Discover Discussion Debate - Hospitality

7/29/2019 Discover Discussion Debate - Hospitality

1/19

Discovery DiscussionDebateHospitality

Fashion and travel are often thought of together. This

article may make you ask why the hotel has not

updated its dcor. Discover ideas! Discuss the ideas

and form opinions. Defend your opinions through

debate.

Dr. Paul R. Friesen


2/19

Discovery Discussion Debate

Design Dr. Paul R. Friesen 2013 Page 2 of19Original Story copyright of original authorGraphic organizers from MS Office templates

Title:Among the Darkly Hip

Dont get a flashlight

Discover Ideas(Outline)

Discuss the Story(3 Question Levels)

Create Opinions

Quiz

Hospitality


3/19



Before you start

Look through the idea, front to back.The ideas in red are just ideas. Students should add to these.There is an outline page for Discovery.

There are graphic organizer pages for the Discussion and Debate sections.

The reason for the worksheets, at the end of the book, is to help you worksystematically through the material. Worksheets are helpers and can be a distractionfrom the rhythm and sequence in your teaching. By putting them at the end they

become support pages versus places to stop, giving a smoother presentation.

DiscoveryIn the beginning of each story you will have a few questions to discover what you

know, or think you know about a story. The Title of the article/ story will be givenand you will be asked to discover the story by asking good questions.

In the second part ofdiscovery you will be asked to find words which you do notknow. Some of these may be highlighted already in bold. Definitions will follow tohelp you discover what the writer is talking about.

Discovery will help youform a plan for the discussion and debate.

DiscussionDiscussion is not a debate, though it can quickly become one if there are strongopposing ideas in the group.

Discussion can be a part of the discovery before you read the story. It may also comeafter to discuss the ideas of the story. Sometimes a persons views may change afterreading the article, which is a good way to start a discussion.

Discussion is interaction without a lot of structure. Be careful not to confusediscussion with argument.Debate is about argument. Discussion is about sharingyour views and interacting with others who want to expand or give a differing

viewpoint.DebateDebate is a structured idea. It means that only one person speaks in turn, and with aspecific point to address. It also has a time limit, so the speaker must be precise intheir argument. In a debate the key is to listen and be prepared to oppose the otherteams ideas. It takes research, a lot of work, and patience.

In the following story we want to begin with discovery ideas. What can you knowfrom a title, if you dont know about the topic?


4/19



In discovery you will form ideas to create basics ideas for an outline. In discussionyou will ask questions to help you build an outline for your viewpoint. In debate youwill separate the outline into two sections, for and against. At each stage you will beable to use what you have learned before, to expand on your ideas and understand

both sides of the issue.

Category ~ Hospitality

DiscoveryTitle: Among the Darkly Hip,

Dont get a flashlight.

What can you know from the title?

. It is about the dark.. Kids are bad hips.. Its about dark hallways.. It was about people wanting to be in the dark.

What do I know about this topic?

Nothing!Flashlights are good in the dark.

People want to live in dark spaces.

Only in America!

.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________

What would make me scared of the dark?

.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________

Have you ever had a problem with being scared of the dark?

No! Why not?


5/19



Yes! What did you do, and why?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

________________________________________________

.Now read the story..Create an outline of the story / paragraphs..There are highlighted words you will find following the story..Look in the definitions, which follow the story..Discoverthe words you dont know.

Hospitality

Among the Darkly Hip

Dont get a flashlight

Dave BarryMiamiNational Herald Tribune

I recently spent several weeks on a book tour, flying around the country with a

suitcase full of increasingly alarming underwear. Im pleased to report that airport

security remains highly effective, especially as regards the terrorist threat posed by

87-year-old women with the mobility of oak trees. Because these women need extra

time to reach their seats, they areas instructed by the preboarding announcement

first in line to board the plane, and they almost always get picked forrandom

screening by the security personnel., who need to reach theirquota so they can get

back to standing around.

We frequent fliers have figured this system out and lag behind the elderly

women, who dodder forward cluelessly, cannon fodder in the War on Terror. They

are pulled aside and stand, bewildered, as security personnel wand them, and root

through their denture adhesive while we able-bodied males stroll onto the plane.

Granted this system is insane, but we must not let sanitystand in the way of airport

security.

Speaking of insane: One of my stops on the book tour was New York City,

where the publisher put me at an extremely hiphotel. Its so hip that there is no sign

outside saying, HOTEL. I walked right past it the first time. Evidently if youre hip,you just know theres a hotel there.


6/19



The lobby was full ofhip people on stark modernistic furniture, talking into

cell phones. They were all 25 years old, and they all wore black. I suspect their

underwear is black. I myself was wearing khaki pants. I felt like a pig farmer in town

for the manure-spreader show.

The worst part was that I couldnt see. At some point in recent years, light

must have become unhip, because this was the darkest hotel Ive ever stayed in. The

lobby wasnt so bad --- it was merely gloomy --- but the elevator was so dimly lit

that I had to put on my reading glasses, squat, and put my face right next to the

buttons to find the one for my floor. Im sure this amused the hip lobby people.

(Look! A pig farmer squatting in the elevator!)

My floor was actually scary. Have you ever been in one of those Halloween

fun houses, where its pitch blackand people leap out of the darkness to frighten

you? The hotel hallway was like that. It was so dark that I honestly could not see my

feet. I initially thought the walls were painted black, although I was later informed

that they were very dark purple, a hip color. Sometimes I would encounter other

guests in the hallway, but of course I could not see them, because they were wearing

black. I knew they were there only because I could hear their cell phones ringing.

My room had stark modernistic furniture and several modernistic low-wattage

lamps, which, when I turned them all on, provided about the same illumination as a

radio dial. The only way to read was to turn the TV on and tune it to a program with

bright colors, such as Baywatch. My room was strewn with hip items, many of

them for sale, including a hotel T-shirt (black), various herbal substances and an

Intimacy Kit for $12. If they really want to make money, they should sell 100-watt

light bulbs; I would have paid $20 for one. They sell a candle, labeled TRAVELCANDLE, for $15; I considered buying it and using it in the elevator, to find the

Lobby button.

My situation improved in California, where I stayed at aswankBeverly Hills

hotel that had lights. It also had a swankbarjammed to the walls with fortyish

movie executives who all wore (There must have been a memo) black pants, black

shirts and black leather jackets. They were talking about film projects with young,

gifted blondes wearing attire that conveyedthe message:Take a look at these gifts!

Everybody was drinking --- really --- watermelon martinis. So I was out of place

(Look! A pig farmer drinking beer!), but at least I could see.

IRRELEVANT FINAL BOOK-TOUR NOTE: You know how, at drugstore

cash registers. There are little displays of breath mints, batteries, etc. to encourage

impulse buy? Well, in Los Angeles, I went into Longs drugstore where the product

on display at the cash register was: a sofa. Really! Suspended ominously right

behind the cashiers head.


7/19



NoteI myselfThis double is again a stress on the person. It also stresses that the person

was not accompanied by another person, animal, or thing.

Vocabulary Definitions

Flying around the countrythis does not mean that he was flying but that he tookmany airplane trips.

Alarming underwearThis does mean that his underwear was an alarm. Rather itmeans that the his underwear was maybe not washed or not neatly put inhis suitcase due to a busy schedule.

Posed bypose is not used here as a photo. But here posed is like a picture ofsomebody the security guard sees. He has to make an instant decision so itis an instant picture.

Mobility of oak treesOak trees are usually very big and do not move very easily.Using oak trees with mobility is using opposites to create an idea posed bythe older ladies.

PreboardingPre means before. So it is before boarding.

Random screening Random is without a plan. It is like the word spontaneous

which implies instant reaction. The difference is plan versus reaction.Screening is like a filter. Therefore they look at people trying to filter thebad persons.

QuotaA quota is a limit that must be achieved as a minimum.

Figured this system outFigured here can be also said, solved the problems of thesecurity systems.

Lag behindLag is to be slower than something else. But it is used also for lagbolts. They are a heavier bolt with larger threads. Look in the dictionary

for this different use.

Dodder -- Dodder is to move slowly. Waddle is also slow but involves more hipmovement.

CluelesslyThis is used as no understanding of what is happening around them.

Cannon fodderCannon is a gun. Fodder is like food. Years ago cannons had to beloaded with wads of cloth, balls, and gunpowder to work. This is fodder.

BewilderedThis is like confused. It is like seeing but not being sure you believe.


8/19



WandA wand is a stick or something you can wave around. Like magic. Here is ahand held stick security uses at the airport.

Root throughRoot is to look through. It is like digging for roots. Another term isrummage.

Able-bodied malesAble-bodied means healthy and strong.

GrantedThis is not a grant like a financial grant. It is a phrase that suggests that islike take things for granted. Here it is used more as phrase.

Insanehis word means crazy. It is also used to give the idea of crazy not amentally crazy. Like the phrase, drives me crazy.

SanityThis is the opposite of insanity. Like, keep my sanity or keep my wits.

Stand in the wayThis is not really standing physically but the picture is the same. Itis like saying stop the progress of something.

LobbyThis is the place in the Hotel where people check in or wait for the taxi etc.

Stark modernisticStark is a word that give you a cold feeling. Modernistic is a lookof modern abstract style. Together a very sharp edged cold feelingfurniture.

Manure- spreader showManure is animal waste. A spreader is the machine thefarmer uses to put it on his field.

Merely gloomyMerely is like saying just but with gloomy makes gloomy moreaccented.

Dimly litDim is very low light.

ScaryMeans to feel scared.

Halloween fun housesHalloween is a fun day when children dress up and put oncostumes. They can be scary for smaller children.

Pitch blackPitch is like raw oil which is extremely black.

Leap outLeap is like jump but implies more action before the jump.

Initially -- This word means the first thing.

EncounterTo encounter means to meet and interact. It can also mean to come acrossby accident and interact.

Illumination as a radio dialA radio dial is very small and not very bright.

Illumination is the amount of light.


9/19



StrewnMeans to have no plan. When something is strewn around like clothes it islike throwing the clothes in the room on the floor, bed, etc.

Intimacy kit Intimacy implies a sexual encounter. Therefore a kit would implyitems to be used when you are doing this activity.

SwankThis is like a fancy Hotel. It implies that though it is fancy its style is old orout of date.

JammedThis is like stuffed full. So we say jam packed. Jam is easy to fit intosmall places. Jam can be used in many ways.

FortyishThis means not exactly forty. Ish is used with numbers to show a plus orminus idea not an exact number.

Gifted blondesGifted means big breasts or good body. Blondes is a cultural use that

imp[lies that blondes are not as smart as other colored hair.

Wearing attireAttire is just clothes.

ConveyedThis is a word that is give an impression.

ReallyThis word is used here to emphasis the truth of what they are drinking. It islike saying and can you believe what they are drinking.

Out of placeThis means doesnt fit. It means that the clothes and actions are not thesame as the others.

IRRELEVANTThis means that what is being said or done does not fit with theother conversation, writing, or other actions.

Sofathis is a large couch. A love seat is a smaller version. So a couch potato needs abig couch.

Suspended ominouslySuspended is to hang in the air. Ominously gives us thepicture of almost but not quite.


10/19



DiscoveryWhat do I know about this topic?

List at least four (4) different ideas you have found in this story about the

horse race.

.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________.__________________________________________

Use them when you make your outline.

Discussion

Level I

1. What kind of Hotel do you stay in when you travel?2. Tell the class about an experience in a hotel.3. Why do choose the kind of hotel you stay in?

Level II

1. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in a drugstore?

2. How many sofas do you thing the drugstore sold?3. Would you buy a sofa if you saw it hanging in a drugstore? Explain.

Level III

1. What is the most important part of marketing?2. What makes a Hotel great? Explain.3. What does the interior of a hotel tell you about the people who choose to live there?

You now have everything you need to fill out your outline.

Look at your answers, underDiscussion, andfill it outto reflect the

new ideas. These new ideas will help you form your debate ideas better.


11/19



In debate you will have a statement not a question. You have to react to the statementwith facts, not opinions.

Discussions are based a lot on opinions and answer questions. This is where

these two ideas, though similar, are different.

Debate is about facts and statements.

When you make a statement, from a story, you must consider what the coreissue is. If you have made a good outline, you will have this alreadydiscovered.

This story is from health. The core issue could be; social economics hotels

culture

In todays world the topics could range from; Hospitality Decorating Marketing Travel Economics

These are all good arguments that you would want to research for your argument, orwrite in your essay. Build the argument starting from Why? Once you have

determined the Why? you can find facts to support your idea.

Out of date Hotels need to be shut down.

Hip and hippie are the same cultural idea.

The colour of lights should be limited to primary colors.

Before you start choose one of the above statements to focus on. Choose afor or against position.

Research to find FACTS for your position.

List the facts.

Write out your argument in a long paragraph format. Include the oppositeposition in your writing.

You need to write out both sides so you can understand theother sides argument.


12/19



Discovery OutlineMain topic ________________________

Find one(1) key idea in each paragraph. (3-5 words)

Paragraph 1 ______________________________

Paragraph 2 ______________________________

Paragraph 3 ______________________________

Paragraph 4 ______________________________

Paragraph 5 ______________________________

Write two thingsabout the main paragraph idea.

Paragraph 1 ______________________________

A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

Paragraph 2 ______________________________

A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

Paragraph 3 ______________________________

A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

Paragraph 4 ______________________________A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

Paragraph 5 ______________________________

A. ______________________________

B. ______________________________

In the introduction you use the 5 paragraph ideas to communicate the order ofyour argument/ essay.

In the conclusion you repeat what you have said about the points of eachparagraph.


13/19



Graphic Organization ~

Main topic = 5 Paragraph Topics

Main

topic

paragraph 1

________________________________________________

paragraph 2________________________________________________

paragraph 3

________________________________________________

paragraph 4________________________________________________

paragraph 5

________________________________________________


14/19



Discussion Graphic ~ Is obesity a problem / becoming a problem in todays

society?

Answer ~ I think obesity is (is not) a problem, because

Problem /

Hospitality

Light and design colorsshould be reuglulatedby the govenrment.

Respond

Respond

Good marketingrequires up to date

furnitrue andequipment.

Respond

Respond

Economics determineschoice.

Respond

Respond


15/19



graphic ~ choose one statement from the list

above.Write it here _____________________________________________

________________________________________________________

To make your argument you should understand that they are connected.

In the next two charts (1) list your argument facts and ideas, (2) show how yourargument connects to both the center point and the other points.

FactsFor Against

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Add more if needed


16/19



graphic ~ choose one statement from the list

above.

Now start the .

As a team choose which points they will speak about.Each person will listen for the opposite point and create a newresponse to what the other person has said.

A: point 1B: responds to the point and give a new point.C: responds to B and give a new point.

After all persons have spoken each person can respond to any point given bythe opposite team, or add more points from their team which will needresponding to from the opposite team.

If this -- then

If this -- then

If this -- then

If this -- then

If this -- then

Write your statement position here.________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

______________________________


17/19



Quiz

1. The hotel is hip means __________.a. It moves back and forth

b. Extravagant

c. Fashionabled. Does not need a signe. None of the above

2. If you are hip you _____________.a. are 40 years old

b. wear hip hop pantsc. wear blackd. like bright placese. None of the above

3. You are unhip if you ____________.a. wear khaki pants

b. wear funny underwearc. wear reading glassesd. squat in the elevatore. All of the above

4. Dark Purple is _________.a. a popular fashionable colour

b. is what love is made of

c. a pig farmers favourite colourd. is hipe. None of the above

5. Pig farmers _________.a. squat in elevators

b. buy Intimacy Kitsc. pay $20 for a candled. watch Baywatche. None of the above

6. A swank Hotel is a ______________.a. hip hotel

b. is dimly litc. where pig farmers drink beerd. where movie executives drink watermelon martinise. None of the above

7. A swank hotel does not have __________.a. lights

b. martinisc. jam on the walls

d. gifted blondese. None of the above


18/19



8. Attire means ___________.a. misspelled tire

b. a place to go to when you are tiredc. clothesd. jewellery

e. None of the above

9. A sofa is __________.a. Status of Forces Agreement

b. something you hang on your wallc. a piece of furnitured. a special drink at hip barse. None of the above

10.Impulse buy isa. a perfume

b. something you do instantlyc. a special cocktaild. something you find only in Longs drugstoree. None of the above

Answers1,d:2,c:3:4,d:5,e:6,d:7,c:8,c:9,c:10,b


19/19


Design Dr. Paul R. Friesen 2013 Page 19 of19

Dear Teacher/ Student,

After you have finished this please look for more in this series to challenge yourself.This is only part of a curriculum. It starts with Dr. Roys Everything Grammar.

Dr. Roys Everything Grammar Volumes I and II will develop the skills of story andessay writing, while at the same time building a foundation in grammar. Therepetition of grammar, combined with reason and speaking, culminating in a story oressay will prepare students for this series.

Going beyond this book is a book to expand the outlines into essays. Good essays areable to build and defend an argument. Building a structure for debate will springboardoff this skill set.

Dr. Paul R. Friesen

Discover Discussion Debate - Hospitality

Documents

Transcript of Discover Discussion Debate - Hospitality