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Marking the Text For this activity, you will be practicing the skill of Marking the Text. Remember that marking the text is a way to demonstrate close reading of a text, meaning you show that you are actively thinking as you read.

You will find the links to two different articles below. Follow the directions that accompany each article.

__** Article 1 - Asking Questions **__
 * Title:** [|Should You Be Snuggling Your Cell Phones?]


 * Directions:** Open up this article and print it out. Read the article and mark the text as you read. This article's focus is on asking questions, so be sure to write down questions you have about vocabulary, content, or the author's intentions. Write a one page reflection of the reading. Hand in when completed. Wait to move onto the next activity until the first one is returned. See rubric below for details.


 * Time frame:** Two days

__** Article 2 - Making Connections **__
 * Title:** [|Does the Constitution Have a Heart for Boobies?]


 * Directions:** Open up this article and print it out. Read and mark the text as you go. This article's focus is on making connections, so be sure to comment as you read on ways that you connect to the text (Remember: text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world). Write a one page reflection of the reading. Hand in when completed. You may move on to the next activity when this one is done. See rubric below for details.


 * Time frame:** Two days

See rubric for details on grading: