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Little Flower Teacher Gives Test
Students in Mrs. Sullivans Seventh Period
Reading Class will be preparing to take a test on
the newspaper. The test will be administered on
Friday, February 22. Students will prepare for
this test by studying the terms on the handouts
they were given and by studying the information
in their textbook. Mrs. Sullivan feels confident
that they will do well.
The Freshmen students have been reading articles
and identifying the five Ws in the summary leads
of several articles. Recently, they completed a
newspaper scavenger hunt where they had to find
such items as an action photo, the time of the
sunrise and sunset, a letter to the editor, etc.
They did really well with this activity, and
their teacher is confident that they will also do
well on their test this Friday.
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Review for Test

• Reading a Newspaper Article
• Set a purpose
• To set your purpose, take several words from the
  headline and use them in a question.
• Preview
• The lead, or first few paragraphs, of a newspaper
  article tells who, what, where, when, and why.
• Plan
• Choose a strategy that can help you understand
  and evaluate the article you are about to read.

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Strategy During Reading

• Use a Critical Reading Chart jotting down
  questions and your thoughts about the questions
  you ask.
• Review the Critical Reading Chart Handout.
• What are facts and what are opinions?
• Who is telling the story?
• Are the reporters facts supported by evidence?
• Are the sources authoritative and reliable?
• Whats the other side of the story?

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Read with a Purpose

• Keep your purpose in mind as you read.
• Use your Critical Reading Chart to help you
  separate facts from opinions.
• Reading critically means reading slowly and
  carefully.
• What evidence is presented?
• How convincing is the evidence?

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Understanding How Newspaper Articles are Organized

• Most newspaper articles follow a standard
  organization called an inverted pyramid. Reread
  page 229 of your handbook for details.
• In an inverted pyramid, the most important
  details are presented first followed by less
  important details, then followed by the least
  important details.

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Connect

• You can make a connection to the reading by
  figuring out how the article applies to your own
  life or how it makes you feel.
• Making a personal connection to a newspaper
  article can help you feel more involved in what
  you are reading.

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After Reading

• After reading an article, think about what you
  have learned.
• Ask yourself questions about the article you have
  just finished.
• Complete a reading checklist.
• I can answer who,what,where,when,and why
  questions.
• I know which details are facts and which are
  opinions in the article.
• I understand the main idea of the article.
• I can find three or more details the reporter
  uses as support for the main idea.

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Reread!

• Use the strategy of summarizing when you reread.
• Make summary notes of the article to help you
  fully understand the facts.
• Article Headline
• Subject
• Main Idea
• Detail 1
• Detail 2
• Detail 3
• Detail 4
• Detail 5

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Remember

• If you can remember the most important details of
  the article, you can speak knowledgeably about
  the subject later.
• Writing a brief summary can help you remember an
  article.