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American Forums: The Marketplace of Ideas. SpringBoard Level 6 – Unit 2. 2.7 – Fair and Balanced: Part I. Entry Task: As a table group, see how many of the following terms you can define (use your Composition Book to write down your answers):
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American Forums: The Marketplace of Ideas SpringBoard Level 6 – Unit 2
2.7 – Fair and Balanced: Part I Entry Task: As a table group, see how many of the following terms you can define (use your Composition Book to write down your answers): Euphemism, analogy, innuendo, downplayer, hyperbole, surrogate, sarcasm…
2.7 – Fair and Balanced: Part I • Purpose of 2.7: • To analyze how language can be used to manipulate readers • To distinguish between biased and objective rhetoric • To revise to eliminate loaded language
2.7 – Fair and Balanced: Part I • Pages 134-135: • Your group will be assigned one of nine types of ‘SLANTERS’. • Your group must… • Create your own ‘paraphrased definition’ of your term • List examples provided in the explanation and add additional examples • Create a brief skit in which you use examples of your term
2.7 – Fair and Balanced: Part I • Presentations/Performances • During Group Presentations and Skits, the class will take notes on each term. • Pay CLOSE attention! You need to know this stuff! • Copy the chart on the next slide