UNIT 3.5 : THE NEWSPAPER DEBATEBy: Katrina Hickey

BELL WORKUsing the quotation sandwich, use

a direct quote or paraphrase the quote below by Patrick Kavanagh. Ensure each part of the in-text citation is present. “What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.” -Patrick Kavanagh (1905-1967), Irish Poet

Use the following citation correctly when citing the in-text citation

(“Independent Reading: Newspapers” 181)

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NEWSPAPERS?

WHAT IF YOU HAD A NEWSPAPER ESPECIALLY TAILORED TO YOUR PERSONALLIFESTYLE AND INTERESTS?

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ARTICLE WILL BE ABOUT?

Who do you think the target audience will be based on the title?

How the Rise of the Daily Me Threatens DemocracyBy Cass Sustein

About the author:• Cass Sunstein is a noted American

legal scholar• He has written dozens of books,

essays, and newspaper and magazine articles

• He writes about public policy, economics, law, and psychology

• He has taught at the law schools of the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Columbia University

REASONING is the thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument.

EVIDENCE is the specific facts, examples, and other details used to support the

reasoning.

REASONING is the thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument.

EVIDENCE is the specific facts, examples, and other details used to support the

reasoning.

SunsteinWhat is his claim? What is his position?

Potter

1.Evidence

Claim/position

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SunsteinWhat is his claim? What is his position?

1. 1. Chunk 4, Line 1.

“…people ended up with more extreme positions” (Sunstein 184).

People will become more extreme if they’re exposed to only one point of view.

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EXTRA TIME?

Let’s explore newspapers and see what they have to offer inside . . .

EXIT PASSIs there anything you are unclear about that we have covered these last two weeks? Is there anything you feel like you need more practice with? Make a list.