List each person in your pod, and their role in the activity.

(1) The Reader Leader (Reads or assigns sections, keeps the group focused on what the text is about)

(2) The Text Detective (Makes sure everyone has annotated their book correctly)

(3) The Puzzle Master (reads aloud the questions and facilitates discussion, making sure everyone agrees on an answer)

(4) The Code Keeper (makes sure everyone has fully answered the questions in the margin)

(5) The Text Navigator (chooses the answers on the screen once everyone has agreed)

(6) The Time Keeper (motivates everyone to keep moving)

Choose a name for your POD! Must be appropriate!

In fact, one search engine giant found that almost 24 billion selfies were uploaded through its online photo application in 2015.

This statement would be considered ​ (a)   because it mentions​ (b)   that can be ​ (c)  

Discuss as a group: What is the author’s main claim about selfies?

Title: What’s the Big Deal with Selfies?

Instructions: Read the opening paragraphs (1–4).

Task: Annotate: (1) main claim in yellow (2) introduction (examples) in green (3) the definition of indulgent by underlining it.

Discuss as a group: What is the author’s main claim about selfies?

Annotate paragraphs 5-8

5) Main idea/claim (YELLOW); hyperbole (RED)

6) Main idea /claim (YELLOW); Specific Example from Myth (GREEN); Overgeneralization (RED)

7) Counterclaim /CC (ORANGE); Rebuttal (PINK); Fact/Statistic (GREEN)

8) Main idea/claim (YELLOW); BOX in the transition word that shows an OPPOSITE.

Annotation on page 69. Which of the following should you write in the margin to answer: How does the writer's use of this device affect her credibility? Explain.

Annotate paragraphs 9-12

9) Main idea/claim (YELLOW); Fact/Statistic (GREEN); Counterclaim/CC (ORANGE)

10)Rebuttal (PINK); Main idea/claim (YELLOW).

11) Expert Testimony (GREEN); Main idea (YELLOW)

12) Expert Testimony (GREEN)

Annotation on page 70: Why was this person quoted and what did this add to the argument?