Editorials

2 kinds to be aware of....

Informative

• absolutely clear in focus and intent
• straightforward information presented in analytical essay form.
• introduction, big issue, information from recent, any background information, solution(s), conclusion

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Persuasive

• intended to show the ability to look at an issue from more than one position
• information presented leading to the all important...
• concession. The 'giving in' to one part of the opposing argument
• the concession is then trumped by a most important point which is intended to convince the audience completely 
• introduction, big issue, information, information, information, concession, rebuttal of concession and final main point, conclusion

Persuasive Leader/Editorial Structure

• Introduce topic
• State your position
• Give good reason (with example)
• Give another good reason (with example)
• Make concession to opposing opinion
• Destroy concession with brilliant response which is your final and best reason
• Conclusion

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Practice

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Answer sheets, here

actual here

Medical treatment

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Guess the Answers, Listen to Check

1)  The quality of medical care you receive from doctors could ______ time
     a.  depends on the
     b.  dependence on the
     c.  depend on the
     d.  depending on the
2)  a significant difference in the decision-making of physicians ______
     a.  at difference times
     b.  at different time
     c.  at different times
     d.  at differential time
3)  a lot higher in the morning than they were in ______
     a.  the late afternoon
     b.  the lately afternoon
     c.  the lates afternoon
     d.  the latte afternoon
4) the numbers of women assigned to breast cancer screening ______
     a.  thorough out the day
     b.  through out a day
     c.  thoroughly out the day
     d.  throughout the day
5)  doctors ordered screenings for 64 per cent of women who were ______ tests
     a.  eligible four
     b.  eligible for
     c.  eligible from
     d.  eligible of

6) researchers said the progressive reduction in assigned screenings as ______
     a.  the date progressed
     b.  the daily progressed
     c.  the day progressed
     d.  the day off progressed
7)  a kind of mental burn-out that interrupts a person's ability to effectively ______
     a.  have decision
     b.  make decisions
     c.  think decision
     d.  do decisions
8)  Dr. Mitesh Patel said: "Our new study adds to the ______."
     a.  grown evidence
     b.  growth evidence
     c.  growing evidence
     d.  grow in evidence
9)  the downward trend of ordering screenings may be the ______ decision fatigue
     a.  resulting of
     b.  result of
     c.  resultant of
     d.  resulted of
10)  It may also stem from overloaded clinicians getting behind as ______
     a.  the day progress
     b.  the day progression
     c.  the day progress is
     d.  the day progresses

Multiple Choice

1)  What depends on the time of the day you visit a hospital or clinic?
a) whether or not an MRI scanner is on
b) the quality of medical care
c) transport
d) the chances of getting a virus

2)  What university conducted the study?
a) Philadelphia
b) Pittsburgh
c) Pennsylvania
d) Phoenix

3)  When were chances of getting screened for cancer lower?
a) 2:30pm
b) early morning
c) around lunchtime
d) in the late afternoon

4)  When were 64% of women were assigned breast cancer screenings?
a) 9:30am
b) in the hour following 8am
c) the hour before lunchtime
d) at lunchtime

5)  What percentage of women were sent for cancer screenings at 5pm?
a) at 5pm
b) at 6pm
c) at 7pm
d) at 4pm

6)  What did researchers say reduced the number of cancer screenings?
a) decision fatigue
b) costs
c) the number of doctors
d) too little time

7)  What did the article say decision fatigue was a form of?
a) thought control
b) a mental health issue
c) mind control
d) mental burn-out

8)  Who is Mitesh Patel?
a) a hospital CEO
b) a patient
c) a doctor and researcher
d) a journalist

9)  What are people less inclined to do after doing the same thing all day?
a) the same thing
b) go home
c) take a break
d) make decisions

10)  Who did a researcher say was overloaded?
a) researchers
b) clinicians
c) patients
d) scanner operators

Put the Words in the Right Order

1. quality   care   receive   .   medical   you   of   The
2. depend   on   the   the   time   of   day   .   Could
3. patient's   chances   cancer   .   A   for   getting   of   screened
4. assigned   screening   .   to   women   of   Numbers   breast   cancer
5. of   screenings   ordered   64%   for   women   .   Doctors
6. make   ability   a   effectively   person's   decisions   .   Interrupts   to
7. evidence   .   the   study   Our   new   growing   adds   to
8. may   fatigue   .   result   of   decision   the   Screenings   be
9. consider   less   inclined   new   a   Be   decision   .   to
10. overloaded   It   from   may   stem   also   clinicians  

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- only a line (2 maximum) for each point

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Title

Sources

Source 1 and type (NY Times)

Source 2 and type

NY times details examples

NY times details explanation

Source 2 details examples

Source 2 details explanation

NY Times language examples

NY Times language explanation

Source 2 language examples

Source 2 language explanation

NY Times outcome

Source 2 outcome

NY Times solution

Source 2 solution

NY Times tone

Source 2 tone

conclusion

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Video due following lesson 

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use a T graph

consider.....

Tone

Language usage

details discussed

outcomes according to each source

What each source says to do about it

Find another article on this report in another of our sources. Compare how the two sources discuss the paper. How do their opinions differ?


report summary here

Beluga Whale

Vocabulary

    

1.	resident	a.	To a very great degree; very, vey, very.
2.	extremely	b.	An arrangement of straps for fastening something to a person's body, such as a parachute, or for restraining a young child.
3.	tame	c.	Stroke or patted an animal affectionately.
4.	petted	d.	Not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.
5.	harness	e.	A person who lives somewhere permanently or on along-term basis.
6.	military	f.	A place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.
7.	facility	g.	Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.

    

8.	speculation	h.	Made something appear less important than it really is.
9.	diver	i.	The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
10.	mission	j.	A person who conducts investigations, examinations and research.
11.	naval	k.	Of, found in, or produced by the sea; relating to shipping or naval matters.
12.	analyst	l.	An important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, usually involving travel.
13.	downplayed	m.	About the ships and operations of armed forces at sea or of commercial shipping businesses.
14.	marine	n.	A person who wears a special waterproof suit to work under water.

Guess the Answers, Listen to Check

1)  Local residents reported that the beluga was extremely tame and enjoyed ______
     a.  being pet it
     b.  being patted
     c.  be in pet it
     d.  being petted

2)  Professor Audun Rikardsen said the creature was fitted with a harness ______
     a.  and meant
     b.  and mound
     c.  and mount
     d.  amount

3)  It is most likely that the Russian Navy in Murmansk ______
     a.  was involve
     b.  was involved
     c.  was involving
     d.  was solved

4)  The talk in this hamlet is that it could have escaped from a Russian ______
     a.  militia facility
     b.  millet tree facility
     c.  miller tree facility
     d.  military facility

5)  could have swum from St. Petersburg, Florida, because of the English-______
     a.  language text
     b.  language texts
     c.  language texted
     d.  language textual

6)  There is much speculation online ______ the whale came from
     a.  was to where
     b.  as to where
     c.  has to where
     d.  is to where

7)  The U.S. Navy is known to use dolphins to help divers on ______
     a.  military emissions
     b.  military missions
     c.  military mission
     d.  military machines

8) programs for using marine animals for navy purposes, they are ______ belugas
     a.  unliked to be
     b.  unlikely to be
     c.  unlikely too be
     d.  unlikely to been

9)  He told the BBC: "If we were using this ______
     a.  animals for spying
     b.  animal four spying
     c.  animal for spying
     d.  animal form spying

10)  do you really think we'd attach a mobile phone number ______
     a.  with the massage
     b.  with the messy
     c.  with the mass sage
     d.  with the message

Multiple Choice

1)  In what part of Norway was the whale discovered?
a) the southernmost point
b) the northernmost point
c) the easternmost point
d) the westernmost point

2)  Who said the beluga whale was tame?
a) the navy
b) divers
c) a zoologist
d) local residents

3) Who did a professor say was involved?
a) the Russian Navy
b) Greenpeace
c) the US Navy
d) Norway's navy

4) What was written on a harness?
a) "Made in Russia"
b) "Top Secret"
c) "Equipment of St. Petersburg"
d) "My Name is Bel"

5) Where did people in a hamlet say the whale could have swum from?
a) the North Pole
b) St. Petersburg, Florida
c) the South Pole
d) Moscow

6) What is there much of online regarding the whale?
a) speculation
b) Facebook likes
c) discussion
d) anger

7) Who do dolphins help in the U.S. Navy?
a) surfers
b) trainers
c) divers 
d) beluga whales

8) Who is Mikhail Barabanov?
a)  a Russian naval analyst
b) a Russian journalist
c) a Russian navy diver
d) a Russian marine biologist

9) Which news agency did a Russian military official talk to?
a) the BBC
b) CNN
c) Russia Today
d) Norway Today

10) What did an official say Russia's military would not attach to the whale?
a) great importance
b) a serial number
c) a Russian flag
d) a mobile phone number

Listen and Fill in the Gaps

A professor (1) ___________________ in Norway believes a beluga whale that was found in the Arctic Ocean near Norway's northernmost point could (2) ___________________ Russia's spy network. Local residents reported that the beluga was (3) ___________________ enjoyed being petted. Professor Audun Rikardsen said the creature was fitted with a harness and mount for a spy camera. He said: "It is (4) ___________________ the Russian Navy in Murmansk was involved." However, news images show there is "Equipment of St. Petersburg" written (5) ___________________ in English. A local said: "The talk in this hamlet is that it could have escaped from a Russian military facility or could have swum from St. Petersburg, Florida, because of the (6) ___________________."

There is much speculation online (7) ___________________ the whale came from. Journalists are asking whether it came from whale and dolphin training facilities in St. Petersburg, Florida. The U.S. Navy (8) ___________________ use dolphins to help divers on military missions. A Russian naval analyst, Mikhail Barabanov, downplayed (9) ___________________ beluga might have with the Russian military. He said: "Even if there are military programs (10) ___________________ animals for navy purposes, they are unlikely to be belugas." A Russian (11) ___________________. He told the BBC: "If we were using this animal for spying, do you really think we'd (12) ___________________ phone number with the message 'please call this number?'"

PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1. a beluga whale that was found
2. the beluga was extremely
3. the creature was
4. It is most
5. it could have
6. There is much speculation
7. downplayed any
8. military
9. using marine animals
10. we'd attach

1. for navy purposes
2. fitted with a harness
3. online
4. a mobile phone number
5. in the Arctic Ocean
6. programs
7. tame
8. likely
9. links
10. escaped

SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. found
2. tame
3. likely
4. hamlet
5. escaped
6. speculation
7. missions
8. purposes
9. official
10. attach

1. docile
2. village
3. reasons
4. conjecture
5. probable
6. affix
7. discovered
8. representative
9. assignments
10. broke free