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?
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Our Vocabulary: QHT
Stereotype
Artifact
Allusion
Empirical Evidence
Logical Evidence
Anecdotal Evidence
Fallacy
Concession
Refutation
Claim
Memoir
Dialogue Tags
Narrative Pacing
Persona
Voice
Syntax
Parallelism
Synthesis
Imagery
Embedded Assessment 2b
• Writing 3 Arguments (20 pts each)
– Three day rotation:
• Read
• Debate
• Write
• At the end:
– Revise One Essay (100 pts)
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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
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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
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Civil Disobedience
Violence
Claims
Non-violence
Claims
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)____________.
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.
HOMEWORK
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 pts
2 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)
By next Monday, bring in a short summary of what you have
read so far in your independent reading book. Include the
page numbers.
HOMEWORK
Do Now
Organize the room as below
Debate Day #1
Resolved:
The only way to make real change in the
world is to practice nonviolence.
Steps
Step 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
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Affirmative Constructive
Negative Cross Examination
Negative Constructive
Affirmative Cross Examination
Negative Rebuttal
Affirmative Rebuttal
• Judge’s Findings
5 mins
3 mins
5 mins
3 mins
3 mins
3 mins
Exit Slip
What are the pros and cons of debate?