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ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING AND VOCAB ROOTS LESSONS
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October 1st , 2014
Warm Up: Vocab Review
Warm Up: Vocab ReviewDate:_Thursday, October 2nd, 2014Prompt: Take a few 2 songs to write a short story using the many meanings of two of the following words. For example, if a word has 2 meanings, use them both.
Patriarch, Patronage, Essence, Mortify
Today’s Agenda
Learning Target: Today I will apply my new vocabulary words in the form of a game to reinforce these into my personal lexicon.
Vocabulary Roots Review Unit 1 Modeling My Argumentative Essay Looking at successful body
paragraphs
Vocabulary Review Game!
You will work in teams to see who can identify the correct vocabulary words!
The winning team gets REP bucks yet again!
Examples of Argumentative Writing Advertisements Editorials Speeches Propaganda Reviews Blogs Persuasive Essays
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Advertisements try to convince you to do or buy something.
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Editorials about current issues appear in newspapers and magazines, or on television, radio, and the internet.
http://topmagazines.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/recommended-magazines-for-people-who-can%E2%80%99t-get-enough/
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Persuasive speeches try to convince an audience to take action
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web14/index.html
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Propaganda is often about political issues, and usually includes emotionally charged
appeals.
http://www.zazzle.com/change_we_can_believe_in_poster-228719897857931246 http://www.zazzle.com/miss_me_yet_george_bush_billboard_postcard-239692539098456593
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Reviews evaluate items like books or movies and state an opinion as to
whether the product is worth the reader’s time and money.
http://www.imdb.com/movies-in-theaters/
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Blogs provide commentary on a particular topic, often combining text, images, and
links to other blogs, web
pages, and other media related to its topic. Blogs
also allow readers to respond.
http://www.ted.com/talks/marcel_dicke_why_not_eat_insects.html
Forms of Argumentative Writing
Persuasive and Argumentative essays use logic, reason, and emotion to convince readers to join the writer in a certain
point of view.
http://www.essay.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/how-to-write-essay.jpg
An argumentative essay convinces readers to agree with the writer’s opinion
The lead/hook captures the reader’s attention
The thesis states the writer’s assertion (belief) about the topic
The supporting arguments (logos, pathos, ethos) convince the reader that the thesis is correct
Optional counter arguments respond to reader concerns and objections
The conclusion restates the thesis (comes back to the point)
Six Traits
Ideas Go Green
Blue-Main ideas Pink-supporting details Green-specific supporting details
Organization Word Choice
Vocabulary Roots Sentence Fluency Voice Conventions
Grammar and Punctuation
Today we will focus our energy here.
Modeling the Process
Should we pay
teachers more
money?
Here is how I would address this (student-generated) topic.
Each of us have already chosen a topic and brainstormed on it.
• Other countries pay teachers more
• Teachers are important to society
• Teachers work long hours • Teaching
is a challenging job
• Other countries pay teachers more
• Teachers impact the future• Limited restroom breaks
• More money would attract higher-quality teachers and keep successful teachers around longer.
Next, I turned my Circle into a Tree
Should U.S. teachers be paid more?
Main Idea #1: Main Idea #3:Main Idea #2:
Specific examples and support:1. _________________
_________________2. _________________
_________________3. _________________
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Specific examples and support:1. _________________
_________________2. _________________
_________________3. _________________
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Specific examples and support:1. _________________
_________________2. _________________
_________________3. _________________
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Finding Support for My Main Ideas
I typically look for books, articles, or studies from reputable sources.
For example: Google-but look for sources that are
reputable What makes something look “reputable”?
Google Scholar Only brings up scholarly articles
Wikipedia Scroll down to the “resources” section and click
on those external links.
Citing My Sources
You ALWAYS want to give credit where credit is due. Otherwise, it’s consider plaigarism.
Here are some examples of how to do that: According to The New York Times, one in four
teachers is fired for foolish reasons. “I can barely pay my rent, let alone the student
loans I have from grad school,” shared Mr. Feeny, one frustrated educator working in Atlanta, Georgia.
In a study conducted by the National Education Association in 2003, nearly all school districts offer raises for more advanced degree, but the pay raises rarely pay for the necessary student loans.
Drafting the Body Paragraphs
Cranking Out My Conclusion
Homework
Read for 30 minutes. Create a list of resources
of possible support for your argumentative essay. Will you look at books,
articles, television footage?
If you have trouble finding sources, create a list of questions you know you must address with your topic.
Closing
Think Fast!Upon receiving the Sphere of Knowledge, you must choose a vocabulary word and give it’s appropriate definition.
If you get stuck, you can choose one person from your team to help you.