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6. Key Ideas and Details: In chunk 7, Alex Bogusky is quoted as saying a lot of good things would happen if everyone stopped marketing to children. Based on information presented in the text, what might be some of the results of not marketing to children?
Working from the Text
7. Revisit the text and mark it by stopping, thinking, and writing a response for each chunk of the text in the margin. Your annotations (written responses) may include:
• Connecting (text to self/text/world)
• Questioning (“I wonder . . .” “Why did . . .”)
• Visualizing (draw a picture or symbol)
• Paying attention to new learning (“Wow,” “Cool,” “No way,” etc.)
• Summarizing each section in a sentence or two
8. Join another pair or small group and share your understandings and summaries. Then discuss by making connections to your own or others’ ideas. As a listener, remember to make eye contact with the speaker, take notes, and actively respond with questions or comments.
9. With your group, discuss one way information from The Myth of Choice is like information from the article you just read. Then discuss one way it is different. Be sure to give details from both texts in your discussion.
Language and Writer’s Craft: Sentence Variety
Using a variety of sentence structures is important to emphasize and connect ideas and as a way to create reader interest. Writing that contains many sentences of the same pattern bores both the writer and the reader.
Add variety and clarity by experimenting with different sentence structures.
Simple sentences: Note that these two simple sentences do not show a connection between ideas.
Advertisers are concerned about kids. Advertisers want kids to buy their
products.
Compound sentence: Note the relationship that is now established between advertisers and kids.
Advertisers care about kids, but they are more concerned that kids buy their products.
Complex sentence:
Even though advertisers say they care about kids, they are more concerned about selling their products to kids.
Combine the following simple sentences into compound and complex sentences.
• Advertisers know that children influence what parents buy. Children are the targets of advertisers.
• Parents try to protect their children from marketers. Watchdog agencies also try to keep advertisers honest.
My Notes
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