1. Is It Okay to Sneak Food Into the Movies?
Scope magazine February 2017

2. 1) Read the article – student mode – read for content and the BIG idea

3. Preparing for the Graphic Organizer
Highlight all the information that supports YES in YELLOW
Highlight all the information that supports NO in ORANGE

4. Chart your highlighting on the lined paper. Yes on left/No on right
Make a T Chart
Chart your highlighting on the lined paper. Yes on left/No on right

5. Is It Okay to Sneak Food Into the Movies?
Yes No
You save money if you bring your own snacks
Most concession-stand snacks are unhealthy
Movie theaters inflate snack prices
You are already paying a lot at the theater because the tickets are expensive
It’s against the rules to bring your own snacks
Your snacks might gross out or disturb other patrons
If customers stop buying snacks, movie theaters will have to charge even more for tickets
It’s bad manners to bring your own food to a movie theater
Some theaters will kick you out or even ban you if they catch you with outside snacks

6. Writing a Strong Lede Use a current event Tell a dramatic anecdote
Connect the issue to pop culture
Relate the issue to your own life
Offer a definition
Outline a problem
Provide background information
Pose questions
State opinions

7. Counterclaim
Not true
Other options
Some people believe a tattoo is a great way to express one’s self; however, this is simply not true.
Does this work? If not, try “other options.”
Some people believe a tattoo is a great way to express one’s self; however, there are other options.