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. _________________

_________________

Specific examples and support:1. _________________

_________________2. _________________

_________________3. _________________

_________________

Specific examples and support:1. _________________

_________________2. _________________

_________________3. _________________

_________________

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.