Writing+the+News

**Learning Target**
toc Students will present, in writing, the relationship between information and ideas by responding to articles from rss feeds and blogs

**Student Instructions and Requirements**

 * 1) Choose an article from the News4u feed.
 * 2) Read and/or View it.
 * 3) Summarize the article using the SOAP graphic organizer.[[file:soap.docx]]
 * 4) Then write a blog post discussing the article. Use the title of the article and a "linktribution" in the first sentence of your post.
 * 5) Consider the following questions when posting. These questions are guidelines only. You do not necessarily have to answer all of the questions in your post.


 * Why did you choose the article?
 * What stands out for you?
 * What do you agree with?
 * What do you disagree with?
 * What are your general thoughts concerning this article?
 * How is this article relevant to your life?
 * Why should we care about the article?
 * What else is going on in the news that makes this article relevant?

Video Tutorial
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 * ===Use tabs to look at different topic feeds===
 * ===Use headlines to choose an article===
 * ===View the article/link to the article===
 * ===Understand non-fiction site features===