Unit 3: Lesson 8 (April 15)

As you work on your outline for your Summative Argument, consider the feedback from the formative task:

• Claim needs to be compelling (work on synthesis of ideas rather then listing arguments)
• Credible detailed evidence (all evidence must have a citation)
• Analysis should explain HOW the evidence supports arguments/thesis
• Transition between paragraphs with ideas rather then transitional words
• Conclusion needs to synthesize arguments into larger 'So what?'. Call to action should provide a solution to the problem. 
• MLA (in-text and works cited page)

By the end of today's class: Completed Research Portfolio AND detailed essay outline in drop. 

Unit 3: Lesson 4 (April 5)

Work time to finish your formative argument

Develop your original piece on violence in sport into full argument. Take a strong stance and use persuasive techniques to convince your audience of your point of view. Your piece should be about 5-6 paragraphs in length (2 pages; double-spaced). All sources must be cited using MLA format (both in-text citations AND works cited page). Your writing will be graded using the Argumentative Rubric.

Argumentative writing outline (planning document)

Formative tasks must be submitted to drop at the END of class.

Unit 3: Lesson 3 (April 1)

Writing Arguments


Share response to 'Does sport create violent people?' with a critical friend.

Provide feedback using the Argumentative Rubric

WARM: Area of strength

COOL: Area that could be improved

RAISE THE TEMP: What do you need to do to improve?


Persuasive Techniques

We use persuasive language to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking. There are many different ways to persuade people. Below are some of the more commonly used techniques.

• Appeals to emotion
• Evidence
• Inclusive/exclusive language
• Rhetorical questions
• Analogy 
• Hyperbole
• Generalisations  
• Jargon
• Repetition
• Alliteration and assonance
• Imagery/Figurative language  
• Tone 

Read and annotate 'The fraud of the student athlete claim'

Look for claim, evidence, counter-argument, and examples of persuasive techniques.

Formative Argumentative Writing (Due Tuesday, 5th of April) 

Develop your original piece on violence in sport into full argument. Take a strong stance and use persuasive techniques to convince your audience of your point of view. Your piece should be about 5-6 paragraphs in length (2 pages; double-spaced). All sources must be cited using MLA format (both in-text citations AND works cited page). Your writing will be graded using the Argumentative Rubric.

Argumentative writing outline (planning document)



H/W: Complete your formative argument and submit to dropbox before next class. 

Unit 2: Lesson 4 (Feb 29)

Formative Presentations

Formative Assessment: Cheating in Sport

Today you will give your 2 min presentation on cheating in sport. I will give you feedback on the rubric below.

	Exemplary	Meets	Approaches	Area of Concern
Claim & Development	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, using a distinct, compelling and/or memorable perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; alternative or opposing perspectives are anticipated, addressed and countered	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, conveying a distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, clearly, concisely and logically, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, but is not clear, concise, and/or logical - hard for the listeners to follow the line of reasoning.
Organization	Organizational structure includes an effective introduction and thought-provoking conclusion; sequences ideas strategically; uses subtle transitions to link sections	Organizational structure includes an effective introduction and conclusion; logical sequencing of ideas with a line of reasoning that is easy to follow; transitions to link sections	Organization structure includes an introduction and conclusion; sequencing of ideas is difficult at times to follow; transitions missing or formulaic.	Attempts a structure and organization to support the position. Organizational structure may be missing an introduction and/or conclusion; ideas hard to follow; no transitions between points.
Style & Delivery	Subtle, sophisticated confident/charismatic delivery that is clearly articulated with variation in pitch, tone, volume; maintains eye contact and avoids reading from notes; uses pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures as appropriate and for effect and avoids distracting behaviors; shows appropriate use of conventions (e.g. avoids verbalized pauses)	Delivery is clearly articulated, demonstrating a variation in pitch, tone, volume; maintains eye contact; avoids reading from notes; uses pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures as appropriate and for effect; and avoids distracting behaviors; shows appropriate use of conventions (e.g. avoids verbalized pauses)	Delivery attempts a clear articulation and variation in pitch, tone, volume; does not maintain eye contact and/or reads too much from notes; attempts to use pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures, but not appropriately for effect; demonstrates some distracting behaviors; attempts appropriate use of conventions, but has some verbalized pauses	Delivery lacks awareness of/does not attempt to use delivery strategies; lacks articulation and variation in pitch, tone, volume; no eye contact due to reading from notes; no pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures; distracting behaviors; excessive verbalized pauses

Summative Task: 

You will create a TED Talk around the theme of what sport teaches us about life. You may build upon one or more of the ideas we discuss in class or suggest your own idea. It is your responsibility to formulate a question/topic for your talk and present a 3-5 minute speech about it. 

Presentations will be due 15th/17th of March.

TED Talks are about ‘ideas worth spreading’ so your presentation should focus on a new idea or present an interesting angle on an old idea. You will research your topic in detail (recording your sources using Flipboard or in a research portfolio). You have a large amount of creative freedom in your presentation, but you must include some type of visual aid/presentation tool (Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint, etc). Your visual aid is meant to enhance audience understanding of your ideas and add interest for the audience.

You will be assessed during your TED Talk for:

1. A compelling argument/thesis
2. Showing both your arguments and a counterargument
3. Effective introduction, transitions, and thought-provoking conclusion
4. Delivery should be confident, use vocalization and nonverbals
5. Use digital media to engage the audience

Your TED Talk will be assessed on the Presentation Rubric and  Research Rubric.

(Review as a class)

H/W: What I talk about…’ Chapter 5-7. Reader’s journal- Identify one idea that you could research further (e.g. mind/body connection-use of visualisation).  Find a TED talk (or another type of speech) that explores the idea further. Using your research skills, provide a summary of talk and provide your insights.

Unit 2: Lesson 3 (Feb 26)

CHEATING IN SPORT: FORMATIVE TASK

During this unit, we are going to work on our research skills. Let's take a look at the Research Rubric. I am looking for you to demonstrate these skills both in your Reader's Journal and your formative/summative presentations.



Lit circle #2

Continue to discuss examples of motivation and life lessons that Murakami discusses in these chapters (10mins)

Create a class magazine about cheating in sport. 

1) Go to Flipboard and create an account. 
2) Follow our Cheating in Sport magazine. 
3) Download the 'Flip It' extension for Chrome (in web store).
4) Add your article about cheating in to sport to our magazine. This link will allow you to contribute to the magazine.
5) Provide a short summary and the insights this article provides about the motivations behind cheating in the 'Caption' section.

Formative Assessment: Cheating in Sport

H/W Work on your formative presentation. It is due on Tuesday (next class).

Unit 1: Lesson 6 (Jan 26)

Developing formative writing skills

Review summative task and timeline

Feedback from the formative task:

• Structure/Cohesion 
• Literary techniques 

Look over your formative feedback. Using the teacher comments, write what each standard should look like for this task (Summative Proposal in dropbox).



Photoessay
Present your photoessay from last class to another group. Give each other feedback on essay structure and image choice (do the images encapsulate the message of the paragraph).




Descriptive writing

Read The Education of Alex Rodriguez (until NO ONE CAN...).

In pairs:

1. Discuss image selection and how it adds to the text. 
2. Select a passage that demonstrates sophisticated language and style (according the the rubric below). What literary techniques have been used to enhance writing? Be ready to share your passage and findings with class.

Language and Style The text presents a formal, objective tone and uses precise language and topic-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

The text presents a formal, objective tone. The text uses precise language, vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.

The text presents a formal, objective tone. The text uses relevant language, vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.

The text illustrates a limited awareness of formal tone The text attempts to use language, vocabulary, and some techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy.

The text illustrates a limited or inconsistent tone. The text uses imprecise language, vocabulary, and limited techniques.

Next class, you will have the opportunity to develop your writing skills by reporting on a sporting event. Those at school will report on IASAS Swimming and those absent will report on their event. Choose an individual, team or specific event to write a descriptive informative paragraph. You will receive feedback on cohesion and language and style from the Informative Rubric. 

Homework: Work on Summative interviews. 

Unit 1: Lesson 3 (Jan, 18th)

Informative Writing

In this unit, we will developing our skills in Informative Writing. The purpose of informative writing is to educate your reader on a topic. Informative writing comes in many forms. It can be used to define a topic, compare and contrast, analyze data, or create a how-to. Informative writing DOES NOT give an opinion or attempt to persuade its reader on a topic.

Who is Cam Newton? 

• What experiences have impacted on Newton? 
• Is he 'great'?
• What makes this an informative piece? 

WHO AM I?

Today's task is to write an informative piece about your personality. You should include detailed information about your best and worst personality characteristics, your research on the psychology of personality, quotes from your parents and an image of yourself. It should be 1.5-2 pages in length.

Before we begin writing, let's take a look at the Informative Rubric.

You will have the rest of this class (60mins) to write your informative piece. It is due at the end of class to be submitted as a PDF into Schoology.

Informative graphic organizer (basic)

MLA guide

How to cite an interview



HW: Read “The Rabbit Hunter” about Bobby Knight. Complete the Shared Inquiry Prep Form about Knight's positive and negative characteristics. Be ready to discuss this next class with the goal of answering 'Is Bobby Knight great?'