Articles of the Week are utilized in all of Mr. Strock's classes weekly. Articles are available online for students to print from home and are updated on a weekly basis. Expect to receive a new article each Wednesday. Articles will be due the following Wednesday. Students interested in receiving extra assistance completing AoWs are welcome to meet with Mr. Strock before and after school as well as during cave time. For questions about this week's assignment, please email Mr. Strock at [email protected].
Mr. Strock's Articles of the Week were developed using strategies originally created by Kelly Gallagher and have been modified to meet the needs of American Fork Junior High School students using Utah State Core Standards. The content of these articles is constantly evolving in order to best meet the needs of AFJH students. Educators from other school districts are welcome to borrow from these articles so long as credit is given to Kelly Gallagher for the original AoW concept and Mr. Strock for the work and effort put into each week's article.
Questions about completing articles? Click HERE or HERE to print an anchor paper.
Click here to print a rubric for LITERARY TEXT or INFORMATIONAL TEXT.
Student-created AoW guidelines for use in the classroom. CLICK HERE
Mr. Strock's Articles of the Week were developed using strategies originally created by Kelly Gallagher and have been modified to meet the needs of American Fork Junior High School students using Utah State Core Standards. The content of these articles is constantly evolving in order to best meet the needs of AFJH students. Educators from other school districts are welcome to borrow from these articles so long as credit is given to Kelly Gallagher for the original AoW concept and Mr. Strock for the work and effort put into each week's article.
Questions about completing articles? Click HERE or HERE to print an anchor paper.
Click here to print a rubric for LITERARY TEXT or INFORMATIONAL TEXT.
Student-created AoW guidelines for use in the classroom. CLICK HERE
August
DUE DATE: 8/28/2014
1. Reading for Pleasure Puts Children Ahead in the Classroom
(IOE London)
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Lexile: 1510
1. Reading for Pleasure Puts Children Ahead in the Classroom
(IOE London)
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Lexile: 1510
September
DUE DATE: 9/19/2014
2. The Wealthy Kids Are Alright
(The American Prospect)
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Lexile: 1270
2. The Wealthy Kids Are Alright
(The American Prospect)
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Lexile: 1270
January
DUE DATE: 1/8/2015
3. Leaving the Driving to a Computer Has Big Benefits
(Washington Post)
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Lexile:
3. Leaving the Driving to a Computer Has Big Benefits
(Washington Post)
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Lexile: