3.) We reviewed this as a class, group by group and discussed how to fill out the short answer section of the final that way
Thursday, May 12th:
1. Review search strategies
2. Review public Speaking Strategies
3. Read to review: Main Idea / Detail: Dangerous Ideas by Pinker, Models for Writers, 346
1.Examine a series of articles from Issues and Controversies that explore an issue
2.Read the articles to find evidence to support their argument and evidence that supports the counter argument
Tuesday, May 12th:
Continue writing paragraph example as a summative
Wednesday, May 13th:
1. Peer revision and hand in the formative
Highlight the evidence
Underline the thesis
Highlight the rebuttal section another
2. Introduce to synthesis essay for AP Lang: space exploration
3. Discuss what a warrant is: See chart on the board
Using three examples, what are the warrants?
4. Using cell phones for tomorrow, please email me a visual argument that can be expressed as the following:
Argument...because (and underlying assumption)
Thursday, May 14th:
1. Review arguments emailed by students and check the claim/argument, reason(s), and warrants
2. Examine news articles (1-6)
Argument
Reason
Evidence from article
Warrant
Rebuttal
Submit for show.
2. Pronoun Review:
Quiz: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/combining_quiz2.htm
Resource: http://www.lamission.edu/learningcenter/docs/asc/worksheets/Grammar/Sentence%20Types.pdf
2. Review Concepts
Bias, Accuracy, Relevancy, Currency, Authority
- Using the following website, students made a statement about bias, accuracy, 1 question it is relevant to, currency, authority.
- http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/09/20/873851/the-gops-war-on-coal-myth-brought
-to-you-by-millions-in-coal-cash/?mobile=nc- http://beverageinstitute.org/us/article/understanding-high-fructose-corn-syrup/
- http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/20/health/marijuana-versus-alcohol/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-weil-md/cell-phones-and-cancer_b_315714.html
- http://www.nrdc.org/energy/gasdrilling/
3.) We reviewed this as a class, group by group and discussed how to fill out the short answer section of the final that way2. Review public Speaking Strategies
3. Read to review: Main Idea / Detail: Dangerous Ideas by Pinker, Models for Writers, 346
2. Function of transitions: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/transitions/
3. Work with main idea / details (work sheet)
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
2. Work with words (context clues worksheet)
2. Review implied vs. stated main ideas pdf (Powerpoint)
A..) Students accessed the following website to individually run through some tutorials
about bias: http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/activities.html
- http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/headlines.html
B.) "What forms does new bias take?- http://www.umich.edu/~newsbias/manifestations.html
2.3.
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
2. Friendly Letter Format:
http://www.letterwritingguide.com/friendlyletterformat.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1083/lettersamples.pdf
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
A. Provide your opponent with your argument
B. Opponent must view the argument, select 2 details to refute, and effectively refute them.
2.Read the articles to find evidence to support their argument and evidence that supports the counter argument
- Highlight the evidence
- Underline the thesis
- Highlight the rebuttal section another
2. Introduce to synthesis essay for AP Lang: space exploration3. Discuss what a warrant is: See chart on the board
- Using three examples, what are the warrants?
4. Using cell phones for tomorrow, please email me a visual argument that can be expressed as the following:Argument...because (and underlying assumption)
2. Examine news articles (1-6)
Argument
Reason
Evidence from article
Warrant
Rebuttal
2. Warm Up: See video concerning police tracking of license plates:https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/meet-the-company-that-wants-to-scan-your-license-plate-for-the-police-192817557.html
3. Nova: Rise of the Drones:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/rise-of-the-drones.html
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/1I_OOqGw6f9hbG9WUl6I6gEB9PA_4K_m062iXZeUfZoM/edit?usp=sharing
1. Warm Up: Read a "pro" article and highlight the most useful evidence.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10794029/How-human-cloning-could-cure-diabetes.html
- Classify that evidence under reasons (Linoit)
- Determine a warrant for the link between reason and claim
- Point of rebuttal there? Evidence?
2. Students continue research3. Teams rehearse their answers to the questions, practicing rebuttal points
Receive text and analyze/annotate
"Food Day"
Review for Final Link:
https://docs.google.com/a/hershey.k12.pa.us/document/d/14PAQmlhAwEjA9VTTTT7vKeBRGKjbGuAWYJxmVWGxSoM/edit
Examine some TedTalk Arguments:
1.http://www.ted.com/talks/miguel_nicolelis_a_monkey_that_controls_a_robot_with_its_thoughts_no_really
Discuss and notice strategies.
Due by the end of the Day on Thursday.