This is one of the reasons dogs are beneficial within a school. This is a supporting detail for allowing dogs in school.

This sentence explains what is happening. I think it may be the main idea so I am going to highlight it and think about it.

They finish the article off with statistics or numbers which show what they found.

This fifth point says the dogs have helped certain students' grades go up.

Here's a fourth point. It's about supporting shelters.

This is a third reason Mutt-i-grees is beneficial. It can help teach about compassion and not bullying.

Now they are sharing with us another great thing about Mutt-i-grees and they introduce it with this transition "also."

This whole paragraph had supporting details, including quotes.

Now, they are telling us what this curriculum is for. This is a supporting detail for the main idea.

Here they explain who created the program.

Mutt-i-grees. I've never heard this word before, but it reminds me of the word pedigree which I have heard. A pedigree is a dog which is bred with a specific ancestry. This new word has "mutt" in front of it, which is the opposite of pedigree. Mutt means a mixing of different breeds. I think this word is a joke and play on the word pedigree.

This is cool. Here they provide a quote from someone directly involved in what is happening. This personal view can help explain to us what is happening and what people think about it.

They start this informational article off with a hook! It sounds a lot like a narrative, and it is to get us all interested.

This picture caption tells us students are learning from the dogs and not just helping them!

By the numbers. I think this means they will be providing us with statistics or details in numbers to back up what they are saying. Many writers do this.

The pets have to be dogs! The saying is, man is a dog's best friend, so I believe this is a play on that phrase, and they must be talking about dogs.

Here is my first header. It makes me think this is about more than just the occasional visit or show-and-tell of pets. It makes me think they have pets in their classroom all year around. What kinds of pets are these? The title is called "Teacher's Pup," does that mean they have puppies in their class? How is that possible? Aren't students allergic? Aren't the dogs loud? Why would they have dogs in the classroom?

After I look at the title, author, date, and source, I look at headers and pictures. This is the caption for a picture.

It says a student is cuddling a rescue dog! Does that mean these students are allowed to have dogs in their classes?

The first thing I do when I receive an article is check out the title, what website/magazine/journal it is from, the date, and the author.

Title: This one is called "Teacher's Pup." I think that means it's going to be about having pets in the classroom.

Source: It is from Time for Kids. Do I trust this site? We'll talk about this in more detail later on - but I know it is reputable because many people trust this site, they do research, they do not have ads, and they only allow certain people to write their articles.

Date: It was written September 21st of this year! It is not very old, so it is relevant.

Author: Rebecca Mordechai. I don't know the author but when I looked her up I found out she was a middle school English teacher, she has her masters, and she is now a full-time writer for Time for Kids.

I had a teacher who did this in high school, and it was really helpful! Whenever someone did have their phone out, he had the ability to tell them to put it away, or to take away the actual "tech break" because they were already using it.

I like the idea of this being on a class by class basis. If it was forced on everyone, I think it could be a problem. I like the idea of having the option to implement this when you choose to.

This is a good point. People feel pressure to take great pictures, to post on social media, and to be present on their phones but it limits their ability to be present in real life.

This feels extremely condescending....

This works until the parents call you, and you have to explain to them that Jimmy is failing because you didn't do anything about his phone.

Cell phones are distractions, but they can be useful too! Teachers can implement cell phones during class lessons.

Actually, there's a lot of teachers who are oblivious. I have observed classes where students are on their phone the entire class and the teacher doesn't even notice.