Writing an objective news summary

Goal: Read and summarize a news article about hurricane Matthew in Haiti.

Read: 
Books open computers closed. We read.

Reading a news article: 

• Go to Newsela.com and click the colorful G to sign in with Google.
• Click "Allow." 
• Newsela will already know who you are because I already set up your accounts. 
• Click on Binder (upper right corner)
• Scroll past the black part and find "Your Work"
• Click on the title of the article about the hurricane in Haiti. 

Summarize: 

• Open your English Journal. 
• Write a one paragraph summary of the article you just read. Use the chart below to help you. 
• Then, write a second paragraph about your thoughts/opinions about the situation. 

Reminders: 

• Keep reading. 
• Finish your Visual Memoir slide deck. (Due Monday.)
• Improve your memoir.