Thursday, December 19th

Presentations: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th hours.

Turn in packets of Episode Questions 1-5 (completed) and any others.

Wednesday, December 18th

Tuesday Presentations start today-

Here is the schedule for the rest of the week: Finals presentations

Tuesday, December 17th

Class: 4th, 5th, and 6th hours

4th and 5th- Watch HBO Case Against Adnan Syed. 

6th hour- Work day


Presentations: 1st, 2nd, 7th hours

Monday, December 16th

Class: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th Hours

1. Review presentation scoring guide. Presentation Scoring Rubric
2. Finish presentations. 
3. Finish final draft of outline to submit to Mrs. Cole. Remember that the works cited information for your source(s) need to be on your outline.

Today (Monday): Presentations: 7th Hour
Tomorrow (Tuesday): Presentations: 1st, 2nd, 7th

Friday, December 12th

1. Watch sample argument presentation. Pay attention to the structure of the presentation. Think about what the speaker does in order to present the information in the most effective manner.

It's Time for the Law to Protect Victims of Gender Violence- Ted Talk

Questions to consider:

• How does she start her introduction? What kind of narrative do you hear?
• Do you notice transitions?
• Where is her thesis placed?
• How does she introduce the topics of her sections? 
• How does she present evidence? 
• Do you notice how she explains evidence?
• Again, think about her transitions... words and phrases.
• How does she emphasize her point throughout her presentation?
• What does she do in her conclusion to make it effective? 
• When she is finished.. do you know where she stands and if her argument is effective?

2. Start working on cleaned up-final outline that you will be turning in to Mrs. Cole for final presentation.

Make sure that your final outline has the following for Mrs. Cole:

• Clearly labeled Toulmin's method of argument throughout the outline- Claim, grounds, warrants, counterclaim, rebuttal. 
• It represents the order and information that will be presented. 

On YOUR copy of your outline/notes that you will be using for your presentation:

• Oral citations are clearly visible to utilize when you present. 
• Transition words/phrases are thoughtfully placed for you to demonstrate relationships between ideas. 
• It is readable- size of font, type of font- you want to be able to see it as you present. 

Over the weekend- Practice. Practice. Practice. Time yourself. Practice.

3. Assign presentation dates. Final Presentation Schedule

Thursday, December 12th

1. Finish writing your introductions and conclusions. When you are done writing do the following:

• Go through with transition list and add IN transitions. 
• Read through each and time yourself. 
• Ask yourself... does your narrative piece/story illuminate the stance you are taking? Is it intriguing to your audience?  Does your concluding narrative piece match up with your introductory piece? 
• Practice. Practice. Practice. 

2. Double check your citations throughout your outline.

Oral Citations: Oral Citations Instructions

3. TRANSITIONS- Look through your outline and write in the margins appropriate transitions that you will use to help your audience understand the relationship between your ideas.  You are LITERALLY going to write these suckers ON YOUR OUTLINE.

Transition Words Handout

Homework: Practice. Practice. Practice.  Time yourself.  Practice. Practice. Practice.

Wednesday, December 11th

1. R & C.

2. Finish you rough draft of your presentation outline. Show Mrs. Cole your completed copy.

3. Make sure that you have the works cited information for the Serial podcast. This will go on the bottom of your outline that you turn into me.  I am not giving you this one. As you look... make sure that it is MLA formatted.

3. Start writing your introductions and conclusions for your presentation. Considering your outline, which is the body of your presentation, you will be constructing a 30 second(ish) introduction and 30 second(ish) conclusion.

Introduction Goals: Hook your audience. Present your stance on your topic.

Your introduction should include 3 things:

• A short, narrative story illustrating your argument. Think of a lawyer's opening statement. They often paint a picture of the situation of the case. We just listened to hours of images and situations being described to us. Select a short image to retell that illustrates your argument. Show-don't-tell. (Rubric's narrative requirement)
• Why is this case relevant? Why should we care about either side on this case? 
• Your claim... clearly stated. Emphasized. 

Conclusion Goals: Emphasize the significance of your argument- Why does this matter? Emphasize the claim.

Your conclusion should include 3 things:

• Re-emphasis of your claim/main argument. 
• Why are your grounds relevant to the case and beyond. 
• Revisit the story you started with in your introduction to emphasize why your claim has been proven. 

Tuesday, December 10th

FYI- We will be bringing back R&C for the first 10 minutes of class the next week until presentations begin. Have a book tomorrow.

1. Assignment review and rubric.

2. Continue working on the argumentative presentation outline. You will want to complete this today and start talking through the body of your outline this evening... timing yourself to see how long it takes to talk through the information.

Make sure that you have citations for your evidence- Episode 2- "The Break-up."  You will reference these in your presentation.

For Wednesday- You will show Mrs. Cole a completed outline with specific evidence/citations.

Monday, December 9th

I am home sick today.  I will go over ALL of the below tomorrow. I will have the sub go over the initial assignment.  The assignment sheet (found below) is pretty straight-forward.

Things to do today:
1. Start on Serial presentation- Establish your thesis/CLAIM. Use the formula we learned last week.
2.  Start brainstorming evidence on both sides. Get as MUCH as possible.  Do this before filling out the outline.
3. Using the outline below, just sketch out an outline on your own paper. I'll have hard copies of outline and assignment sheet for you tomorrow.  Start with your claim and your 3 BROAD REASONS WHY- These will be large categories of reasons like- Witness testimony. Physical evidence. Alibis. Timelines.  Then you will move into your specific examples (grounds) further into the sections of your outline.
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Serial Argumentative Presentation Assignment-

Needed Documents: 

1. Argumentative Presentation Assignment

2. Toulmin Method Argument Outline Template

3. Argumentative Presentation Rubric

4. Transition Words Handout

Timeline- 
Monday, December 9th- Go over assignment. Start working.
Tuesday, December 10th- Have MOST of outline completed. Don't forget episode citations with your grounds.  This evening, talk through your outline. Time yourself. See what your timing is at this point. With your practicing, start integrating transitions.. verbal citations "In Episode 5 . . . "
Wednesday, December 11th- Show Mrs. Cole a COMPLETED outline. Start writing short introduction and conclusion. Continue practicing through outline. Make adjustments where needed.
Thursday, December 12th- Finish introduction and conclusion. Start practicing with intro and conclusion. Time yourself. Consider what form your notes will take as you present.
Friday, December 13th- Review, again, the rubric. Type up/ clean up a finalized version of your outline with works cited that you will turn in to Mrs. Cole on date of presentation. You will need a hard copy to submit. Plan ahead.

Final Presentations Schedule- 
Monday, December 16th- 7th hour presentations, work day remaining hours.
Tuesday, December 17th- 1st and 7th hours presentations, work day remaining hours.
Wednesday, December 18th- 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th hours presentations, 4th/5th.
Thursday, December 19th- 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th presentations. 
Friday, December 20th- 4th and 5th presentations. 

Final Schedule- LSW

Friday, December 6th

1. Turn in "Girls High Record" claim-counterclaim practice.

2.  Toulmin Argument Model review-

3 fundamental components- Claim, grounds, warrants.
Secondary layer components- Counterclaim, rebuttal.

Example of a Simple Toulmin Argument

Claim: Hybrid cars are an effective strategy to fight pollution.
Grounds 1: Driving a private car is a typical citizen's most air polluting activity.
Warrant 1: Because cars are the largest source of private, as opposed to industry produced,
air pollution switching to hybrid cars should have an impact on fighting pollution.
Grounds 2: Each vehicle produced is going to stay on the road for roughly 12 to 15 years.
Warrant 2: Cars generally have a long lifespan, meaning that a decision to switch to a
hybrid car will make a long-term impact on pollution levels.
Grounds 3: Hybrid cars combine a gasoline engine with a battery-powered electric motor.
Warrant 3: This combination of technologies means that less pollution is produced.
According to ineedtoknow.org "the hybrid engine of the Prius, made by Toyota, produces
90 percent fewer harmful emissions than a comparable gasoline engine."
Counterclaim: Some people say that instead of focusing on cars that save energy, the nation
should focus on building and encouraging use of mass transit systems. Placing the focus on
cars encourages a culture of driving even if it cuts down on pollution.
Rebuttal: While mass transit is an environmentally sound idea that should be encouraged,
it is not feasible in many rural and suburban areas, or for people who must
commute to work; thus hybrid cars are a better solution for much of
the nation's population.

4. Read through the following student sample paper. Look at the different parts of the paper and see what you recognize about the writing- MLA. Introduction structure. Claim placement. Transitions. Conclusion structure. AS well as clicking on the highlighted parts of the paper to see how it addresses the Toulmin Fundamental Components.

Sample student paper- Toulmin Components marked

4. Go to Schoology- Complete the argument assessment. Due Monday.

FOR MONDAY- Listen to Episode #12- Serial. Finish up questions for episode packets.

Thursday, December 5th

1. Counter-argument and rebuttal-

Watch the following video and take notes: Counterclaims Instruction Video.
This will explain the goal and purpose of a counterclaim.

Read through and take notes on the following handout: The Counter-Argument and Rebuttal
** This handout provides some sentence stems to help write a counter-claim. (You will be doing this next week)

Here are the different places that you can put the counterclaim/rebuttal in your argument:

Counter-argument handout.... take notes of the locations to place counterclaim.

2. Claim and Counter-claim practice Girls High Record Practice

Practice- Read the article "Girls High Record" and answer the questions on the Claim and Counterclaim. DUE FRIDAY at the beginning of class.

Wednesday, December 4th

Review- Toulmin's Method

Practice- Toulmin's Grounds and Warrants (TA DA)
1. Present findings to jury groups. Take about 2 minutes per student. Work on presenting your evidence (grounds) and thoughtfully explaining your thoughts on the evidence (warrants).
Then address the credibility of the sources. Take your time with your presentation. I am giving you this time to practice. Practice makes presenting a bit more comfortable.

2. At the end of class, we will share some interesting findings to class. Make sure that you submit your writing to Schoology today!

3. Start listening to Episode #11. I have Episode #11 and 12 study guides.

BRING EARPHONES TOMORROW. You will need them for instruction AND to possible time (not promising) to listen to Episode #11.

FYI-
You will be turning in your question packets for Serial towards the end of next week. You need to have 1-5 done to completion... and some throughout the remaining packets. These will be helpful for you to find and collect evidence for your final presentation.

Tuesday, December 3rd

1. Argument claim practice-

Subject + attitude or belief + blueprint= Thesis/Claim

Examples: 
* Although the semester, by days, is technically shorter, first semester should end before winter break because of the interruption of instruction in close proximity to final exams.

* Though it is maddening, and often confusing, it is imperative that citizens of our country pay attention to the happenings in Washington D.C. because the practice of politics is surpassing the sturdiness of government.

* The most difficult aspect of being a parent is watching a child make decisions that the parent already can foresee a detrimental outcome.

A claim must be:

1. An answer to an intellectual question.
2. Arguable/debatable.
3. Not a statement of fact (depends on the audience).
4. Points the direction of your argument.

Arguable claims are truly analysis of a subject... How do we get our brains to analyze a subject to write an arguable claim? 

To make your claim arguable: 4 types of arguable claims
** This will help you look at a subject in a way that will allow for an arguable approach to the topic.

For further examples of claims.. what they are v. what they aren't: 
Claims, Claims, Claims Handout

Practice subjects:
Podcasts in English classes
Stream or theater movie
Topic of choice

Directions: Using the claim formula and the types of arguable claims, write a claim for each of the above subjects. Submit your 3 claims to Schoology. They are due today.

2. Continue work on Outside Detective Work project.  It is due tomorrow. You will present to your classmates tomorrow.

3. Make sure you are caught up on Serial Episodes 1-10.

Monday, December 2nd

1. The difference between argument, persuasion, and propaganda. The difference between chart
* Note the difference between the goals of argument, persuasion, and propaganda.

Argument's goal: TO PROVE A POINT

2. Toulmin Argument

What is the Toulmin Method? (Purdue Univeristy OWL)
Developed by philosopher Stephen E. Toulmin, the Toulmin method is a style of argumentation that breaks arguments down into six component parts: claim, grounds, warrant, qualifier, counterclaim/rebuttal, and backing.

In Toulmin’s method, every argument begins with three fundamental parts: the claim, the grounds, and the warrant.

A claim is the assertion that authors would like to prove to their audience. It is, in other words, the main argument.

The grounds of an argument are the evidence and facts that help support the claim.

Finally, the warrant, which is either implied or stated explicitly, is the assumption that links the grounds to the claim.

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3. Outside Detective Work- 

The basic point of this assignment is to have the you do some of your own research, and bring something of interest back to the class. I would encourage you to look wherever you can for new, interesting information on the case, including reddit.com, which has an extensive collection of interesting maps, commentary, and arguments. You may also use Rabia’s blog (splitthemoon.com). It is also a source of some direct evidence.

Part 1: Write down 3 questions that you find personally perplexing (“What was Stephanie’s alibi for the afternoon of Hae’s disappearance?”)

Part 2: Research your answer. For example: Using Google Maps to see if the trees around Best Buy offer much cover in January—they don’t.

Part 3: Prepare your document on the 'Outside Detective Work' research.  In the top left corner provide the standard 4-line MLA header. Follow that by a centered title in MLA format. Next, list your 3 questions for consideration. Then provide the answer to your research for one of the questions. This can be in a blended mode where you state the research but add your commentary. Please also address the credibility discussion of the source. Finally, provide an MLA-correct citation for your source, paying attention to correct line spacing and indentation (hanging indent).

This is a great opportunity to see how fun “real research” can be. As we get into the final three episodes, there will be a more serious “culminating project," as I have indicated.

NOTE:  you will be asked to present your findings to your group on Wednesday, and you will be asked to cite your source, consider, and discuss its credibility and accuracy. Too often students just write down the first thing they see on the Internet and consider themselves finished. Your following mini-research response is also due to Schoology on Wednesday, December 4th.