AICE General Paper Please take out sheets of paper and annotating materials

1. AICE General PaperPlease take out sheets of paper and annotating materials

2. AICE General Paper- Tuesday, February 19, 2019Please take a sheet of paper and begin to draw an outline of your hand on both sides of the paper. Make sure the paper is horizontal (sideways)

3. Tomorrow, we have a career/college speaker:Evan MilchMy former studentGHS Lacrosse CoachSenior at UFTeach for America Corps Member

4. Welcome our 3rd career/college speaker:Evan MilchMy former studentGHS Lacrosse CoachSenior at UFTeach for America Corps Member

5. AICE General Paper- Thursday, February 21, 2019Please assemble in your designated groups and take out your hands, the group brainstorming sheet, and your Cambridge syllabus (page 8).Please finish your hands.

6. AICE General Paper- Thursday, February 21, 2019Please take out ANOTHER sheet of paper for notes along with the other group materials we worked on Tuesday. Do not get in groups yet.

7. AICE General Paper- Friday, February 22, 2019Please get RIGHT into groups (move your desks) and take out the brainstorming hand so we can finish sharing for your group grade. Also, take out the pick-up from yesterday (still in the pick-up bin if you were absent). Phones should not be out until I tell you.

15. Topic Areas and Essay Question Focus The topics for this course span the curriculum. • The good news is…students will arrive with at least ONE area of interest or expertise, which will naturally enhance the learning environment. • The downside is…there is still much to be covered in terms of topics.

16. SECTION 1: Historical, Social, Economic, Political and Philosophical • the role of history and war; terrorism • the role of the individual in society – the family, marriage, peer pressure, social class • cultural changes – youth and drug culture • education and welfare • sport, leisure, international competition • wealth; changes in work practice • the importance and impact of tourism on a country – implications for the economy, employment • public transport, environmental concerns • aid provision • the State and its institutions; development of State, democracy post-imperialism, nationalism • minority groups, pressure groups • freedom of speech, action, thought • Judiciary • matters of conscience, faith, tolerance, equality.

17. SECTION 2: Science, Geography, Math • medical dilemmas and issues of research and ethics; concept of progress in science • drug manufacture and provision • diet, health education • old and new industries • spin-offs from space industry; weaponry • information and communications technology; the Internet • environmentalconcerns; renewableenergyresources; climate change • migration; population dynamics • feeding the global population; farming techniques for the twenty-first century • public transport and travel • the uses and applications of mathematics in everyday life.

18. SECTION 3: Literature , Language, Arts and Crafts • literature, biography, diary, science fiction • language – heritage, tradition, dialect • the global media – tv, radio, satellite; influence and controls; effects on lifestyle, culture and habits • cultural dilution and diversification; advertising; role models • censorship; privacy; the right to know; freedom of the press, etc. uses and abuses • traditional arts and crafts; creativity; national heritage/preservation; effects of tourism • architecture; painting; fashion; photography; sculpture; music; heritage, etc.

19. Cambridge • CAMBRIDGE: • The GP exam is “not primarily a test of general knowledge” and “teachers [need not] cover all topic areas when teaching the course, as candidates should be able to draw upon knowledge and understanding gained when studying other subjects.”

20. Talk to Me: • Did you pick essay prompts from different sections? • Did you notice the different essay styles contained on the exam? Did this play a role in your selection of prompts? • What prompts did you avoid? Why? • What prompts enticed you? Why? • What support ideas did you come up with as you brainstormed? Share them!

21. Take Notes! Essay Styles • PERSUASIVE • GOAL: • to take a specific stance on an issue in order to CONVINCE the reader to adopt your way of thinking; to anticipate opposing viewpoints and refute via counter-argument • UNIQUENESSES: • biased! Takes ONE side and defends that side ONLY!! Never supports the opposition, not even for a minute.

22. Take Notes! Essay Styles • Argumentative • GOAL: • to take a specific stance on an issue in order to CONVINCE the reader to adopt your way of thinking; to anticipate opposing viewpoints and refute via counter-argument • UNIQUENESSES: • biased! Takes ONE side and defends that side ONLY!! Never supports the opposition, not even for a minute.

23. Essay Styles Con’t • The third style of essay is, perhaps, brand new to you… • DISCURSIVE(most advanced…pros and cons, oh my!) • GOAL: • asks you to consider BOTH sides of a single issue, objectively analyzing each before arriving at any kind of value judgment. • Basic Layout: Begin with a neutral introduction, provide evidence for the case, provide evidence against the case, conclude by either adopting one side of the argument or maintaining a neutral (middle-of-the- road) standpoint.

24. Essay Styles Con’t • Basic Layout: Begin with a neutral introduction, provide evidence for the case, provide evidence against the case, conclude by either adopting one side of the argument or maintaining a neutral (middle-of-the- road) standpoint.

25. Prompt Identification • There are three basic types of essay tasks that the GP assesses. Look at the Sample Test; carefully consider each prompt. • Discussing your thoughts with a partner, determine whether the prompt is: • ARGUMENTATIVE, • PERSUASIVE, or • DISCURSIVE • Underline any key words that help you to arrive at your answer. • Write your answer in the left-hand margin of the test next to the prompt.

26. KEY: Prompt Identification: Section 1 • How far do you agree that an [sic] hereditary monarch as Head of State is preferable to an elected president? (Discursive) • “History repeats itself.” To what extent do you agree? (Discursive) • Should every country have the right to possess weapons of war? (Persuasive) • “No man is an island.” Discuss. (Discursive) • Shouldwomen be more prominent in public life in your country? (Persuasive)

27. KEY: Prompt Identification: Section 2 • ‘Human beings should look forward to the next century with pessimism, not optimism.’ Discuss. (Discursive) • Assess the ability of technology to ensure human happiness in the present society. (Discursive) • Account for the ever-increasing popularity of numbers and word puzzles. (Expository) • Consider the problem of noise in society and ways to reduce it. (Expository) • Consider the case for and against stem cell research. (Discursive)

28. KEY: Prompt Identification: Section 3 • “A book has one purpose: to entertain.” Evaluate this statement. (Discursive) • What music appeals to you and why? (Expository) • Is it important topreserve old buildings or to encourage new forms of architecture? (Persuasive) • Explain the popularity of designer labels. (Expository) • Consider the artistic and social value of cartoons and/or animated films. (Discursive)

29. PROMPT TASKS…a Guide to Success • We will discuss much when it comes to decoding prompts, but here are your GOLDEN RULES when determining the style of your essay: • GOLDEN RULE #1… • Once a Discursive, always a Discursive. • GOLDEN RULE #2… • Persuasive is fine, but add to refine!

30. Prompt Interpretation • We will learn to decode the style of the essay pretty easily, but the hard part of prompt selection often lies in interpreting what it wants you to talk about. • Interpret the following prompt: How successfully is crime being tackled in your society?

31. Prompt Interpretation Political crime, social crime, environmental crime, white-collar crime, cyber-crime, etc. Discursive Style required How successfully is crime tackled in your society? Handled, Halted, Minimized “Your” involves YOU! You may discuss your AMERICAN society, OR if you indicate that you consider yourself a member of GLOBAL society or MODERN society, for example, you can broaden your coverage.

32. The Hand • Place your hand on a blank piece of notebook paper. • Trace your hand with a pen. • Label each one of the fingers as shown below. Environment Politics/Gov’t Science & Technology Social/Cultural Media/ Entertainment

33. The Hand • We will use this “graphic organizer” to break down and analyze future prompts. • Remember The Hand!!!!

34. Crime • Make a hand for crime

35. Broad Term? Get Your Hands Dirty! Politics/Gov’t Science/Tech. Environment Social/Cultural Prompt Media, Entertainment

36. WE ARE STRAIGHT IN OUR GROUPS TODAY! PLEASE TAKE OUT THE NOTEBOOK PAPER YOUR GROUP STARTED WITH AND THE HAND. Also take out the pick-up from last week. You will start the poster hand today and we will talk about prompt freedoms and limits and how this helps you interpret the prompt.

37. Prompt Interpretation: Freedoms and Limitations • Take a second look at the test…identify valuable TRIGGERWORDSby indicating which words open up or set limits on the prompt itself. • WIDE-OPEN INTERPRETATION: • Should teenagers be more actively involved in politics? • Teens in America? China? Cuba? Canada? • Politics regarding the elections? Human rights? Education? The environment? • LIMITS SET: • Consider the case for and against stem cell research. • Very specific…you may only talk about stem cell research, no other kind of scientific innovation. • Other words that tend to limit: always, only, alone, certain, most, etc. • Adjectives that suggest/emphasize: powerful, meaningless

38. Prompt Picking: Terms to Consider Closely • How far do you agree that an [sic] hereditary monarch as Head of State is preferable to an elected president? • “History repeats itself.” To what extent do you agree? • Should every country have the right to possess weapons of war? • “No man is an island.” Discuss. • Should women be more prominent in public life in your country? • ‘Human beings should look forward to the next century with pessimism, not optimism.’ Discuss. • Assess the ability of technology to ensure human happiness in the present society. • Account for the ever-increasing popularity of numbers and word puzzles. • Consider the problem of noise in society and ways to reduce it. • Consider the case for and against stem cell research.   • “A book has one purpose: to entertain.” Evaluate this statement. • What music appeals to you and why? • Is it important to preserve old buildings or to encourage new forms of architecture? • Explain the popularity of designer labels. • Consider the artistic and social value of cartoons and/or animated films.

39. Prompt Picking: Terms to Consider Closely • How far do you agree that an [sic] hereditary monarch as Head of State is preferable to an elected president? • “Historyrepeats itself.” To what extent do you agree? • Should every country have the right to possess weapons of war? • “No man is an island.” Discuss. • Should women be more prominent in publiclife in your country? • ‘Human beings should look forward to the next century with pessimism, not optimism.’ Discuss. • Assess the ability of technology to ensure human happiness in the present society. • Account for the ever-increasing popularity of numbers and word puzzles. • Consider the problem of noise in society and ways to reduce it. • Consider the case for and against stem cell research.   • “A book has one purpose: to entertain.” Evaluate this statement. • What music appeals to you and why? • Is it important to preserve old buildings or to encourage new forms of architecture? • Explain the popularity of designer labels. • Consider the artistic and social value of cartoons and/or animated films.

40. Seeing Double: Prompt Recycling • The AICE: GP Exam RECYCLES prompts!! (How ‘green’ of them…!) • Want to know a TOP SECRET bit of information? • What does that mean? Observe: __________________________________________ • Technology is more of a curse than a blessing in the workplace. Do you agree? • Discuss the view that the Internet can be more harmful than helpful. • Are mobile phones more of a nuisance than a benefit? How does this impact you? STUDENTS can RECYCLE Content!!!!

41. SCORING • The AICE: General Paper exam grades students on two aspects of the final product essay: • CONTENT (30 points) • CONVENTIONS (20 points)……………………..2 ESSAYS = 100pts max • So do their facts need to be accurate? YES!!! • Do they need to cross all t’s and dot all i’s? YES!!!! • BAND 1 = BEST • BAND 5 = WORST • View the RUBRICSfor a quick understanding of the scoring process.

42. Sample Lesson:STUDENT SIMULATION PREPARING TO WRITE a discursive ESSAY…

43. (+) (-) B A LOGICAL POINT / THEME  primary example * details  secondary example * details LOGICAL POINT / THEME  primary example * details  secondary example * details PROMPT A B LOGICAL POINT / THEME  primary example * details  secondary example * details LOGICAL POINT / THEME  primary example * details  secondary example * details

44. Assess society’s record on human rights.

45. Discursive prompt Good or bad… Assess society’s record on human rights. • Civil rights/liberties • Women’s rights • Gay rights • Equality: race/culture • Labor rights • Children’s rights

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47. (+) (-) A B RIGHTS IN THE U.S.  Women’s Rights 1920’s Suffragette Movement  Habeus Corpus/Fair Trial Rights “innocent until proven guilty”; “protection against cruel and unusual punishment”; “Miranda Rights” RIGHTS IN THE U.S.  Gay Rights “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy; Proposition 8  Religious Rights Mosque-building in NYC Assess society’s record regarding human rights. A B RIGHTS ABROAD  Labor Rights Honda Factory Strike; Child Labor policies  Democratic Rights Botswana—new dem. gov’t; Afghanistan—efforts to instill democratic values RIGHTS ABROAD  Women’s Rights Iraq-wearing the abaya as trad’l garb; China’s one-child policy  Children’s Rights Child soldiers in: - Somalia - Sierra Leone

48. Generating Ideas • But how do I find ideas?? Think GP RELEVANCE…!!! • State, national, international • Past history, current events • Consider all academic categories • Use the Hand Approach to help you…

49. INDEX: GOVERNMENT and POLITICS THUMB: SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE: ENVIRONMENT RING: SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS PROMPT PINKY: MEDIA, SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENT CREDITS: Teaching the General Paper: Strategies That Work, By Teachers, For Teachers National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University Edited by Caroline Ho, Peter Teo, Tay May Yin (2006)

50. “History repeats itself.” Discuss.