gmo´s fernando-argumentative texts-biodeluna2011
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Argumentative textsapplied to Biology.
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GMOShttp://w
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http://triunfadorasellibro.blogspot.com/2009/10/tu-opinion-cuenta-presta-atencion.html
We need ARGUMENTS
We need ARGUMENTS
• Benefits – Crops
– Animals
– Environment
– Society
We need ARGUMENTS
• Benefits – Crops
– Animals
– Environment
– Society
• Controversies– Safety
– Access and Intellectual Property
– Ethics
– Labeling
– Society
We need ARGUMENTS• Benefits
– Crops • Reduced maturation time • Increased nutrients, yields, and stress
tolerance • Enhanced taste and quality • Improved resistance to disease, pests, and
herbicides • New products and growing techniques
– Animals • Increased resistance, productivity, hardiness,
and feed efficiency • Better yields of meat, eggs, and milk • Improved animal health and diagnostic
methods – Environment
• "Friendly" bioherbicides and bioinsecticides • Conservation of soil, water, and energy • Bioprocessing for forestry products • Better natural waste management • More efficient processing
– Society • Increased food security for growing populations
• Controversies– Safety
• Potential human health impacts, including allergens, transfer of antibiotic resistance markers, unknown effects
• Potential environmental impacts, including: unintended transfer of transgenes through cross-pollination, unknown effects on other organisms (e.g., soil microbes), and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity
– Access and Intellectual Property • Domination of world food production by a few companies • Increasing dependence on industrialized nations by developing
countries • Biopiracy, or foreign exploitation of natural resources
– Ethics • Violation of natural organisms' intrinsic values • Tampering with nature by mixing genes among species • Objections to consuming animal genes in plants and vice versa • Stress for animal
– Labeling • Not mandatory in some countries (e.g., United States) • Mixing GM crops with non-GM products confounds labeling
attempts – Society
• New advances may be skewed to interests of rich countries
Text structurehttp://arqtool.blogspot.com
/2009_12_18_archive.html
Text structure
• Main thesis: your opinion(you can make it up)
• Supporting, giving arguments
• Beware of other points of view.
• Conclusion.
Techniques• Positive opening• Evidence• Rhetorical questions• Use of three.• GMOS are unfair, unsustainable and an ecologycal risk.• Exclamations• Emotive arguments.• Personal touching.• Anecdotes.• A clear conclusion.
mortar.
http://lillogaliani.com/2008/08/cemento-artistico/
Bricks are the words.
Connectives are the mortar.
http://bercun.com/blog/page/37/
http://lillogaliani.com/2008/08/cem
ento-artistico/
ConnectivesConnectives
ConnectivesConnectives
• then,in contrast, • after,
finally,
therefore, so,
similarly, in addition,indeed,
however,
although,
later,
thirdly,
secondly,
nevertheless, on the other hand,
though,
also,
too,
to begin with, next, in sum,
as a result,
consequently,
alternatively
Connectives
TIME CONNECTIVE:
Shows the order of your points.
first, then, after, later, secondly, thirdly, finally, to begin with, next, in sum, to conclude, in a nutshell
OPPOSING CONNECTIVE:
Introduces an opposite argument.
however, although, nevertheless, on the other hand, in contrast, though, alternatively, anyway, yet, in fact, even so, whereas
ADDING CONNECTIVE:
Adds a further point.
also, too, similarly, in addition, indeed, let alone, furthermore, moreover, likewise
RESULT CONNECTIVE:
Introduces a result or solution.
therefore, consequently, as a result, so, then, because, since, as, for,
To be successful http://w
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To be successful
• Write in paragraphs: clear structure.
• Use a range of connectives.
• Include counter arguments.
http://ww
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/sofa-design/unique-bricks-mortar-sofas-and-chairs-design/
• And of course:http://w
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/blog/2009/especial-el-plan-de-empresa/
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• And of course:http://w
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• www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/english/connectives.ppt
• http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml