1) Learning to take a position. |
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This set of lessons is divided into six (6) sections.
1) Intro "would you rather" activity. Would you rather have a voice like Elmo or Gilbert Gottfried?
2) 4 groups activity with "would you rather" questions.
4) Understanding both sides: Recounting a disagreement with family or friends, use a 4 square argument chart, to see both sides.
5) Highlighter Activity: Looking at an important political question in the news lately, to understand both sides.
6) Drafting a paper in the issue:
Final product due on the Wednesday of the following week.
1) Intro "would you rather" activity. Would you rather have a voice like Elmo or Gilbert Gottfried?
2) 4 groups activity with "would you rather" questions.
- Each group gets a question and each student takes a position on the question within the group.
- Students then discuss the question, giving reasons for their position.
4) Understanding both sides: Recounting a disagreement with family or friends, use a 4 square argument chart, to see both sides.
5) Highlighter Activity: Looking at an important political question in the news lately, to understand both sides.
6) Drafting a paper in the issue:
- Intro lessons: Exemplars and writing.
- Hamburger approach to body paragraphs: Exemplars and writing.
- Set 'em up knock 'em down approach to body paragraphs: Exemplars and writing.
- 2 more body paragraphs worth of writing time = 1 more day.
- Conclusion: Exemplars and writing.
Final product due on the Wednesday of the following week.
2) Proposing a solution |
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"The point of an essay is to change things." - Edward Tufte
If that is the case, then debating an issue and taking a stance is not nearly enough. We need to find solutions, especially in the current climate of world issues. So, let's help the young people in our communities to develop solutions to current problems; both local and global.
Lesson Breakdown:
1) Sharing exemplars of "5 things you can do to____________."
3) Twenty-four Hour Observation: Make note of any problem you hear about in the course of one day.
4) Arlington Institute: World's biggest problems.
5) Group brainstorming activity: Other ways to complete the sentence, "5 things you can do to____________."
6) Ranking the problems and choose individual topics
8) One last model: "5 things you can do to improve your writing." This will be used as the exemplar.
If that is the case, then debating an issue and taking a stance is not nearly enough. We need to find solutions, especially in the current climate of world issues. So, let's help the young people in our communities to develop solutions to current problems; both local and global.
Lesson Breakdown:
1) Sharing exemplars of "5 things you can do to____________."
- 5 things you can do to save the earth
- 5 things you can do to simplify your life
- 5 things you can do to promote world peace
- 5 things you can do to get healthy and stay healthy
- 5 things you can do to ensure cyber safety
3) Twenty-four Hour Observation: Make note of any problem you hear about in the course of one day.
4) Arlington Institute: World's biggest problems.
5) Group brainstorming activity: Other ways to complete the sentence, "5 things you can do to____________."
6) Ranking the problems and choose individual topics
8) One last model: "5 things you can do to improve your writing." This will be used as the exemplar.
- Co-construct criteria for this piece of writing.
- "What do you notice about this piece of writing?" (5 things, raised the bar by using research, introduce using sources, p.190)
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