Thursday, October 18, Worldes and PErsuasive Presentation research

Objective: By the end of class, students will create a wordle using vocabulary from Twelve Angry Men and "trigger" words from emotional and logical appeals. Students will also pick a topic for a persuasive essay and begin to research it.


DO NOW

Use 4 of the six vocabulary words in a paragraph.

Direct Instruction

Review ACT 2 answers.

When you receive a laptop, go to my blog, reinaeng1.blogspot.com and click HERE.http://www.wordle.net/

Click on CREATE YOUR OWN.

USE AT LEAST 30 DIFFERENT WORDS. 

The more you type a word, the BIGGER the word will appear. It will not appear many times over.

When done, hit go. Then use color tab and font tab to rearrange until you are happy with it.

When all done, you may print it off of my printer.


PART 2

Research a topic to create a persuasive presentation.  You my choose from the list provided on this site CLICK  HERE or suggest your own.  You must get your topic approved by me prior to beginning your research. You may work in PAIRS.

Presentation guidelines and rubric for grading will be provided on a handout.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A TOPIC PRIOR TO THE END OF THIS CLASS.

Exit Pass

What is your topic and what is your position on it?