Spenser's+Article+Of+The+Week

Article of the Week...

What to do with this article: /40 points) Following notations to help track your reactions, but you //must// also include **brief notes in the margins and between the lines:** + for ideas or claims with which you agree - for ideas or claims with which you disagree ! for ideas or claims that surprise, anger, or otherwise cause a strong reaction (OMG moments) ? for ideas or claims you doubt or find confusing
 * //This is thinking on the page.//**
 * Circle any unfamiliar words or names. Look them up and write a **brief definition** in the margin.
 * Mark your reactions as you read. You //may// want to use the

__ 2. **Sum it up (** ____/30 points): Now that you‘ve outline and annotated the article, please answer the following questions in your spiral”

a. What is this article about? Summarize the information presented in this article in three or fewer sentences. b. Who is the audience for this piece? Was it written for a general audience, or a special audience? **And how do you know? (ex: specialized vocabulary? Type of publication?)** c. What was the writer’s **primary** purpose in writing this piece? **Please choose one of the following:** The writer’s primary purpose was to inform; to persuade; to entertain; or to motivate.

Russia Acts Against 'FALSE' History ​ A) This article is about Russia wanting to correct it's country's history and clearing up the missconseptions about what other countrys think of Russia. ( I think. this article, in my eyes, was poorly written. It was hard to understand and there were points in the story that i did not even know what the auther was talking about.)
 * 3. Let your voice be heard! ( **___/30 points):

B) I my opinion this article was written for a mainly general audience, although I do think that it was also written for the people of Russia. (who are just as confused about what is going (if that is true then this article did not help.)on as I am.) I know this because when the say a persons name the also so the personse job and realstion to the story. If the article was written for just the people of Russia then the woould not ahve to keep sayin Dmitry Medvedev PRESIDENT. Also some of these issues only the people of Russia would know which is why I think that is also geared toward the Russian residents.

C) The writer's primary purpose was to inform Russian ciezense and also to let people in other countrys know that some of the things that they know about Russia might just me miss conseptions of what truly happened in Russia's history.

Sugar Overload: Curbing America's Sweet Tooth

A) This article is about the health problems that you could get by eating to much sugar ( that means no more gummy bears folks). It also shows surtain foods and the amount of sugar in them.

B) This article was written for the general public. I think this because the title of the article is Curbing AMERICA'S Sweet tooth, which emplies that she wants people all over america to read thisl.

C) I belive that tha auther wanted as many people to read this as possible so that more people would become aware of the health risks that come along with eating to many sweets or as the auther puts it, "To much junk!!!" Boy, 12, faces grown up murder charges

A) This article is about a boy, at the age of twelve, who is being faced with charges for murdering his step-mother to be ( who happens to be pregnate).

B) This article is geared toward a more general audience. I think that mostly the people that will read it are either people who are entriged by crime, or just people who like to be up on current events. I know this because this article was published by CNN and they are a primary news source.

C) The perpose that the writer had for composing this article was to inform. I think this because the article does not send out a message to any one, it has no hidden moral (unless you count don't kill people or keep your weapons hidden). It was simpley to let people know what is happening in teh world and to suppley

Superman And Me

A) This article was about a young man who lived on an indian reservation during his chiledhood. Unlike you and me, who hade people teach us how to read, Sherman Alexie had to teach him self how to read. In the article Alexi talkes about how the first book that he read was a superman comic book (hense the title of ther article). Sherman states that he is now a author who helps other indian children read when he goes to visit indean resarvations.

B) I would say that this article is written more for children specipicly who are struggling not just with reading but also with any other school activity. I know this because the article talks about how important it was in this mans life that he learned how to read, and how it impacted his future. I also get the impresion that Alexie wants kids to take an advantage of their education and the fact that they have had someone to walk them threw it every step of the way. He says that if you get an eduction...........USE IT!!!

C) I think the writters primary reason for writting this aricle was to MOTIVATE kids to learn (and to read more). I think he wrote this thinking that if kids knew what a large roll education plays in daily adulthood the would take it more seriosly and realy get into it.