Current Events Journal #2

11/12/11

Bailey Levy 802

Current Events Journal #2

Title: A legacy of service: Three generations of Pines family have served in military

Author: Perry Stein

Source: The Miami Herald

Topic: The topic of this article is involvement in the military.

Main Idea (Implied/Stated): The main idea of this article is stated, “A legacy of service: Three generations of Pines family have served in military.”

Author’s Purpose: The author’s purpose for writing this article is to inform reader’s with a brave mans military experience and his family’s involvement in the military.

Author’s Perspective: The author’s perspective in this article is objective because he is not in favor of anyone or anything and does not take sides.

Pattern of Organization: The pattern of organization of the article is flashback because the author starts in the present then “flashes back” to another time and event.

-The reason the author chose this pattern for the article is to help the readers better understand and visualize Bolivar’s experiences in the military.

Text Features: The texts features included in this article are title, picture, and caption. The title helps by giving the readers a little hint on what the article is about, the picture helps by giving the readers a visual of whom the article is talking about, and the caption underneath the picture helps by explaining the picture.

Summary (in your own words): The article is about a man named Bolivar Perez-Rios and his experiences in the military. The article tells about how this Puerto Rican man inspired his son, grandson, and even his great-grandson to join the military and fight for their country.

Importance: The significance of this article is the dedication one man had for his country and how he inspired his family to join the military.

What I Learned: What I learned from this article is how quickly you must get ready for battle in the military. “On Dec. 7, 1941, the then-22-year-old was on duty listening to a baseball game in Fort Buchanan, the U.S. base in Puerto Rico, when a transmission interrupted the game reporting the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Perez-Rios sounded the alert at the base, and immediately began training for the frontlines.”

What I Liked: What I liked about this article was the way the author described Bolivar’s experience in the military.

What I Disliked: What I did not like about this article was that there wasn’t more information on the son and grandson’s experiences.

Recommendations: I believe anyone should read this book because it shows true devotion of a family to their country.

Text-to-Self Connections: This article reminded me of how my father served the military in Israel.

Text-to-Text Connections: This article reminded me of many articles in the newspaper about veterans because it is Veterans Day.

Text-to-World Connections: This article reminded me of the wars going on right now and the troops helping fight for our country.

Vocabulary:

Word	Context Clues	Meaning
1. Indoctrinated	Context Clue #5 Inference- Reread sentence and filled in words that could fit. “I was indoctrinated to love and respect our nation from a young age.”	Taught to accept a set of beliefs
2. Memorabilia	Context Clue #5 Inference- “Memor”-Memory	Objects kept or collected because of their importance associated with memorable people or events.
3. Memento	Context Clue #5 Inference- “Memento”- memory	An object kept as a reminder or souvenir of a person or event