Guided Notes

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Guided Notes

• Would you believe?
• RI8 and SL3

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In this topic.

• We will explore a variety of persuasive texts.
  The writers will present their opinions and
  support those opinions with evidence. Your job
  is to analyze the text and decide if the
  supporting evidence is relevant, adequate, and
  convincing.

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Types of persuasive texts

• Articles
• Editorials
• Speeches
• Letters
• Advertisements
• Public Service Announcements

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In persuasive pieces, writers make claims.

• A claim is a statement that conveys the
  writer's interpretations of or beliefs about
  something. Claims are not facts but rather
  conclusions that the writer draws from facts.

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Good claims

• include the possibility of at least two
  different, sometimes opposing, points of view.
  After all, there should be a reason to argue for
  a belief or interpretation.
• claims should be supported with specific evidence.

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What is an argument?

• An argument is facts or reasoning offered to
  support a position as being true

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Patterns used to make arguments

• description
• sequence
• cause and effect
• problem/solution
• compare/contrast

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Readers role

• A reader has to be able to distinguish between
  evidence that supports an argument and evidence
  that does not support an argument.

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Example Text

• The Spookiest Vacation
• Looking for a different type of vacation? Come
  and experience a most unusual holiday at Ghostly
  Manor. Nothing could be more exciting.
• This sixteenth century manor is teeming with the
  oldest and most respected ghosts in the country.
  Come and see for yourself.
• Open throughout the coldest months of the year,
  we offer weekend haunts for the more daring
  vacationer. We doubt you will find a more
  spine-chilling holiday at any time of year.
• All bedrooms are equipped with the highest
  standards of creaking doors, creepy looking
  portraits, and custom built cobwebs. All
  designed to give you the worst nights sleep of
  your life.

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Take a few minutes to answer the questions on
your guided notes page.

• What claim(s) has the author made?
• How did the writer create an argument for this
  claim?
• What is one piece of evidence that supports the
  argument?
• Is there any evidence that does not support the
  argument?

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What claim(s) has the author made?

• Ghostly Manor offers the scariest vacations.

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How did the writer create an argument for this
claim?

• The writer used descriptive words and phrases to
  emphasize the scary features of Ghostly Manor.
• The writer described the bedrooms .
• The writer described the age of the manor and the
  best time of year to enjoy a scary vacation.

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What is one piece of evidence that supports the
argument?

• All bedrooms are equipped with the highest
  standards of creaking doors, creepy looking
  portraits, and custom built cobwebs.
• This statement vividly describes the setting so
  the reader can understand why a vacation at
  Ghostly Manor is scary.

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Is there any evidence that does not support the
argument?

• Open throughout the coldest months of the year,
• Why do you need to visit when it is cold? There
  is not enough information to support this part of
  the argument.

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You can also listen to persuasive texts.

• Delineate means to describe or outline precisely.

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Readers role

• When listening to a persuasive argument, the
  audience should be able to distinguish between
  claims that are supported with reasons and
  evidence and those that are not.

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Pay attention to the speakers

• Inflection the emphasis a speaker places on
  words through change in pitch or volume
• Facial expressions
• Gestures
• Repeated words or statements

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Listeners role

• When listening, the audience must distinguish
  between relevant and non-relevant evidence.

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Example persuasive speech

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vyJtHNTzOEAs

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What claims did the speaker make?

• School uniforms should be mandatory in public
  schools.

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What evidence was used to support the speakers
claims?

• Quote from former President Clinton
• Personal experience
• Benefits of uniforms
• Example types of uniforms
• States that require uniforms in public schools