Tuesday 4/26 ~ What are your THEMESS?

Tuesday 4/26 ~ What are your THEMESS?

GRAMMAR

•  Who vs. Whom

 DEBATE
EQ: How can I organize my evidence for fast retrieval? 

*Finish going over Logical Fallacies and commercials. Upload your links here for West .
*Get credit for two pages of notes for your debate topic.

THEMESS is an acronym for the SEVEN areas you can use to look for arguments. By knowing these six areas, you will make sure that you have thoroughly searched for all the possible angles of an issue. Please record this acronym and it's hint questions in your Debate Notes.

Time     Does it save people time?
Health      Does it allow people to be physically, mentally or socially healthier?
Education    Does it enable people to become better educated?
Money             Does it save people money?
Environment      Does it help the Earth's environment?
Safety                  Does it keep people safer?
Scripture                  Does it support a Christian world view?




Use the THEMESS Worksheet to analyze the article for each "angle" or topic.

Independent Practice: Choose an article of your choice from Upfront Magazine or your own research. Analyze this article as modeled in class by filling out the second half of the THEMES Worksheet.


HW: Complete ALL of the THEMES Worksheet including the article you analyzed independently.