Session 1: Review of Course Objectives

Why I Write – Intro / Motivation

Session 2

Writing a Researched Argument Paper 1

On Media and its Impact on Learning (lesson 1)

Step 1: Reflect on your personal experince and formulate your opinions on the topic

Session 3

Writing a Researched Argument Paper 2

Step 2: Read an expert article on the topic and evaluate the information. Make a list of statements under Pros and Cons after you have formulated your position on the issue.

Read Brain Candy

On Media and its Impact on Learning (lesson 2)

Select two quotations or points ( summary) that agree with your position.

Select two quotations or points ( by summary) that challenege your position.

Post them on the internet classroom.

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Writing a Researched Argument Paper 3

Evaluate information from Brain Candy

Position-

Pros-

Cons-

Step 3: Do online databases research

Step 3: Research for two articles that support your position or help you counter argue

On Media and its Impact on Learning

1. Define Media

• TV
• Internet
• Music
• Ads
• Video games
• Movies

2. Define Learning

1. Knowledge in general such as ELA skills, math skills, etc
2. Behavior
3. Crtical thinking skills
4. ability to analyze
5. perception toward the world

3. Match the relationship between the two concepts

On Media and its Impact on Learning

What does "collecting evidence" mean?

-any information that supports/illustrates a point, i.e. proof, statistics and examples.

Why evidence through research?
-to help clarify and define the topic
-to gain new knowledge about the topic
-to be more convincing

Today's Task:
1. Find two more sources to collect your evidence( support your position on media's impact), especially articles that present different points of view on the topic
2. Identify the sources of your articles( organization, author, URL and date of publication)

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Session 5

Writing a Researched Argument Paper 4

Complete your introductory paragraph. Your introduction needs to include

• a clear position statement and
• three subpoints relating to your position.
• Good writers also include some transitional sentences or buffers to introduce your position.
• Defining concepts of media and learning can also be part of the introduction.
• You may also include a quotation by an expect on the topic.
  

Structure of a good paragraph-
1. Topic sentence
2. Explain your topic sentence
3. Provide examples/statistics to support or illustrate your sub topic by summary, direct qutations, paraphrasing and annotation.
4. Provide a relevant quotation further heilighting your subtopic.

Find Three Sources of Info to Support yourPosition [Turn in]
Use at least 3 strong evidence to support your position- two to support your position straigtforward; one to counter-argue one of the Con statements you have identofied from the Brain Candy article.

Post your information as you see below-
1. Pro Statement #1--Detailed info with the 1st Example and Souce
2. Pro Statement #2--Detailed info with the 2nd Example and Souce
3. Con Statement #1- Detailed info from an article with specific source. Prove the con statement wrong with specific examples

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No School

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Session 6

Writing a Researched Argument Paper 5

Today's Task-

1. Creating an Outline (Sample Outline 1)

2. Writing the three body paragrphs

Workshop-

Step 4: How to research and how do we authenticate the information we found online?

1. Take a specific point from your Pro column and research for more in-depth information on that statement
2. Take a specific point from your Cons column and research for more information that counter argues that statement
3. Personal opinions by others are not valid
4. Experts' opinions backed by the field research or statistics are valid.

Step 5: Evaluate reseached information.

On Media and its Impact on Learning

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Instructional Planning

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Session 7

Researched Argument Paper

1st Draft Due

How to use the informtion you have found from credible sources?

-Interpret
-Papaphrase
-Summarize
-Quote directly

Notes:

1. The importance of topic sentences
2. Categorize the info-make sure you are not using the same type of info repeatedly to prove the same point.
3. When you use inforamtion from an article, ask yourself,"What point am I trying to make?"

Techniques-

• explain
• Elaborate
• prove
• support
• illustrate

How to create a "Works Cited" sheet?

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Session 8

• In-Text Citation
• Works Cited Sheet
• Examples of Works Cited 1
• Citation Example 2

Researched Argument Paper Due

1. SAT and Regents connection
2. SAT Essays

– how can we use the strategies of an argument essay in these two exams ?

Session 9

SAT and Regents connection #2

– how can we use the strategies of an argument essay in these two exams ?

Review how to use literature in the SAT essay

Instructional Planning

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Session 9

SAT and Regents connection #2

– how can we use the strategies of an argument essay in these two exams ?

Review how to use literature in the SAT essay

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Session 10

Personal Essay Workshop#1
(The School Days of an Indian Girl) by Zitkala-Sa

Personal Essay Workshop

(The Kite Runner)

Personal Essay Workshop
('Tis)
Personal Essay Workshop
(When I Was Puerto Rican)
Teacher Man #1
Teacher Man #2
Papa's Waltz
Personal Essay 4

Tips for writing a personal essay-

1. Talk to family members
2. Observe everyday life
3. observe your emotions
4. diction
5. any kind of personal experiece
6. to find the meaning
7. reveal universal truth
8. learn a lesson
9. connects past, present and the future

Instructional Planning

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Session 11

Personal Essay Workshop

(The Kite Runner)

Objective: To explore the work of aparticular poets and their poetics by writing a poem themselves

Aciticities:

1. Read "There Was a Child Went Forth" by Walt Whitman and discuss how the speaker in the poem collects all the images of his youth that that he feels made him who he is.

2. Compose a similar autobiographical poem in which you collect significant images from your own ealier lives. Try to mimick Whitman in the following ways-

a. measure
b. prosaic free verse
c. repetition of words and rhythms
d. carefully observed images
e. use of metaphors & similies to describe ordinary objects

Write about a person in your life who has had great impact on you.

Individual Conference

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Session 12

Personal Essay Workshop

(The Kite Runner)

Objective: To explore the work of aparticular poets and their poetics by writing a poem themselves

Aciticities:

1. Read "There Was a Child Went Forth" by Walt Whitman and discuss how the speaker in the poem collects all the images of his youth that that he feels made him who he is.

2. Compose a similar autobiographical poem in which you collect significant images from your own ealier lives. Try to mimick Whitman in the following ways-

a. measure
b. prosaic free verse
c. repetition of words and rhythms
d. carefully observed images
e. use of metaphors & similies to describe ordinary objects

Write about a person in your life who has had great impact on you.

Personal Writing :

Writing techniques-

1. use descriptive language
2. Capture a moment and magnify it, elongate it and put it ona slow speed (Readt he short story "Birthday Party " by Katherine Brush written in 1946.

1. Use a timeline to narrow down the topics for your personal essay
2. Create a symantic map to brainstorm ideas
3. Use your five senses to direct your narration
4. Create an Outline for your personal writing
5. Write a first draft of your personal essay

Instructional Planning

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Session 13

Comparison / Contrast Essay Smokers vs. runner

Article 1

Article 2

Modeled Mini Research Paper

Baruch Databases

Gale Resource

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Session 14

• Comparison / Contrast Essay Smokers vs. runner

Compare and Contrast Paper Check List

• Tip 1
• Tip 2

1. I wrote a title that informs my reader about the two things
that I will be comparing and contrasting.
2. I wrote an introduction that briefly tells the reader about
the two things I am comparing and contrasting.
3. I wrote a paragraph using specific examples to show the differences between my twotopics.
4. I wrote a paragraph using specific examples to show the similarities between my twotopics.
5. I used words and phrases that show contrast, such as however,
but, on the contrary and on the other hand.
6. I wrote a conclusion with a new point about my two topics.
7. I checked my writing for misspelled words.
8. I checked my writing for errors in punctuation.

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Individual Conference

Instructional Planning

Session 15

Research Paper Class#1

Conduct preliminary research to select and narrow down a topic for your research paper-

Use the check list to help you:

___1. Do I know 30% about the topic?

___2. Do I need to find out about the otehr 70%?

___3. Am I very interested in the subject?

___4. Is this topic narrow enough hat I can write a 5-paged research paper on it?

___5. Am I going to learn about the topic through research?

Guidelines for Research Paper Writing

Sample Research Paper

Independent Research Paper Research Paper

Independent Research Paper

Individual Conference

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Session #16

Research Paper Class #2

• Finalize the topic
• Gather information
• Take notes while researching

Use the T-Chart to help you finalize your topic( with a manageble scope).

Use the checklist to guide you through the beginning steps of writing a research paper-

1. _  T-Chart
2. _  Preliminary Research
3. _  Narrow down my subject to a manageable scope (5 Pages)
4. _  Write a thesis statement with 3 partitions
5. _  Selected a method to start my introduction

Independent Research Paper

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Session 17

Veteran's Day

Complete the following assignment:

1.Generating an effective thesis statement and outline
2. Complete your introduction with a clear thesis statement and supporting partitions

Research Paper Class #3

Sample MLA Format

Outline of a sample research paper

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Individual Conferenc

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Session 18

Research Paper 4

Complete the Outline for your Research Paper

Sample Outline #1

Sample Outline #2

Independent Research Pape

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Session #19

Research Paper 5

Complete the outline for your research paper and start collecting evidence to prove your thesis. Be sure to evaluate your sources .

Use the four strategies to cite information-

1. Summarize
2. Paraphrase
3. Interpret
4. Quote directly

Databases

1. Ebscohost.com (username/password: bergtraumhs)

2.Gale Critical Thinking Resource Center (username: new65658 password new_log) -from school

3. From Home: Gale Resource ( username: new65658rpa / password: new_log)

4. Gale_Novel (login: nysl_me_71_mbhs, pw: empirelink )

5. Grolier-Novel ( username: novel547 pw: novel)

6. Britannica (user name: bergtraum password: library)

7. Novel-ProQuest

8. TeachingBooks.net

Research paper Checklist
1) Clear thesis statement with 3 subtopics relating to the thesis
2) Start each body paragraph with a topic sentence, a statement on one of the sub topics.
3) One quotation at least, no more than three in each body paragraph
4) Use your own words (paraphrase) when using evidence from research
5) Work cited (give credit) 

Research Paper Revision Workshop

Manual for Using MLA StyleResearch Unit
(Preparation for debate)

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Session 20

How to use evidence from your research-
1)to prove ( statistics)
2) to illustrate (examples)
3) to support ( other people's opinions, law / legislate)
4)to inform ( definitions, facts)

Sample research paper 1

Sample Research Paper 2

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No Class
Thanksgiving Recess

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Session 21

A.Choose one of the topics below and pick a position on the topic. Write down five reasons why you agree or disagree.

B.exchange the topic with your partner and list 5 reasons why you disagree. Share the pros/cons. Try to argue against the disagreement is to refute.

Debate 1

Should interracial adoptions be allowed?
Should single parent adoptions be allowed?
Does affirmative action help or hurt minorities?
Should abstinence be taught in public schools?
Is it okay for a nurse to provide the morning after pill?
Is capital punishment for murder morally wrong?
When is capital punishment justifiable?
Should it be legal for schools to censor teachers?
What are the moral complications of human cloning?
When, if ever, is assisted suicide okay?
Should divorce be an option?
What should happen to people who kill someone while driving drunk?
Should evolution be taught in school?
Should free speech laws protect people who commit hate crimes?
Would America be better off without health insurance?
Can you trust the news?
Should parents encourage their kids to follow a religion?
Should parents be responsible for rebellious behavior in public schools?
How can you tell when a police officer uses excessive force?
How dangerous is smoking for your health?
Should scientists be allowed to research stem cells?
Do video games promote violence?
Do schools have the right to search students’ lockers?
Should children be given sex education in schools, or should this be the responsibility of the parents?
Are beauty contests harmful?
Should Physical Education in schools be compulsory?
Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children?
Should young people be subjected to curfews as a way to reduce crime?
Should governments censor material on the worldwide web?
Should we be trying to prevent species becoming extinct? Why?
Should acts of hate be criminalized?
What acts should be considered hate crimes?
Should examinations be replaced with other forms of assessment?
Should mothers stay at home to raise their children?
Should cell phone use in cars be legal or illegal?
Should gambling be legalized and regulated?
Should the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport be legalized?
Should all high school students be on a sports team?
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Debate #2

Final Draft of Research Paper Due

Strategies:

1. Use rhetorical devices such as logos, ethos and pathos

2. Use deductive and inductive reasoning

(Preparation for debate)

Read the articles to select a topic for our debate

Make an appoitment for individual consultation

Finding Your Voice” Portfolio Contents                                            

Due Date: 01/04/2011
Trip to Baruch : 01/07/2011

In your portfolio, you’ll need to include the following-

1. Cover page( course title “College Now-Find Your Voice, Fall 2010)
2. Table of Contents page (with page numbers)
3. Researched Argument Paper  with a title & works cited sheet
4. Personal Writing with a title
5. Comparative Writing-Smokers vs. Runners with a title
6. Research Paper with a title & works cited sheet
7. Debate worksheets (4 worksheets + opening statement speech )
8. Reflection on your favorite work in this portfolio
9. Final Reflection on what you have learned in the College Now “Finding Your Voice” class. Describe how this class has helped you as a writer and prepared you for college writing. Also, respond to “why should I be part of the spring creative writing course”?

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Individual Conference

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Session 23

Debate #3

Annotate the 5 texts of background information on the same-sex school

Instructional Planning

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Session 24

Debate #4 Preparation

Research and gather information on Same-Sex School

Individual Conference

Debate #5 Debate Rubrics

Portfolio Review

Finding Your Voice” Portfolio Table of Contents

Due Date: 01/04/2011
Trip to Baruch : 01/07/2011

In your portfolio, you’ll need to include the following-

Instructional Planning

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Session 26

Prepare for Deabte

Group Pratice Debate

Conferences for Portfolio Review

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Session 27 Last Session

Final Debate

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Final Portfolio Due (Late Portfolio will result in being dropped from the class automatically).

Spring Term starts on Feb. 4 , 2011 Thursday

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Trip to Baruch

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Individual Consultation

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Individual Consultation

Martin Luther King Day

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Individual Consultation

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Individual Consultation