Marie Colvin Page 85 Highlight the following words War correspondent 4 Calling 5 Frontline 6 Objective 6 Propaganda 9 Page 86 Highlight the following words 6 Sanitized 13 7 ID: 561393
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The Truth at All Costs
Marie ColvinSlide2
Page 85Highlight the following words:
War correspondent (4)
Calling (5)
Frontline (6)
Objective (6)
Propaganda (9)Slide3
Page 86Highlight the following words:6
. Sanitized (13)
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. Prejudice (19)
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. Bravado (20)
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. Maimed (25)
10. Humanitarian (30)
11. Shrapnel (31)Slide4
Page 87Highlight the following words:12. Embed (35)
13. Steeling (36)Slide5
Page 88Highlight the following words:14. Atrocities (57)
15. Befall (57)
16. Coalition (62)
17. Indignation (64)
18. Repatriated (65)
19. Folly (67)Slide6
Page 89Highlight the following words:20. Dispatches (69)
21. Telex tape (71)
22. Flak jacket (74)Slide7
Page 90Highlight the following words23. Appalling
24. pursuitSlide8
Step 1Define the words that you highlighted on each pagePut the definition in your own words in the margin
If there is more than one definition listed, use the context-clues in the sentence to figure out which meaning is being usedSlide9
Author’s Claim
The
job of a war correspondent is worth the risk.Slide10
Step 2With a partner, make a chart of the pros and cons of being a war correspondent
Try to come up with at least 3 bullets in each column
PROS
CONSSlide11
Step 3Follow along as we listen to the audio-recording of the textYou do not need to complete the Close Reader tasks at this pointSlide12
Step 4 – questions 1-915 minutes to begin working on the Close Reader questions independently
15 minutes to finish the Close Reader and you may discuss it with the people around youSlide13
Step 5: cite evidence she uses to support her claim
Claim:
The job of a war correspondent is worth the risk.
Reason 1: The war correspondent’s mission is to give an accurate, unbiased report of the horrors of war = “to find the truth… in
propaganda”Slide14
Step 6 - DiscussionIs it worth the cost in lives, heartbreak and loss?Can we really make a difference?Slide15
Step 7Independently, answer the short answer question in a well-developed paragraph
A
well developed paragraph will be about 5-10 sentences
TOPIC SENTENCE:
According to Marie Colvin, the job of a war correspondent is worth the risk. I believe that her claim is accurate/inaccurate because…
SUPPORTING DETAILS:
Explain 3 reasons to support your opinion. Cite evidence from the text.
CLOSING SENTENCE:
State why your evidence proves that the risk of the job of a war correspondent is/isn’t worth the risks involved.