Slide 2 1 October 2012 Bell Ringer Pick up one of each worksheet
from the front table. On the back of one sheet, write: Cell phones
should be allowed in school. On the back of the other sheet, write:
In school, boys and girls should have separate classrooms. After
you have written those titles, fold both papers like a hot dog.
Slide 3 So You Think You Can So You Think You Can All About Writing
Persuasively ARGUE Slide 4 What is an Argument? An argument is just
a statement that someone believes is true or should be true. Kids
should be in school Monday through Saturday! Slide 5 Hey, wait a
minute! A counterargument expresses the opposite point of view.
Kids should not have to go to school on Saturdays. Slide 6 I need
backup! A main argument all by itself is not very strong.
Supporting arguments explain why the main argument is true. Slide 7
Main Argument Supporting Arguments Kids should not have to go to
school on Saturdays. Students need a rest. Most working parents
have weekends off, and students need to be with their families.
Some students have jobs. Students need time for other activities.
Slide 8 Are You Laboring Under a Arguments can be very calm. An
argument in writing is silent! Common Myths about Arguing
Misconception? MYTH REALITY An argument is just people yelling at
each other. Slide 9 Are You Laboring Under a Making an argument has
nothing to do with how you feel. (Bet you can think of one reason
why school should be on Saturdays) Common Myths about Arguing
Misconception? MYTH REALITY You have to totally believe in what you
are arguing. Slide 10 Are You Laboring Under a Most of the time,
the two sides of an argument are just different points of view.
Neither side is really right or wrong. Common Myths about Arguing
Misconception? MYTH REALITY Every argument has a right and wrong
side. Slide 11 Are You Laboring Under a A lot of great arguing
takes place on paper, where you can take as much time as you need
to think everything through. Common Myths about Arguing
Misconception? MYTH REALITY You cant be good at arguing unless you
can think fast on your feet. Slide 12 Argue on paper? Why would I
want to do that? Slide 13 Your state legislature is thinking about
passing a law that says frogs cant drive until they are 18. You
want to write a letter to convince your state senator to vote
against the idea. What would you say? Imagine this: Slide 14 Your
city decided to close the park where you always hang out and play
basketball. The city officials say there was too much trouble at
the park and there was trash everywhere. Would you know what to
write in a letter that would convince them to re-open the park?
Uh-oh Or this: Slide 15 You bought a used truck from the car lot
downtown, but the truck didnt have a stereo. The salesman told you
they would take a stereo from a different You called the car lot,
but they refuse to fix the problem. You want to write a letter
demanding they fix the stereo or else you will take them to court!
truck and install it in your truck. He said it would work great.
You drove your truck home and discovered the stereo doesnt work at
all! What ?! What about this: Slide 16 The mall rules say people
cant do anything that interferes with business. You and four
friends were standing outside a store window talking about what
store to visit next. All of a sudden, mall security came over and
asked you to leave. They said you were interfering with business!
Someone had complained that a gang of frogs was blocking the
entrance to the store. Now you arent allowed to return to the mall
for 6 months! You want to convince the mall headquarters that you
were not interfering with business and you should be allowed back
to the mall immediately. Bet you cant argue your way out of this
one Help ! Or even this: Slide 17 Youre gonna need HeyWhat word do
you see inside the word persuasive? Slide 18 Answer: Persuade What
does it mean to persuade someone? (A)To disturb someone about
something (B)To sweat on someone (C)To convince someone that
something is true (D)To cause someone to be confused about
something When you write persuasively, you use arguments to
convince the reader that something is true. Slide 19 Two Kinds of
Arguments Should/Should Not Does/Does Not Argue why something
should or should not be true. Slide 20 Two Kinds of Arguments
Should/Should Not Does/Does Not Argue why something should or
should not be true. Argue why something does or does not violate a
rule. Slide 21 Two Kinds of Arguments Should/Should Not Does/Does
Not Argue why something should or should not be true. Argue why
something does or does not violate a rule. Use this kind of
argument when you are arguing your opinion about something. Slide
22 Two Kinds of Arguments Should/Should Not Does/Does Not Argue why
something should or should not be true. Argue why something does or
does not violate a rule. Use this kind of argument when you are
arguing your opinion about something. Use this kind of argument
when there is already a rule in place. Slide 23 Two Kinds of
Arguments Should/Should Not Does/Does Not Argue why something
should or should not be true. Argue why something does or does not
violate a rule. Use this kind of argument when you are arguing your
opinion about something. Use this kind of argument when there is
already a rule in place. Example: Should school be held Monday
through Saturday? Slide 24 Two Kinds of Arguments Should/Should Not
Does/Does Not Argue why something should or should not be true.
Argue why something does or does not violate a rule. Use this kind
of argument when you are arguing your opinion about something. Use
this kind of argument when there is already a rule in place.
Example: Should school be held Monday through Saturday? Example:
The mall rule says no interfering with business. A group of kids
was standing in front of a store. Were they interfering with
business? Slide 25 Lets Practice! The school rules say students are
not allowed to wear hats inside the building. The rules say a hat
is anything that covers and protects a persons head. Susie wore a
giant ribbon in her hair and got in trouble for violating the
no-hat rule! Did Susie really violate the rule? Slide 26 There are
two possible main arguments: 1)Susie did not violate the rule
because her ribbon is not a hat, or What do you think? 2) Susie did
violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 27 That was a
trick question. Making arguments is a skill that you learn. What
you think doesnt really matter at all. You should be able to argue
for both sides no matter which side you think is right. HA! Slide
28 Try another one: The park rules say Dont walk on the grass.
Misti avoided a neatly-mowed lawn but cut across another mowed area
that was mostly weeds. Did Misti violate the rule? (You may have to
think a little harder with this one) What are the two possible
arguments? Slide 29 Two possible main arguments: 1) Misti did not
violate the rule because she walked on a weedy area, not on the
grass. (You could also argue that the park rule meant for people to
stay off any green, mowed area.) 2)Misti did violate the rule
because there was grass in the area where she walked. Slide 30
Heres another: The beach rules say Dont feed the ducks. Jason ate
all but the corner of his sandwich, then tossed the last bite to a
goose standing nearby. Did Jason violate the rule? What are the two
possible arguments? Slide 31 Two possible main arguments: 1) Jason
did not violate the rule because a goose is not a duck. 2) Jason
did violate the rule because the beach rule means any water bird
and a goose is a water bird (in other words, a goose is like a
duck). Slide 32 Hat or Not? Argument #1: The ribbon is something on
her head. Lets look at some arguments about Susies ribbon.
Remember, the school rule says a hat is anything that covers and
protects a persons head. For each argument, choose A or B. (A)This
argument supports the idea that Susie did not violate the rule
because her ribbon is not a hat. (B)This argument supports the idea
that Susie did violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide
33 Hat or Not? Argument #2: The ribbon is too flimsy to protect
Susies head. Lets look at some arguments about Susies ribbon.
Remember, the school rule says a hat is anything that covers and
protects a persons head. For each argument, choose A or B. (A)This
argument supports the idea that Susie did not violate the rule
because her ribbon is not a hat. (B)This argument supports the idea
that Susie did violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide
34 Hat or Not? Argument #3: The ribbon does not cover all of Susies
head. Lets look at some arguments about Susies ribbon. Remember,
the school rule says a hat is anything that covers and protects a
persons head. For each argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument
supports the idea that Susie did not violate the rule because her
ribbon is not a hat. (B)This argument supports the idea that Susie
did violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 35 Hat or
Not? Argument #4: The ribbon could protect Susies head from rain or
dust. Lets look at some arguments about Susies ribbon. Remember,
the school rule says a hat is anything that covers and protects a
persons head. For each argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument
supports the idea that Susie did not violate the rule because her
ribbon is not a hat. (B)This argument supports the idea that Susie
did violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 36 Hat or
Not? Argument #5: The ribbon would not keep Susies head warm. Lets
look at some arguments about Susies ribbon. Remember, the school
rule says a hat is anything that covers and protects a persons
head. For each argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument supports
the idea that Susie did not violate the rule because her ribbon is
not a hat. (B)This argument supports the idea that Susie did
violate the rule because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 37 Hat or Not?
Argument #6: The ribbon covers most of Susies head. Lets look at
some arguments about Susies ribbon. Remember, the school rule says
a hat is anything that covers and protects a persons head. For each
argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument supports the idea that
Susie did not violate the rule because her ribbon is not a hat.
(B)This argument supports the idea that Susie did violate the rule
because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 38 Hat or Not? Argument #7: The
ribbon could protect Susies head from sunlight. Lets look at some
arguments about Susies ribbon. Remember, the school rule says a hat
is anything that covers and protects a persons head. For each
argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument supports the idea that
Susie did not violate the rule because her ribbon is not a hat.
(B)This argument supports the idea that Susie did violate the rule
because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 39 Hat or Not? Argument #8: The
ribbon is not fitted to Susies head. Lets look at some arguments
about Susies ribbon. Remember, the school rule says a hat is
anything that covers and protects a persons head. For each
argument, choose A or B. (A)This argument supports the idea that
Susie did not violate the rule because her ribbon is not a hat.
(B)This argument supports the idea that Susie did violate the rule
because her ribbon is a hat. Slide 40 If youve seen one argument
Some arguments are better than others. Look at the four arguments
below. Which one do you think is the strongest? Weakest? A. The
ribbon doesnt look like a hat. you have not seen them all! D. The
ribbon is dumb. C. The ribbon would not keep Susies head warm. B.
The ribbon does not cover all of Susies head. Slide 41 MINI QUIZ
True or False? 1.You can only make an argument about something if
you feel very strongly about it. FALSE Slide 42 MINI QUIZ True or
False? TRUE 2. Persuasive writing is meant to convince someone that
something is true. Slide 43 MINI QUIZ True or False? FALSE 3. All
arguments are equally strong. Slide 44 MINI QUIZ True or False?
FALSE 4. If there is already a rule in place, you will use a should
or should not argument. Slide 45 MINI QUIZ True or False? TRUE 5.
An argument is a statement that someone believes is or should be
true. Slide 46 MINI QUIZ True or False? TRUE 6. An argument can
take place without any yelling at all. Slide 47 MINI QUIZ True or
False? FALSE 7. There is a right and wrong side to every argument.
Slide 48 MINI QUIZ True or False? Oops! Thats an opinion question!
8. Susie looks very cool in her big ribbon. Slide 49 MINI QUIZ True
or False? TRUE 9. People often use persuasive writing when writing
letters about important issues. Slide 50 MINI QUIZ True or False?
TRUE 10. You use arguments to persuade someone that your viewpoint
is correct. Slide 51 Next time: What would you do if your school
suddenly changed the rules and banned something you like to wear?
This sounds like trouble Slide 52 Speaking of trouble: Persuasive
Paragraphs Speaking of trouble: Working alone, write a persuasive
paragraph FOR and AGAINST the two topics on the backs of your
paper. If we have time, we will debate in class today. This sounds
like trouble
