Day 7:

1. Day 7: How to respond to your partner’s journal entries, identifying parts of a analytical paragraph, & writing our own…

2. Warm-up! • Today you are going to exchange journals and respond to what your partner wrote about again. BEFORE YOU TRADE, read guidelines for a good response. • A good response: • Uses complete sentences. • Is thoughtful (shows that you thought deeply about what they wrote) • Isn’t just something quick to finish the assignment • Make it count • Asks AT LEAST one good, open-ended question • Is at least one paragraph long

3. For example… Yes! No…(these can all be PART of a good response, but not by themselves!) I like what you wrote. How many sisters do you have? Good point. Yeah. I agree. What? I agree that art is more than drawing. • Wow, I am really impressed at how you went beyond saying yes or no in answering this question. You bring up lots of points that make me think. For instance, who defines what art is in the first place? I always thought that art was either good or not so good, but like you said – who defines what’s “good” art and “bad” art? My question for you is, since you say that we can all be artists, is EVERYTHING really art? Like, if I pick up a piece of paper and place it on a table and call it art, is it art?

4. Let’s practice…if your partner wrote about how she wants to be a doctor but she’s not sure if she can do it. What are some things you might say… In a thoughtful response? In a ‘no…try again’ response? Interesting. I want to be a video game maker. Whatever. Take more science classes. (it can be taken offensively; making them feel like they’re not prepared) I don’t know; figure it out. (you don’t care) It’s not my choice; it’s yours. That feels pointless and boring. What a conundrum; glad it’s not mine. • Maybe we could research the requirements together. (offer to help) • I think you should go for it, but if you don’t feel comfortable going to med school, have you considered nursing or other medical prof? Why specifically do you want to be a doctor? (other related ideas; open-ended questions) • Of course you can do it. You have to believe in yourself like everybody believes in you… (you’re giving advice, you care, everybody also cares for the person) • Since you want to be a doctor, you should, because of your patience and skills…however, you should also consider other careers; ask yourself questions like what makes you happy? (it supports them, gives them specific evidence, it also takes the other side of the argument – to be realistic.

5. If the claim is… Movies, in general, are more beneficial to our society than books. (Beneficial=good) • (Totally Made-Up) Evidence: • “I think that kids should watch movies in English class rather than read books – they’ll have more fun.” –President Barack Obama • “Studies show people are more intelligent after watching movies than after reading books.” -Slime! Cable News Show • “The making of movies adds more money to the economy than books do.” -WeLoveNumbersEconomic Data Website

6. The 4-Cs in Action! • Movies, in general, are more beneficial to our society than books. In our society, there are many ways that our citizens choose to spend their time outside of work, and all of these activities have different effects on our citizens and thus our society as a whole. According to a Slime! Cable News Show study earlier this year, “People are more intelligent after watching movies than after reading books.” If people are becoming more intelligent after watching movies than after reading books, then our society as a whole will improve, since a more intelligent society will make better choices about many things, from which types of food to eat to which wars are worth fighting.