Which do you enjoy more: fiction or
nonfiction?
When the bell rings you should be writing silently in your journal
Remember:
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Materials:
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Make sure to always have your
notebook.
Make sure to always have something to
write with.
Make-up
 Course outline received
 Pretest
 Notes on: foreshadowing, imagery,
characters, and plot pyramid. Perseus
and review questions, or inference
questions
 Notes on: genres, points of view, and
mood and tone. Study Island fiction
test.
 IRP day: first reading log, first note
card
 Nonfiction: main idea, supporting
details, and topic sentences
-Grades are on MMS
-Study Island on THURSDAY
-IRP day/journals on FRIDAY
Welcome to Nonfiction!
Nonfiction-
Genres of nonfiction (just a few)
Nonfiction
Biographies
Autobiographies
Letters
Essays
Reports
We are going to keep this genre list current, so please make
sure you have it written down in your binder.
Main Idea-
Main Idea
The most important point in
this article is…
This article seems to
mostly be about…
The central idea (point the author
keeps coming back to) of this
article is…
Supporting Details!
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Supporting
details-
Information Passage Main Idea Diagram
First Paragraph
Main Idea
Supporting Information
Second Paragraph
Main Idea
Supporting Information
MAIN IDEA OF
PASSAGE
Third Paragraph
Main Idea
Supporting Information
Fourth Paragraph
Main Idea
Supporting Information
How can each paragraph have its own Main Idea?
Warm-up
-Take a quick glance at pages
3-5. Make a mental note of
which article you would like to
read as a warm-up for our
activity today.
-In the FRONT of your
notebook, write down the title
of the article you chose. Next,
read your article fully and
write down the COMPLETE
main idea.
-Finally, choose TWO of the
“5Ws+H” and write down the
COMPLETE supporting detail
sentences you find them in.
Bias
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What does it mean to be biased?
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Bias- an inclination of
temperament or outlook.
What in the world does that
mean?
In your own words, jot down
your definition of bias.
Make a list of any tv shows,
movies, newspapers,
magazines, books, etc. that you
believe show a bias.
Propaganda
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Information promoting a person,
cause, or point of view.
BUT does Propaganda NEED to
be ONLY IN FAVOR of a
person, cause, or point of view?
NO! Propaganda can also be
used AGAINST a person, cause,
or point of view.
What forms can propaganda
take? Does it need to be
FACTUAL?
Propaganda (continued)
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Does propaganda need to be factual?
No way! Many times Propaganda will use rumors
and opinions to influence its target audience. Many
times propaganda will even try to scare you.
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Get a piece of paper ready in your note card.
Draw lines to divide your page into FOUR sections.
In each section, jot down the following questions:
 What
is this piece of propaganda trying to make you
believe?
 Who is the target audience?
 Who do you think created this propaganda?
 Is it effective? Do you now believe in the message?
Translation: Hitler is
building. Help him.
Buy German goods.
30 Days: Illegal Immigration
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We will begin watching a video
today concerning illegal
immigration.
This video DOES contain
examples of bias, propaganda,
and spin…BUT they won’t be as
easy or obvious to find as our
previous examples.