Monday, April 30 ~ Last week to prepare

GRAMMAR

• Quick and Dirty Tip:  Both "than" and "comparison" have the letter "a" in them, and "then" and "time" both have the letter "e."

• Than or Then? 

DEBATE

• Opening statement check
• Closers should begin to prepare their closing statements - Check on Wed.
• Brainstorm possible questions your opponent might have for your side of the debate

Impromptus the last 10 mins. of class.

HOMEWORK
Prepare for debate.
Have you researched all possible angles?
Do you have enough evidence to back your side up?
Are you prepared for what your opponent might throw at you? (Not literally of course)

Block Day, April 26&27 ~ Learn your debate fate

GRAMMAR

• One more who/whom exercise.

DEBATE

• Get Due Dates
• Research/Partner Work Day
• Note cards due today!
• Outlines due Monday.

Impromptus?

HW: Speeches Due on Monday!

Wednesday, April 25 ~ WHO will be the opener?

GRAMMAR

Read this explanation on when to use who or whom

• Practice here. 

 DEBATE

• EQ: Who is the opener? Who is the closer?  
• Today's priorities:
• First, finish your note cards.
• Next, type up your speech outline. Here is a starter doc. to copy.

HW:

• Don't forget tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day

• Note card check on Block
• Opening Statement due Monday, April 30

Tuesday, April 24 ~ Research

DEBATE

You only have 7 more class periods to prepare.
Evidence check on Block. (5 card minimum)

ANNOUNCEMENT

Poem in Your Pocket

• Thursday, April 26 
• Have your favorite poem in your pocket
• Be prepared for any teacher or administrator to ask you to share it 

Monday, April 23 ~ Start building your arsenal of evidence

GRAMMAR - confused words

• There means the opposite of here; “at that place.”
• Their means “belongs to them.”
• They’re is a contraction of “they are” or “they were.”

Practice there, their, they're


DEBATE

Impromptu Speeches

Before we begin, talk with your partner. Agree on three main THEMESS. Then share those with your opponents (Not the actual arguments, just your agreed on THEMESS. 

Research and Evidence

• Keep evidence organized by using THEMESS
• Analyze your research by using THEMESS

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?

Lines Side
Organize your cards by THEME.

This one is all about MONEY.

Each number corresponds with its matching website on the reverse.


Blank Side

The numbered websites correspond the the numbered notes on the other side.




In class, research with your partner. Make as many cards as you can. Do not repeat any information. Instead, split the THEMESS between the two of you. Work together to form a well rounded argument with many angles.

HW: 5 cards/partner (at least 3 pieces of evidence on each card) are due on Block Day. You definitely may want more cards before your debate, but this will be a good start.

Block Day, April 19 & 20

QUIZ - apostrophe

DEBATE

     EQ: What actually constitutes as evidence anyway? 

• Facts/Statistics
• Quotes
• Cause/Effect
• Anecdotes (short stories)
• Opinion (from experts or general)
• Hypothetical examples
• Comparisons 

      EQ: How can I organize my research to be ready for a fast-paced debate? 

THEMESS is an acronym for the SEVEN areas you can use to look for arguments. By knowing these seven 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 your own research. Organize your evidence using the THEMESS format to make sure you've examined all angles and sides of your topic. 

HW: Complete a THEMESS chart based on your own debate topic.

Wednesday, April 18 ~ How will the debate go down?

FYI: Apostrophe QUIZ on Block

DEBATE

Discuss logical fallacies:

• Weasel Words - 
• Straw Man Argument -
• Loaded Question -
• Poison the Well -  
• Proof by Verbosity -
• Excluded Middle -
• Red Herring - 
• Special Pleading - 
• Non-Sequitur - 
• Argument from Ignorance –

FYI: QUIZ on logical fallacies - Tuesday, April 24

Click here to see our debate structure.

HOMEWORK

Nope!

Tuesday, April 17 ~ Journal Check and other stuff

GRAMMAR
Apostrophe Practice

FYI: Apostrophe QUIZ on Block

DEBATE

• Finish ethos, pathos, logos in magazine ads

• Impromptu Speech - 3 Participants today

•  Journal Check (103-106)

• Announce Debate Partners
• Assign Debate Topics
• Logical Fallacies in Commercials

Monday, April 16 ~ Logical Fallacies cont.

DEBATE

HOMEWORK

J 104 - Logical Fallacies (Part 2)         

Record terms and brief descriptions of each logical fallacy in this video #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z71w-rHkeSk

• Weasel Words -
•  Straw Man Argument - 
• Loaded Question -
• Poison the Well -
• Proof by Verbosity -

J 105 - Logical Fallacies (Part 3)

Record terms and brief descriptions of each logical fallacy in this video #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmRCpqO_1JA

• Excluded Middle -
• Red Herring - 
• Special Pleading - 
• Non-Sequitur - 
• Argument from Ignorance –

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  Journal 106

• Logical Fallacies Practice: View examples of logical fallacies in these commercials. Click here. Record at least two commercials by product with a brief explanation of how a logical fallacy is displayed.
  
  
  

  Find a commercial that you believe displays one of these logical fallacies. Bring the link to class on Tuesday and be prepared to show it to the class and explain how it displays a logical fallacy. (10 pts.) NOTE: All commercials must be APPROPRIATE for school. If you wouldn't show it to your grandma...don't bring it here!
  
  JOURNALS 103-106 WILL BE CHECKED TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 17

Block, April 12 & 13 ~ Ethos, pathos, logos! Oh my!

GRAMMAR (apostrophe)

Use an apostrophe to:
a. show that a noun is possessive
b. show that an indefinite pronoun is possessive
c. mark omission in contractions and numbers

Do not use an apostrophe to:
a. form the plural of numbers
b. form the plural of letters
c. form the plural of abbreviations 

Complete pgs. 412-413 (a-e) and (1-5)

DEBATE UNIT

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos Review 

•  Test yourself on E, L & P by untangling the mixed up examples here.

IN CLASS

• In a well written paragraph, persuade me as to why it takes a balance of ethos, pathos, logos to win a debate. (Please mention the word rhetoric)
• Please record your well written paragraph in Journal 102

Impromptus: Over the next few weeks, we will complete two-minute impromptu speeches for a ten point grade. Your only goal will be to continue speaking for the entire two minutes. But first we must make our topics! Please consider things that you might wish to draw from a hat. Create two impromptus slips before the fun can begin. PG 13 please! Try to make these interesting...something we would want to hear about.


HOMEWORK

• EQ: What are Logical Fallacies?-
  an error in argument that makes something seem convincing even if it is not true. (These errors may be used purposefully or accidentally.)

• As you watch the link below, record each type of Logical Fallacy with a definition + an example.

• Record your notes in Journal 103. The link and (6) terms are provided below.

• There will be a quiz.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N3TROA8MYY

1. Ad Hominem
2. Band Wagon 
3. Argument from Antiquity - 
4. All - Natural - 
5. From Authority - 
6. Appeal to Quantum Physics -

Wednesday, April 11 ~ Debate Intro.

GRAMMAR (apostrophe)
Bedford pgs. 408-412 - take notes (Journal 101)

DEBATE UNIT 

• EQ: Remember ethos, pathos, logos? How do you define each of the three?
• EQ: What is rhetoric?

Starter definitions:

• Logical Fallacy - an error in argument that makes something seem convincing even if it is not true. (These errors might be used on purpose or accidentally)

• Rhetoric - the art of using language effectively and persuasively.

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos Review 

•  Test yourself on E, L & P by untangling the mixed up examples here.

 HOMEWORK

• In a well written paragraph, persuade me as to why it takes a balance of ethos, pathos, logos to win a debate. (Please mention the word rhetoric)
• Please record your well written paragraph in Journal102