Discuss any comments or opinions you have about the article. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not did you find it interesting? What did you learn?
Writing Literacy Plan: Current Event Assignment
Mrs. Murphy-Bozkurt/Western High School
1. Read the current event article given.
2. After reading it, address in a separate sheet of paper each of the following.
A. Main Idea
– Summarize in a paragraph the main idea of the article.
– Provide two pieces of evidence from the text that support the main idea.
B. Personal Opinion
Discuss any comments or opinions you have about the article. Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not did you find it interesting? What did you learn?
Include any comments or opinions about the article you have.
C. Write down four vocabulary words from the article that you are not familiar with OR which you think are important for understanding the main idea of the article.
Provide definitions for these words OR explain why the words are important for understanding the main idea of the article