Argument

World Lit Unit 2b

Our Essential Questions

• Revisit and Re-answer:– How can cultural experiences and

perspectives be conveyed through memorable narratives?

– What issues resonate across cultures, and how are arguments developed in response?P 139

Our Vocabulary: QHTStereotypeArtifactAllusionEmpirical EvidenceLogical EvidenceAnecdotal EvidenceFallacyConcessionRefutationClaim

MemoirDialogue TagsNarrative PacingPersonaVoiceSyntaxParallelismSynthesisImagery

Embedded Assessment 2b

• Writing 3 Arguments (20 pts each)– Three day rotation:

• Read• Debate • Write

• At the end: – Revise One Essay (100 pts)P 138

What Do You Know Already?

Term Associations What influences your opinion?

Justice, Justice System

Laws, rules, codes, constitution

Judge, jury, lawyers, witnesses, prosecutor, defendant, victim

Ethics, morality

Punishment, Rehabilitation P 139

Michael Brown Controversy

• Ferguson, MO: August• Police shoot unarmed Michael

Brown after reported robbery• Officer Darren Wilson brought

before grand jury in November, which did not indict

• Mass protests occurred across US

Civil Disobedience

Violence

Claims

Non-violence

Claims

P 149

Which side do agree with?

• What evidence helps you support your claims?

• What evidence can you offer in concession to the counterclaims?

• How would you refute the opposing side’s counterclaims?

Create Your Thesis

• Frames

1. Though some say ___(counterargument)_, it is really more important to understand that ___(your argument)____.

2. When it comes to ___(topic)___, it is clear that _____(your argument)____________.

HOMEWORK

Bring me in a citation of your independent reading book:

Author’s last name, first name. Title of the book. Publishing city: Publisher. Copyright date.

Do Now: Fix the Sentences

1. Ferguson protestors demanded an indictment, turned over cars when they didn’t get it, and were chanting the word “justice.”

2. Ghandi, known as “Great Soul,” worked in South Africa, India, and was also a believer in peaceful resistance.

Review: Argument Outline• Introduction• Support Paragraphs

– Claim 1– Claim 2– Claim 3 (?)

• Counterargument– Concession– Refutation

• Conclusion

Mad 40!

Should protestors use primarily violent or non-violent means of civil disobedience?

• Your task—write an essay in forty minutes

• Use your notes from Tuesday’s planning session to help you.

Essay Tally—20 pts2 pts for a complete planning sheet (up to

2)

1 pt per thesis statement (up to 2)

1 pt per supporting claim (up to 3)

1 pt per supporting evidence (up to 3)

1 pt for each part of counterargument (up to 3)

1 pt for hook, connection & return (up to 3)

1 pt each for So What? & Call to Action (up to 2)

2 pts for a complete essay (up to 2)

HOMEWORK

By next Monday, bring in a short summary of what you have read so far in your independent reading book. Include the page numbers.

Do NowOrganize the room as below

Debate Day #1

Resolved: The only way to make real change

in the world is to practice nonviolence.

StepsStep 1: Find Evidence For and

Against– Philosophies (MLK, Malcolm X,

Abdulhamid, Tolstoy)– World Events (nonviolent revolutions v

violent revolutions)

• Step 2: Meet in a larger group to list your claims & evidence

• Step 3: Develop some questions to ask the other side

Debate Format

• Affirmative Constructive 5 mins• Negative Cross Examination 3 mins• Negative Constructive 5 mins• Affirmative Cross Examination 3 mins• Negative Rebuttal 3 mins• Affirmative Rebuttal 3 mins

• Judge’s Findings

Exit SlipWhat are the pros and cons of debate?