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The first article I chose is a history article about a topic that we actually discussed in my class this year. The one major struggle I noticed with students in my history class was teachers going under the assumption that the students have access to background knowledge to help them understand the material. However, especially with students from other countries, they may not be as familiar with American History as their classmates that have been in the American school system since they were in Elementary School. As stated in Buehl, “ Of course, readers would expect a multitude of references to people, places, and events in a history text: all those facts that unfortunately people associate with the point of studying history” ( 60). Not only do students need to be aware of their role in history, but they also need to have the foundational knowledge in order to make more abstract connections between the person, their accomplishments and what it means about how society has historic...
I also agree that asking questions is important when analyzing text. You did a great job explaining the definition of the president and also explaining the setting of the president. I often try to cover all the 5 W's: who, what, when, where, why, and how when I explain things to my students and also have them write detailed sentences using the 5 W's. It actually has been working well. Lastly, I liked how you went over which words are positive and negative. It reminds me of the denotation and connotation lessons.
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