Analyzing nonfiction texts will be a regular feature of the class, with topics connected to our anchor novels as well as articles that keep a pulse on current events.
Media literacy is an important life- long skill that requires critical thinking--more now than ever as AI, satire, social media, and other forms of entertainment compete with journalism for our attention.
<- Lexile level can be modified
<-Activities button shows all assignments (quiz, written response, and/or vocab)
NEWSELA--a resource we may use at times
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Assess what level you're at on the below chart and aim for the next level. Then the next. Then the next.
The Lexile levels on Newsela are essentially reading levels. Are you being challenged? Are you encountering any new vocabulary? If not, see if there is a higher level available to you.