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INSTRUCTIONS
Week of October 6-10
“JETER” ARTICLE
Do a think-pair-share with the “Before Reading”
questions.
 Read the article “Jeter: Put Your Money Where
Your Fans Are” and pay attention to the writer of
the article and how he feels.
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Highlight parts of the text where the author appeals
to logos, pathos, and/or ethos.
Fill out a SOAPSTone worksheet for the article.
 Respond the “After Reading” question on the
back of your SOAPSTone.
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE PRACTICE
(HOMEWORK DUE ON THURSDAY)
This homework assignment is double-sided.
 Students will read the passages and answer
multiple-choice comprehension questions for each
passage.
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The questions focus on author’s purpose and
perspective, which is the skill we have been working
on in class.
Extra points will be added for those that
highlight/circle evidence from the text that
supports their answers.
TPCASTT FOR “A MAN” AND “MOCO
LIMPING”
The lesson will begin with a discussion of what a
TPCASTT is and how to use one.
 Read the poem “A Man” with the teacher and
answer informal questions about the poem.
 After reading the poem, answer the TPCASTT
questions to analyze the poem.
 Read “Moco Limping” with a partner and use a
TPCASTT to analyze the poem.
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Both of the poems will be kept as examples of
using the TPCASTT strategy.
“TEEN BRAINS ARE DIFFERENT”
(CORNELL NOTES INCLUDED)
Directions:
 Read “Teen Brains Are Different” on page 454.
Pay attention to the details in the story to help
you formulate the main idea.
 As you are reading, answer the questions about
main idea and details on your Cornell notes.
 On the back of your Cornell notes, make a
graphic organizer that organizes the main idea
and details in the passage.
SUMMARIZING PRACTICE
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Read each passage.
Write a one sentence summary about each
passage.
For each passage, develop a title that would fit
best based on the details within the passage.
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Pay close attention to the details because they will
help you figure out what is mostly being talked
about. Those details will help lead you to identifying
an appropriate title.