English 11: Article of the Week #1: The Origins of the Border Crisis

example of an annotated article

In class we discussed close readings, annotations and why it's important to mark in your books. I know crazy right? A teacher, an adult a figure of authority telling you to write in your novels, on your articles? Sounds crazy. Don't write in the textbook though--those things are like gold around here. We will read an article each week where we apply our annotating and close reading techniques. This week's article deals with the border crisis that's been in the news over the summer the article's title is " The Origins of the Border Crisis ".

Here is what you must do:

1. Print out the article.
2. Complete a first reading
3. Annotate the article (use the suggestions we read in the article "How to Mark a Book" for guidance)
4. Be prepared to turn in your article--WITH annotations. No annotations--no credit.

Come prepared to disucss this article on THURSDAY--your block day.