 On your own, quickly fill out the worksheet provided using page 227 as a guide.  Keep this sheet in your notes. You will need to refer back to it several times as we read the next few pieces.

 Write your own definition of the word Rebellion.  What is the connotation of the word? Is it negative or positive?  List some examples of how rebellion can be (or has been) a positive thing.

 Describe a time in which you stood up for something you believed in, even when others wouldn’t.

RI 5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

 Using informational text from the unit, make a convincing argument for which text makes the most effective use of rhetoric.

 An argument expresses an opinion on an issue and supports it with reasons and evidence. An argument contains these three important parts:  claim: the writer’s position on an issue or problem  support: reasons and evidence provided to prove a claim  counterarguments: arguments to answer opposing views

Claim Support Counterarguments

As you view two videos, fill in your charts with the claim, support, and counterargument as it is presented. Mystery Men A The Lorax axg

 Get into Baseball groups  A a group, read “The Declaration of Independence” on page 240.  Answer questions A-F (skip letter E) as you read to gain understanding of the text.  Create another chart and write down the Claim, the Support, and the Counter-claim in Thomas Jefferson’s declaration.

 Persuasive appeals: ethos-the standing of the writer or speaker  Pathos;appeals to emotion  Logos-appeals to reason-facts, logical statements  Language analysis: diction (word choice)-strong, vicious verbs, why present tense, negative diction  Syntax(sentence structure like parallelism and repetition etc  Images (allusion, imagery, simile, metaphor, personification etc)

 On a sheet of paper write a paragraph to convince me that you should not have a vocabulary quiz on Friday/Monday. Your paragraph must include a claim, a supporting statement, and a counter argument.  If all paragraphs include all three parts and are convincing, you will have no quiz!