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December 3, 2014Freshman Composition

What to Expect Today

• Pass out Graded Essays – Argument Essays• Discuss Argument Essays• 75 Readings – Tapping into Text Messaging

(individually read and answer questions)• Complete Partner Exercise: Pros and Cons of School

Choice• Discuss Partner Exercise• Go Over Presentation Guidelines and Tips• Work on Presentations• Review Process for Next Week

What to Expect For The Remainder of Course

Date Assignments

December 3 Draft of Script and Visuals for Presentation of ArgumentFinal Quiz – 75 Readings

December 10 Final Exam-Presentations with Visuals Based on Argument Essay

Topics

• Legalization of Marijuana (Pro) (2)• Banning Shark Finning• Pros and Cons of Competition (Pro View)• Global Warming – Human Impact (2)• Raising Funds for Public Schools (pro)• Impact of Technology on Effectiveness of

Communication Skills• Lowering Drinking Age from Age 21 to 18• Giving Financial Aid to Foreign Countries

Effective Openings

• Although sharks are vital for the ecosystem, every hour 11,417 of them are killed. This number is shocking compared to the number of people sharks kill per year:only twelve.

• At this very moment, millions of lives are being taken in gruesome ways. The saddest part is that humans are responsible for this.

• In the United States we claim that we cherish the right to individual freedoms. As a country we have established a benchmark age of 18 for what we believe to be an adult, fully functioning citizen. So, why do we have an arbitrary age of 21 for the consumption of alcoholic beverages?

• How can we make a huge difference within our community through public schools? Raising funds for public schools can make a huge impact in our society today.

Effective Openings

• There are a lot of mysteries in the world but there is one that stands out above the rest, what causes the global climate change? Most of the evidence that scientists have gathered points to humans

Effective Thesis Statements

• If you are old enough to make contracts, vote, go to war, be held responsible for all your actions as an adult, marry or divorce at age 18, then the consumption of alcohol is just another one of those adult freedoms and rights and should have the same age threshold as all the others.

• Shark finning should be permanently banned because it endangers the shark species, ecosystem and because it is a wasteful and cruel practice.

Effective Thesis Statements

• Competition is not only good for humans as individuals, but helps companies, schools, teams, and organizations achieve success. Competition is everywhere in today´s world, and is definitely the key to achieving success.

• Digital communication has contributed to the reduction of the amount of face-to-face communication, but it has not degraded the efficiency of communication skills because it requires humans to develop skills in digital communication.

• Medical marijuana should be legalized because it could helps people suffering from specific health issues including headaches, vomiting, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Good Transitions

• Another reason why medical marijuana should be legalized is that it decreases the pressure inside the eye for those diagnosed with glaucoma.

Effectively Addressing the Opposing Position

• The most popular argument against technologically mediated communication is that it contributes to the emergence of many miscommunication instances that can be avoided during face-to-face communication.

• ICT is not as negative as many of its opponents claim in regard to communication skills and practices.

• A journal article associated with The Future of Children identifies three concerns with raising funds for public education.

• Parents and some education groups have concerns about raising funds for the renovation of schools.

Main Issues Seen in Papers

• Presenting the Opposing Viewpoint• Responding to the Opposing Viewpoint with a

Counterargument• Internal Citations (format)• Works Cited Page (format)

Internal Citations

Instead of

According to Kramer’s article at nationalpriorities.org the U.S. only allots 1% of the federal budget to foreign assistance.

Use Title of Article

According to Kramer’s article “How Much Foreign Aid Does the U.S. Give Away?” the U.S. only allots 1% of the federal budget to foreign assistance.

Works Cited

Counter Argument

• A counter-argument is an argument opposed to your thesis, or part of your thesis. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.

How Should a Counter Argument Be Presented: An Education Custom Fit

• Should be expressed thoroughly, fairly and objectively. • Do not just write a quick sentence and then immediately rebut

it. Give reasons why someone might actually hold that view. A few sentences or even a whole paragraph is not an unreasonable amount of space to give to the counter-argument.

• Don’t use biased language or stack the deck when presenting their position. Readers see through that sort of thing pretty quickly.

Presenting Opposing Argument

Instead of:

I consider this argument extremely selfish and narrow as it conveys that Americans should value themselves higher than other people.

How about….

While it is true that it is important to invest on our own domestic financial stability, those who oppose foreign aid should consider the positive global impact foreign aid.

Presenting Opposing Argument

Instead of:I have a friend of mine that is an Orlando police officer he his strongly against medical marijuana. He thinks that if medical marijuana were legal young adult would find excuses to abuse medical marijuana. He stated that “they would go to the doctor for the wrong purpose just so the doctor could prescribe it to them.” He disagreed because his son was highly affected by weed when he was in high school. His son got kick out of high school because position of marijuana. Medical marijuana does more good than bad, while alcohol and cigarettes are legalized and take more than 10% of our population each year.

How About:

While it is true that some may try to abuse the use of marijuana if medical marijuana were legal, the benefits of marijuana to those who would benefit outweighs the risk of potential abuse.

Review Two Sides of an Issue

Partner Activity• Read:

• “School Choice: An Unwise Option”• “School Choice- An Educational Custom Fit”

• Complete activity sheet

School Choice

“An Unwise Option” “An Educational Custom Fit”

Thesis Being able to choose a school may sound like a reasonable initiative onthe surface, but after a closer look it has serious problems. School choice turns out to not only bea bad idea; it’s also a violation of our constitution.

The ability for parents to choose an education path that is best for their children is an exciting opportunity currently revolutionizing public education.

Main Arguments For School Choice

“An Educational Custom Fit”

• Competition will increase qualityThe school choice movement for the first time introduces an alternative to poorly performing public schools.

• Measurable Performance StandardsCharter schools make a commitment, or charter, to achieve a measurable level of educational performance within a defined period of time.

• Benefits AllSchool choice benefits urban poor, gifted, special education, teen pregnancy programs

• School Choice is forward thinking, customized, fair to all citizens

Main Arguments Against School Choice

“An Unwise Choice”• Privatization

One of the biggest dangers of school choice is the power behind large corporations specializing in opening and operating charter schools.

• Unconstitutional According to the NEA “About 85 percent of private schools are religious. Vouchers tend to be a means of circumventing the Constitutional prohibitions against subsidizing religious practice and instruction [NEA].”

• Jeopardize Public EducationWill decrease funding for public schools and threaten public education

Counter Argument

• A counter-argument is an argument opposed to your thesis, or part of your thesis. It expresses the view of a person who disagrees with your position.


• Should be expressed thoroughly, fairly and objectively. • Do not just write a quick sentence and then immediately rebut

it. Give reasons why someone might actually hold that view. A few sentences or even a whole paragraph is not an unreasonable amount of space to give to the counter-argument.

• Don’t use biased language or stack the deck when presenting their position. Readers see through that sort of thing pretty quickly


Typical introductory strategies include the following:• Many people [believe/argue/feel/think/suppose/etc.] that [state the

counter-argument here]• It is often [thought/imagined/supposed/etc.] that [state the counter-

argument here]• [It would be easy to/One could easily]

[think/believe/imagine/suppose/etc.] that [state the counter-argument here]

• It might [seem/appear/look/etc.] as if [state the counter-argument here]

How Mark Addresses Opposing Viewpoint:

Strategy

Acknowledges It

Considering the importance of public education, it’s understandable that many people would be hesitant to make changes to the system.

Commends the Concern

Those against choice should be commended for demonstrating a committed concern for the education of our nation’s children, but the overwhelming evidence proves that school choice is the right direction for the future.

How Mark Addresses Opposing Viewpoint: An Educational Custom Fit

“An Educational Custom Fit”Strategy

States Opposing Viewpoints Objectively – Then Present Counterargument

1. Those opposed to school choice cite concerns that public schools would be traded in for profit based education corporations that care more for financial profit than the individual education of students

2. Others site concern for what appears to be government sponsorship of private religious schools through the funding provided by various school voucher programs.

3. One of the programs the NEA has been most vocal against has been school vouchers, contending that vouchers amount to government funding of religious based schools. On the contrary, citizens are allowed to retain a portion of their tax dollars that would have been spent on local public school funding and apply it to a school of their choosing.

75 Readings

• Read Tapping into Text Messaging • Answer response reading questions (individually)• Turn in

Your Final Task

• Prepare and present a Presentation based on the topic of your argument paper• 3-5 minutes in length• Covers major sections of your argument paper including

• Intro and Thesis statement• Table with Pros and Cons of arguments for or against the

issue• Data collection/facts/evidence• Presentation of opposing viewpoint • Visual aids (at last 4 – one that shows data collection)• Conclusion

Formats for Presentation

Format for Presentations

Prezi

http://prezi.com/

What is it?• a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling

tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas• Employs zooming user interface (ZUI) which allows

users to zoom in and out of their presentation media

http://prezi.com/

http://prezi.com/

Sample Prezi – Legalization of Marijuana

• https://prezi.com/2q_e03nodmnn/legalization-of-marijuana/

https://prezi.com/2q_e03nodmnn/legalization-of-marijuana/


Legalization of Marijuana – Pros and Cons

• https://prezi.com/2q_e03nodmnn/legalization-of-marijuana/



Sample Prezi – Death with Dignity

• https://prezi.com/1btxfas3hyrl/death-with-dignity/

https://prezi.com/1btxfas3hyrl/death-with-dignity/

https://prezi.com/1btxfas3hyrl/death-with-dignity/

Slideshare

• Offers users the ability to upload and share publicly or privately PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios.

Slideshare

• http://www.slideshare.net/guest013130/legalization-of-marijuana

http://www.slideshare.net/guest013130/legalization-of-marijuana



Slideshare

• http://www.slideshare.net/ElCaminoWellnessCenter/the-pros-and-cons-of-sacramento-medical-marijuana-8760989?qid=3ade4d57-1e92-4a61-8184-12e00213eb3b&v=qf1&b=&from_search=9

http://www.slideshare.net/ElCaminoWellnessCenter/the-pros-and-cons-of-sacramento-medical-marijuana-8760989?qid=3ade4d57-1e92-4a61-8184-12e00213eb3b&v=qf1&b=&from_search=9





Author Stream

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/marijuanaedibles-1583224-legalization-marijuana/




13.1 High Impact Presentations Version 1.0

Effective Presentations (PowerPoint, Slideshare, Prezi, Author Stream]

• Good layout and design.• Professional graphics.• Minimizes text.


Presentations: Less is MORE!

• Keep it simple, clean, and elegant• Fewer slides• Fewer points• Less text• Less time


Example 1: What is wrong with this slide?



• Too many bullet points• Font is too small• Poor color • Cognitive (over)load

• You don’t know what to focus on in this slide

• Too much information coming at you at once

• Too much text.• Text is too small.• Slide is boring.


Example 3: What do you think about this slide?

• A much better example!• Good amount of text• Good use of colors • The type of font matches

the graphic’s playful vibe


Presentation Graphics

• Graphics• Make sure charts or graphs are large enough.• Avoid clipart that is “cheesy.”• Photos are strong if there is not much going on.


Using Color in PowerPoint (or other Multimedia Software)

• Use sparingly for impact.• In general:

• Use a darker background with lighter text • Use a lighter background with darker text


Using Color in Presentations

• Stick with three colors or less• Try to avoid red & green if possible due

to:• Societal/cultural associations of red and

green• Red-green colorblindness


Text in Presentations

• Limit the amount of text! In general:• No more than 6-8 words per line• No more than 6-8 lines per slide

• Font types: Sans Serif, Cambria, Calibri, & Arial • Font size: 28 – 36 is most effective


What Else Should I Think About When Presenting?

• Body Language (keep it simple, not distracting)

• Voice (Volume, Pitch)• Eye Contact (keep eyes on

audience)• Pace (Not too fast, not too slow)


Body Language/Eye Contact

Eye Contact• Maintain Eye Contact

Keep as much eye contact with members of your audience as possible. Gauge their reaction to your presentation and adjust accordingly. If you are a shy person, one way to begin this practice is to look slightly above the eye level of members of the audience.

• Avoid ReadingGive your presentation extemporaneously from notes, rather than reading through pages and pages of material.


Posture

• Stand straight but relaxed (do not slouch or lean sideways)

• No hands in pockets • Smile!

Voice• Your voice should comfortably reach the person furthest removed from you.

Use a clear, confident and assertive tone • Emphasize specific points and vary your rate of delivery brings out key points

in your presentation and attract your audience's attention. • Avoid speaking in a low voice or a monotonous tone.


Quick Summary of Presentation Points


Quick Summary of Presentation Points

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c1susCPAE




Work on Planning Presentation

• Choose format• Brainstorm materials you’ll need• Script out what you’ll say and visuals you’ll need• Use planning sheet


Prior to Next Class

• Complete presentation• Make sure to proofread it, ensure all links work• Compare what you have to rubric to make sure it is complete

• If you are using slides or links to Prezi, Animoto, Slideshare or other software, make sure you email links/slides to YOURSELF and copy me PRIOR to next week.

• Practice! Practice!


Process for Presentations

• Have your rubric and planning sheet completed with your name on it for final exam period

• Give rubric to me to complete during your presentation• Present to your audience using your visuals (Poster,

Powerpoint, Slideshare, Animoto, Prezi)• Don’t forget a conclusion- call to action• Use handouts if going over complex data (this can count

as one of your visuals)


Be Confident and Have Fun – You are the Expert on Your Topic!

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