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Choose two articles to read.Choose two articles to read.

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Read using close reading techniques, etc.Read using close reading techniques, etc. Highlight, look up unknown words (all of them)Highlight, look up unknown words (all of them) Write the definition of the word in the margin of the Write the definition of the word in the margin of the

articlearticle Identify allusions and how they contribute to meaningIdentify allusions and how they contribute to meaning Consider the context within which the article was Consider the context within which the article was

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Create three questions that connect specifically Create three questions that connect specifically to the text and would be your next step in you to the text and would be your next step in you search for an issue for your research paper.search for an issue for your research paper.

Be prepared on the day the articles are due to Be prepared on the day the articles are due to write a journal about both articles without looking write a journal about both articles without looking at it to discuss your impression, usefulness, and at it to discuss your impression, usefulness, and validity of the information.validity of the information.

Include information about the context, allusions, Include information about the context, allusions, and new information learned.and new information learned.

For the first For the first six six sources, limit to URLs Listed sources, limit to URLs Listed Below. For the last four, you must use at least two Below. For the last four, you must use at least two

scholarly journal articles. scholarly journal articles.

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/http://www.ajc.com/opinion/ - AJC Opinion - AJC Opinion Page, complete with blogs about current Page, complete with blogs about current issuesissues

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/ - Cobb - Cobb county news pagecounty news page

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/opinion/editorials/ - Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune Editorial Opinion pageEditorial Opinion page

Limit sources to URLs Listed BelowLimit sources to URLs Listed Below

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/all/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/all/ - - Opinion ColumnsOpinion Columnshttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html - - New York TimesNew York Timeshttp://www.mdjonline.com/http://www.mdjonline.com/ - Marietta Daily Journal - Marietta Daily Journalhttp://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_columnistshttp://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_columnists - MDJ - MDJ columnscolumnshttp://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_localhttp://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_local - Local - Local Marietta, Ga news. Marietta, Ga news. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/opinions/?nid%3Droll_opinmain&sub=ARopinions/?nid%3Droll_opinmain&sub=AR – Washington – Washington Post Opinions (Free to Register for this site).Post Opinions (Free to Register for this site).

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http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_columnistsnews_columnists - MDJ columns - MDJ columns

http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/http://www.mdjonline.com/pages/news_localnews_local - Local Marietta, Ga news. - Local Marietta, Ga news.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/opinions/?nidcontent/opinions/?nid%3Droll_opinmain&sub=AR%3Droll_opinmain&sub=AR – Washington – Washington Post Opinions (Free to Register for this Post Opinions (Free to Register for this site).site).