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ASSIGNMENT 8

In this assignment, annotate and take notes on an article of your choice. Remember, you can find tools and Word templates in Blackboard (under Resources).

SETUP

1. Find an article online.

2. Use PrintFriendly.com to convert the article into a PDF.

3. Open the article in Adobe Reader for annotation.

4. Under Resources, download a Word Template.

PREVIEW

1. Before reading, preview the article and answer these questions in your Word document:

· What does the title suggest about the article’s focus?

· What are some of the main sections of the article?

· What do you think the author’s point of view might be, and what gives you this impression?

2. Save and continue.

INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE

1. Read and annotate the article by highlighting and leaving comments.

2. In your annotations, highlight and label evidence of the author’s point of view:

· Identify and label some facts and opinions.

· Identify and label clues as to the author’s tone.

· If the author uses should statements or value words, highlight and label those too.

3. Save the PDF.

RECALL

1. In your Word document, take notes on the article, capturing its main idea and major supporting details.

2. Summarize and reflect on the article. In your reflection, answer these questions:

· What is the author’s point of view, or bias?

· How can you tell? Provide examples from the text.

· Also, what is the author’s purpose for writing this article? How can you tell?

· How does the author’s bias affect the way information is presented?

SUBMIT

1. To this week’s assignment, attach your annotated PDF and Word document, then submit.