Article of The Week Period 2,4

Every day we should read and critically analyze what we read. Today, select an article (be sure that it has a commentary) from any source. Then, complete a SOAPS Analysis with a summary ON PAPER! Include the Article Title and Source. 

18 New York Times Articles to Read Before Eighteen 

Radio Rookies: Youth Radio from New York

Latino USA: Radio Journal of News and Culture from A Latino Perspective
Very Smart Brothas
The Huffington Post: communities Black Voices; Queer Voices; Women's Voices; Latino Voices
The Root: Black News, Culture, Opinion

50 Best Podcasts for High School Students

550 Prompts to Inspire Personal and Narrative Writing 

NPR Podcast Listing

Article of The Week Archive

Common Lit

Listenwise

I enjoy and love listening to podcasts and encourage you to explore podcasts and argumentative writing for your first Independent Reading SOAPS Analysis due Tuesday night at 10pm.  You may choose to read or listen to the same podcast at times. 

The Los Angeles Fires: Communities of Color Impacted More than you may know in the LA Wildfires

 While the media initially focused on the impact of the Palisades fires, Black,Brown and Asian families have typically been erased or are often absent from Fire Coverage. Today, you have the chance to examine readings that show the impact of the fires on our communities. This serves several objectives: one to correct the assumption that fire victims are only wealthy and only White. Second, to demonstrate out calamities impact us all in a capitalist society; and 3, to teach us a bit about the rich legacy of integration and community that exists in the impacted neighborhoods. The assignment today is to click on at least three links and do a Reflective Journal. If you do not feel comfortable, you are also able to select a reading of choice for our Article of The Week.  

Warm-up: Why is home ownership to important? List as many ways or reasons home ownership is the backbone of American society. 

Altadena's Untold Black History

Generations of Altadena Devastated by Eaton Fire

LA Fire Destroy Altadena

Eaton Fires Destroy Historic Altadena

As LA Fires burned, Latino immigrants rushed to put fires out

Wildfires and Latino Communities

California Fires Could Be Leaving Deeper Inequality in Their Wake