AGENDA 01/29/14

1. AGENDA 01/29/14 • So You Think You Can Argue? • Journal Response –Formative Assessment • Review Unit’s Essential Questions and Lesson’s Objectives: Goal Setting (Homework) • Differences between Persuasive and Argumentative Writing • Argumentative Writing Unit Vocabulary • Myths about Arguing • Identifying Argumentative and Persuasive Characteristics

2. Argue NO! Yes!

3. Argue NO! Yes! Journal: What do you think is the difference between argumentation and persuasion?

4. ARGUE SO YOU THINK YOU CAN Argumentative/Persuasive Writing

5. AN ARGUMENT VS. PERSUASION

6. WHAT IS AN ARGUMENT?

7. An argument is just a statement that someone believes is or should be true. Kids should be in school Monday through Saturday!

8. A counterargument expresses the opposite point of view. Kids should not have to go to school on Saturdays.

9. “I NEED BACKUP!” A main argument all by itself is not very strong. Supporting arguments explain why the main argument is true.

10. Main Argument Kids should not have to go to school on Saturdays. Supporting Arguments Students need a rest. Most working parents have weekends off, and students need to be with their families. Some students have jobs. Students need time for other activities.

11. MISCONCEPTION?? ARE YOU LABORING UNDER A Common myths about arguing

12. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth An argument is just people yelling at each other. Reality Arguments can be very calm. An argument in writing is silent!

13. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth You have to totally believe in what you are arguing. Reality Making an argument has nothing to do with how you feel. (Bet you can think of one reason why school should be on Saturdays…)

14. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth Every argument has a right and wrong side. Reality Most of the time, the two sides of an argument are just different opinions. Neither side is really right or wrong.

15. COMMON MYTHS ABOUT ARGUING Myth You can’t be good at arguing unless you can think fast on your feet. Reality A lot of great arguing takes place on paper, where you can take as much time as you need to think everything through.

16. ARGUE ON PAPER? WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?

17. Imagine this: Your state legislature is thinking about passing a law that says kids can’t drive until they are 18. You want to write a letter to convince your state senator to vote against the idea. What would you say?

18. Or this: Your city decided to close the park where you always hang out and play basketball. The city officials say there was too much trouble at the park and there was trash everywhere. Would you know what to write in a letter that would convince them to re-open the park? Uh-oh ...

19. Or even this: You bought a used truck from the car lot downtown, but the truck didn’t have a stereo. The salesman told you they would take a stereo from a different truck and install it in your truck. He said it would work great. You drove your truck home and discovered the stereo doesn’t work at all! You called the car lot, but they refuse to fix the problem. You want to write a letter demanding they fix the stereo!

20. PERSUASIVE WRITING

21. What word do you see inside the word “persuasive”? ____________________________ persuade

22. What does it mean to “persuade” someone? • To disturb someone about something • To sweat on someone • To convince someone that something is true • To cause someone to be confused about something  When you write persuasively, you use arguments to convince the reader that something is true.

23. TWO KINDS OF ARGUMENTS

24. Two Kinds of Arguments

25. Two Kinds of Arguments

26. Two Kinds of Arguments

27. Two Kinds of Arguments

28. Two Kinds of Arguments

29. AGENDA 02.03.14 • Journal • Argumentation vs. Persuasion • Animal Testing: Identifying claims and counterclaims

30. JOURNAL • What do you think are teenagers’ biggest challenges in our society? Please explain your answer.

31. AGENDA 02.04.14 • Review: Argumentation vs. Persuasion • Animal Testing: Identifying claims and counterclaims • Should/Should Not vs. Does/Does Not Arguments • Practice in Groups

32. Two Kinds of Arguments

33. CREATING MAIN “DOES/DOES NOT”ARGUMENTS

34. LET’S PRACTICE! Your kid sister Sarah attends 2Cool4U Elementary School. The school rules say students are not allowed to wear hats inside the building. The rules say a hat is anything that covers and protects a person’s head. Sarah wore a giant ribbon in her hair and got in trouble for violating the no-hat rule! Did Sarah really violate the rule?

35. There are two possible main arguments: • Sarah did not violate the rule because her ribbon is not a hat, or • Sarah did violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. • What do you think? (Wait—Don’t answer that yet…)

36. Ha! That was a trick question. Making arguments is a skill that you learn. “What you think” doesn’t really matter at all. You should be able to argue for both sides no matter which side you think is right.

37. LET’S TRY ANOTHER: • The park rules say, “Don’t walk on the grass.” Misti avoided a neatly-mowed lawn but cut across another mowed area that was mostly weeds. Did Misti violate the rule? • The two possible arguments are… • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Misti did not violate the rule because she walked on a weedy area, not on the grass. Misti did violate the rule because there was grass in the area where she walked.

38. AND ANOTHER: • The beach rules say “Don’t feed the ducks.” Jason ate all but the corner of his sandwich, then tossed the last bite to a goose standing nearby. Did Jason violate the rule? • The two possible arguments are… • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Jason did not violate the rule because a goose is not a duck. Jason did violate the rule because the beach rule means any water bird and a goose is a water bird.

39. AGENDA 02.05.14 • Greek and Latin Roots • Should/Should Not vs. Does/Does Not Arguments • Practice in Group • Do curfews Keep Teens out of Trouble? • Form Does/Does Not argument • Watch video clips • Brainstorm supporting details to argue both sides

40. LET’S TRY ANOTHER: • The school rule says, “The use of cell phones is not allowed on school grounds.” Rachel was seen with her IPhone in her hand 15 feet from the school. She was seen by security and her phone was taken away. Did Rachel violate the rule? • The two possible arguments are… • ___________________________________ ______________________________________ • ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Rachel did not violate the rule because she was not using her phone and she was 15 feet away from the entrance of the school. Rachel did violate the rule because she brought a phone to school and she was still on school grounds.

41. LET’S TRY ANOTHER: • The Dollar store rule says, “No book-bags should be brought into the store.” Sarah walks in with her large shoulder bag and the cashier tells her take it off and leave it at the front registers. Is Sarah violating the rule by walking into the store with her shoulder bag? • The two possible arguments are… • ___________________________________ ______________________________________ • ___________________________________ _____________________________________ Sarah is not violating the rule because she is carrying a shoulder bag, not a book-bag . Sarah did violate the rule because she brought a large bag that could contain books. The whole point is to not bring large bags into the store for security reasons.

42. AGENDA 02/10/14 • Review Thesis Statements • Revise Thesis Statements • Journal/Skit • Online Exercises: Word Parts • Track Your Progress!

43. THESIS STATEMENT THAT NEED WORK • Curfews do keep teenagers out of trouble because they might get into trouble, might be runaways, maybe doing drugs. • Curfews do not keep teenagers out of trouble because kids are going to do something bad they’ll do it anyway regardless of time, they could sneek out any way, and the police don’t always catch them so they’ll continue doing it. • No because bad kids make more trouble and like breaking rules.

44. THESIS STATEMENT THAT ARE GOOD • Curfews do keep teenagers out of trouble because most gang activity happens at night, teens can get lost or kidnapped, and teens can be sexually assaulted at night. • Chicago’s 10 o’clock curfew does keep teenagers out of trouble because it keeps them safe from strangers and people who wish to harm them, it keeps them from trying drugs or alcohol, and it keeps them from committing sexual acts. • Curfews keep teenagers out of trouble because in Chicago, people say without curfews teenagers will participate in drugs, gangs, and commit other crimes.

45. JOURNAL • What do you think is the main cause of behavior problems in teens? Please explain your answer.

46. WORD PARTS QUIZ • Please define each of the word parts and write a word that contains that root: • Am • Auto • Pseudo • Path • Phil

47. AGENDA 02/13/14 • Video Clips: Do Violent Video Games Cause Behavior Issues in Teenagers • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ku0ZlzGr1A • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH38gqvPUuA • Non-Fiction Reading • Annotating • Main Idea Graphic Organizer • Author’s Purpose • Online Exercises: Word Parts • Track Your Progress!

48. KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR SCORE

49. AGENDA 02/14/14 • Journal: Persuasion • LINE-up your opinions • Informal Debate Happy Valentine’s Day! <3

50. PERSUASIVE NOTE • Write a persuasive paragraph convincing someone that one of the following objects is the most romantic gift that you can ever give to a person. Your arguments but be clever and you must support your argument with examples. • Stapler • Rock • Tissue Box • Nail File • Toilet Seat