Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Thursday, MArch 20, Research

Objective: By the end of class, students will conduct research for a persuasive essay and learn how to find relevant information in order to develop this skill necessary for most jobs through life.

DO NOW

Write the definitions of each of the following into your notebooks.


1. Bias - noun ( PART OF EMOTIONAL APPEALS)
  1. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
    EX: The young referee was biased against our team because as a player two years ago, he got cut.

2. Statistics - noun ( PART OF LOGICAL APPEALS)
  1. the practice of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of determining a representative sample (i.e 88% of all students that took the test, agreed that annotating the stories helped them find the correct answers faster and easier).

Statistics can be represented by pie charts, graphs, percentages, etc. 

Direct Instruction

Review instructions on how to research.

Guided

Choose a topic for your persuasive essay from the options provided. Begin to transform it into a thesis statement using the handout provided (it may be necessary to do a little research, before finding three strong reasons.)

Independent

Use laptop to research your topic and find three websites that provide credible information. Follow the guidelines provided to complete the graphic organizer provided.

Closure

Review graphic organizers with individual students.

Exit Pass

What is your strongest statistic (FACT) and strongest emotional appeal that you found in your research?



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