1. Vocabulary Week 13—Quiz FRIDAY!
subjectivity
based on one's personal point of view, opinion, or values
objectivity
the representation of facts or ideas without bias
bias
impartial; inclination to lean for or against something.
tragedy
a dramatic play that tells that tells the story of a character with a human flaw who meets untimely downfall or death.
bibliography
list of the sources used for research

2. Taking a Stand on Justice

3. Overview Identify author’s purpose and analyze the argument presented.
Analyze and evaluate the organization of ideas.
Evaluate rhetorical appeals and their effectiveness in argument.

4. With a partner…
On page 147
Generate a list of ideas about civil disobedience using the quotes on page 147 and what you already know about the phrase.
Write your notes in the My Notes section

5. As we read…
Page 148
Highlight words and take notes on Gandhi’s claim and supporting evidence.

6. Discuss Who is Gandhi’s audience? What in the text tells you this?
How might Gandhi advise you to respond to an unjust law?
What evidence would tell us this?

7. With a partner… On a sheet of paper…
Look at how Gandhi moves from idea to idea. How does Gandhi use cause-and-effect to organize his ideas?
Create a graphic organizer that shows the cause-and-effect patterns you identify in the speech.

8. In your notes… Language and Writer’s Craft: Outlining and Organizing an Argument—Pg. 149
To be effective, an argument should be
Precise
Provide sound reasoning and evidence
Use effective transitions to guide the reader from one idea to the next

9. An argument might be organized as follows:
Claim (the thesis for the writer’s argument)
Evidence (support for the claim) and explanation (description/details about why and how the evidence connects to and supports the claim)
Reasoning (additional logic that may be needed to support the evidence and explain why it is valid)

10. Counterclaims (acknowledgment of other viewpoints or evidence that disagrees with your claim/thesis)
Refutations (evidence/reasoning that negates the counterclaim)
Conclusion (concluding statement pulling the claim and the evidence together to create a call to action)