2.11-12.J: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
CC.1.4.11-12.R: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.