2.  Name, date, period  Author: James A. Levine  Title: Poverty and Obesity in the U.S.  Essential Question: What types of questions should I ask myself to improve my understanding of a text?  Citation format (journal)  Last name, first name. “title of article.” title of journal. Date written day month year format: pages. Medium.

3.  Tasks:  Reading notes  DOK Questions  Written Response

4.  Read an annotate  On your assignment, answer the following questions.  Goal: practice complete sentence. Practice academic vocabulary. practice citation as needed. 1. Paragraph 1- what two ideas are connected? 2. Paragraph 3- how many people live in poverty? What does poverty mean? 3. Paragraph 4– “international trend” Which paragraph first talks about the international trend? What is this trend? Does the U.S. follow this trend? 4. Paragraph 5- what two ideas are being linked now? 5. Paragraph 5-what is a food desert? What is food insecure? What does correlate mean? 6. Paragraph 6-what is sedentariness? How is it related to obesity? 7. Paragraph 7- why are those in poverty less active? Can you add any reasons to this list? 8. Paragraph 9- to help prevent diabetes and to help lower our budget, what do we need to fix?

5.  Read an annotate  On your assignment, answer the following questions.  Goal: practice complete sentence. Practice academic vocabulary. practice citation as needed. 1. Paragraph 1- what two ideas are connected? 2. Paragraph 3- how many people live in poverty? What does poverty mean? 3. Paragraph 4– “injternational trend” Which paragraph first talks about the international trend? What is this trend? Does the U.S. follow this trend? 4. Paragraph 5- what two ideas are being linked now? 5. Paragraph 5-what is a food desert? What is food insecure? What does correlate mean? 6. Paragraph 6-what is sedentariness? How is it related to obesity? 7. Paragraph 7- why are those in poverty less active? Can you add any reasons to this list? 8. Paragraph 9- to help prevent diabetes and to help lower our budget, what do we need to fix?

6. 1. How does the article appeal to Ethos? (hint. What do the parenthesis and footnotes contribute) 2. What is the author’s major claim? How does he support it? (give at least three pieces of evidence) 3. Does the author appeal to pathos? Explain. 4. How do you read the chart? What do we learn from the chart? To which paragraph(s) does the chart correspond? a) _____ b) _____ c) _____ d) _____ 5. Why do you think, in America, poverty leads to obesity? (beyond what is stated in the article?) 6. Why do you think, in other countries, wealth leads to obesity? 7. Compare and contrast Levine’s article with Granderson’s article.

7. 1. How does the article appeal to Ethos? (hint. What do the parenthesis and footnotes contribute) 2. What is the author’s major claim? How does he support it? (give at least three pieces of evidence) 3. Does the author appeal to pathos? Explain. 4. How do you read the chart? What do we learn from the chart? To which paragraph(s) does the chart correspond? a) _____ b) _____ c) _____ d) _____ 5. Why do you think, in America, poverty leads to obesity? (beyond what is stated in the article?) 6. Why do you think, in other countries, wealth leads to obesity? 7. Compare and contrast Levine’s article with Granderson’s article.

8.  Quote focus  Use the following quote. Break it down, explain what it means, and determine if you agree or disagree with the author  How many “parts” are there to this quote?  It has been suggested that individuals who live in impoverished regions have poor access to fresh food. Poverty- dense areas are often times called “food deserts,” implying diminished access to fresh food. However, 43% of households with incomes below the poverty line (21,756) are food insecure. How many paragraphs? How many quotes might you have?

9.  Quote focus  Use the following quote. Break it down, explain what it means, and determine if you agree or disagree with the author  How many “parts” are there to this quote?  It has been suggested that individuals who live in impoverished regions have poor access to fresh food. Poverty-dense areas are often times called “food deserts,” implying diminished access to fresh food. However, 43% of households with incomes below the poverty line (21,756) are food insecure. How many paragraphs? How many quotes might you have?