Will Your Argument Convince Your Audience?

Checklist:
Did you identify your audience?
Did you state your issue and your position clearly?
Did you show the urgency of your issue with facts, historical background, expert quotes (interview), and other support?
Did you offer the audience solutions/a call to action?

Format for presenting your argument:
WHAT : issue/position
WHY: reasons why issue is urgent
HOW: solutions/call to action

WJPS news story: media influence on teens.

http://wjpsnews.ning.com/video/the-medias-affect-on-teens

Persuasive Publications Deadline Extended

...to March 5 (Friday). We will miss significant class time for predictive testing this Thursday and Friday, as well as the entire day on Wed. (advisory trip).

Please work on this project at home as well as in school. Preparation is key. Use the rubric as your guide.

Follow this format for your persuasive publication:

1. Identify your position and the issue.

2. Explain to the select audience WHY the issue is such a problem.

3. Offer solutions.

You must CONVINCE your SELECT AUDIENCE to CHANGE ITS MINDS and TAKE ACTION to solve the problem.

Things to Do Over Break....

1. Don't leave ePortfolio until the day before portfolio conferences!!! Upload, reflect on the site (find the link and directions to the left, about halfway down the page). It has been updated to include Persuasive Publications (due Feb. 26) and Letter to the Editor (which should have been completed by the end of the day today and shared with me via GoogleDocs.
2. Read and respond. Annotate your bibliography for DIR.
3. Any student who has received an NC for term 1 and who HAS NOT made up work or completed work to grade standards has an extension until the Monday we return to school (Feb. 22). Work that is not complete/revised will result in a term 1 grade of F.
Have a good break!

NYT Article/Letter to the Editor

"If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online"

Letter to the Editor Format:

• Dear Editor,
• Position Statement
• Factual Support - 2 facts (cited) + 1 personal connection
• Restate Position
• Sign
• Contact E-mail

Sharing Documents

• When logged into GoogleDocs, hit "share" button at top right corner.
• Choose "invite people"
• Share your work with your partners and with me (shari.marks@wjps.org)
• Make sure that the "to edit" button is selected when you are sharing with me, so I can give you feedback.

What should be shared so far...

1. Your list of sources (2-3 reputable sources with notes/images as needed)

2. An expert to be interviewed + at least 5 open-ended questions (701 due Monday, 702/703 due Tuesday)

GoogleDocs/Research/Citing Sources

All of the links to your sources and the information you find as a result of your search must be compiled in GoogleDocs.

1. Login to your WJPS email account
2. Click "Documents" at the top left toolbar
3. Once in GoogleDocs, create a new Word document
4. Highlight link or text in address bar or web page
5. Command + C to copy information
6. Put cursor in Word document
7. Command + V to paste information

Cite all of your sources! You must show where you got your information, whether you copy and paste a link or information directly (word-for-word) from the source, or whether you paraphrase (put in your own words). Any thought that did not come from your own mind (original thoughts) must be cited!!!

Trust only .gov and .edu extensions. Be cautious with any other extension, such as .com, .org, or .net. Read "About Us" page to learn more about the creators/owners of the site. Determine if you can trust it from the information they provide on that page.