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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 23, 2009 Devoted Twilighters celebrate New Moon, the movie![]() ![]() Check your newspaper for movie reviews and compare the ratings for different movies with what your own impressions are. How did New Moon rate in your paper? What about 2012? According to the critics, which movie now playing gets the best rating?
![]() Do newspaper movie reviews influence your decision whether to see a movie? What other outlets do you turn to for opinions? Facebook? Twitter? Movie websites? If you've already seen a movie, are you more interested in reading what reviewers have to say about that movie? Write a short paragraph reviewing the last movie you saw.
![]() Big pop culture events sell newspapers (and magazines). Is there a concert coming up in your area? Another movie you're looking forward to? Write a paragraph explaining what you think your newspaper should be preparing to cover in the near future -- some anticipated event that you'd like to read more about.
If you can explain the difference between the Quileute and the Volturi, chances are you're a Twilighter -- or even a Twi-hard. That also means you HAD to be at a theater over the weekend to see "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the latest film based on the bestselling vampire series by Stephenie Meyer. The Los Angeles Times said Friday that hundreds of midnight screenings nationwide were sold out weeks before the film's midnight Friday opening. And by Friday afternoon it was official: New Moon had surpassed The Dark Knight and Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince to claim the highest midnight-release ticket sales ever. By Monday, New Moon had recorded the third-largest opening weekend in box-office history, surpassed by only The Dark Knight (2008) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).
"No New Moon review can really be impartial, as critics and fans either love the Twilight saga, or can't stand it at all. For those who can't stand Twilight books or the first film, New Moon is not for them. Like the original, the sequel is more for the established tween audience, and few outsiders will be tempted to join in."
-- Robert Dougherty
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