Intro to Arguments and Persuasion

Intro to Arguments and Persuasion

Types of Reasoning and Arguments

• Read each of the following bike helmet essays together out loud.
• As you are reading, look up any words you do not know the meaning of (dictionary.com works well).
• As you are reading, decide:
• which position the author is arguing for using page 8 ("Intro to Arguments and Persuasion") to help you figure out what "position" means; how you know that is their position - words they use that help you figure it out)
• which type of argument the author is using ("Types of Reasoning and Arguments") ; and how you know that - words they use that help you figure it out
• Fill in the chart as you are reading each essay.

 

Bike Helmets 1

Bike Helmets 2

Bike Helmets 3

Bike Helmets 4

Bike Helmets 5

Bike Helmets 6

Argumentative Topic Ideas

Is competition good?
Is fashion important?
Does participation in sports keep teens out of trouble?
Does boredom lead to trouble?
Do violent video games cause behavior problems?
Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?
Should cigarette smoking be banned?
Should animals be used for research?

Four Years Ago

How old were you 4 years ago?  What are some things you can do now that you couldn't do then?

An Intro to Prefixes and Suffixes

Read page 547 of your blue "Writer's Choice" textbook.  After you've read it, come up with 5 non-  -er words.

Home Sweet Home

What do you like best about your home?  What is your house like?

Degree of Meaning

Which word belongs in the blank?

1.  _________,  content,  sad,  miserable.
a) ecstatic
b) calm
c) bored
d) surprised

2. sunny, overcast, __________, thunderstorm.
a) snowing
b) summer
c) raining
d) tornado

3. hate, tolerate, like, __________.
a) enjoy
b) adore
c) disappoint
d) reject

Lit. Group Jobs

1- RARE response:  what was the main idea of the pages you read this week?  
2- Complex question:  write a complex question about what you read this week.  *Remember, there should be at least two possible answers to your question, or it's not complex enough.
3- Inference:  tell me one thing you know from your reading that you got by making an inference.  Then, tell me one thing you know that was explicitly stated in the book.
4- Vocab in context:  write down three words you don't know and what you think they mean, based on the context of the story.  On Friday, use a dictionary to define the words.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And you are the guy Who'll decide where you go." -- Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Respond.

  

Bedroom

If you had a very large (~$2,000) budget, how would you decorate your bedroom?

Romeo and Juliet: What is a Tragedy?

What makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy, rather than what it seems to be, a romance?

Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy because the protagonists- the young lovers- are faced with a momentous obstacle that results in a horrible and fatal conclusion.

Romeo and Juliet... Translated

First Kiss... Act 5, Scene 5

Romeo, Romeo... Scene 2

Fight Scene... Act 3, Scene 1, Page 3

Death Scene... Act 5, Scene 3

Romeo, Romeo... Scene 2

Spelling Patterns 2

Which of these words does NOT fit in with the spelling pattern?

1- Cautious
2- Fictitious
3- Righteous
4- Ambitious

1-Have
2-Halves
3-Wolves
4-Shelves

1-Community
2-Committee
3-Immediately
4-Currently