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Developing A Strong Argument
- 1. DEVELOPING A STRONG ARGUMENT FOR ASOCRATIC SEMINAR
- 2. SIX ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT
- 3. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 1. Clarify your thinking • Do your research ahead of time • Make sure that you understand the subject well • Think about both the pros and cons of the subject before you solidify your stance Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
- 4. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 2. Construct a clear claim • Make a single statement that shows your stance on the subject • Clarify why this is your stance Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
- 5. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 3. Collect evidence • Pull a variety of quotes/statistics/graphs/etc. that will support your claim • If you do not have enough evidence to back up your claim, you should consider changing it Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
- 6. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 4. Consider objections • Understand all viewpoints related to the subject, not just your own • What could the opposing side believe? What problems might they point out in your argument? How will you rebuttal these opposing claims? Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
- 7. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 5. Appeal to your audience • Know who you are speaking to • Determine the best approach/language/intensity to use when speaking to specific audiences Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
- 8. ELEMENTS OF ASTRONG ARGUMENT 6. Confirm your main points • Wrap up your argument by restating your main points in a different way • Connect your points to other real-life examples and to the future Information received from http://thoughtfullearning.com/inquireHSbook/pg102
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- 10. SOCRATES • Ancient Greekphilosopher, scholar, and teacher • Taught his students by asking question after question so that he could expose contradictions in students’ thoughts and ideas • This method is known as the Socratic method
- 11. SOCRATIC SEMINAR • Formaldiscussion, based on text • Participants ask open-ended questions, and others respond with their own thoughts • Reasoning must be backed by evidence • For our class, our discussion will be based on I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem. • You will be expected to pull evidence (quotes) from the text to incorporate into your arguments.
- 12. I, TITUBA: BLACK WITCHOF SALEM
- 13. REVIEW – IMPORTANTTHEMES AND CHARACTERISTICS • Intersectionality of gender and race. - Black and Female • Destructive effects of sexism, racism, and intolerance • Connections based on difference - Hester Prynne, - Benjamin Cohen D'Azevedo • Tituba was used and abused for her spirituality, but once deemed to powerful, they exiled her as a witch.
- 14. REVIEW – KEYVOCABULARY • Puritan: a member of Protestant group in England and New England in the 16th & 17th centuries that opposes many customs of the Church of England • Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of race, class, and gender regarded as creating an overlap of systems of discrimination • Prejudice: an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed without knowledge, thought, or reason • Stigma: the discrimination against a person based on perceivable social characteristics that serve to distinguish them from other members of society
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- 16. QUESTION FOR TOMORROW’SSEMINAR Do the challenges that Tituba face strengthen or hinder her ability to reach her full potential?
- 17. Template received fromhttps://sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/student-directed-socratic-seminar-discussion-unit-251722
- 18. BEFORE YOU GO TICKETTO LEAVE On your index card, write down: One thing from I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem that you feel strongly about (something that you would like to discuss during the Socratic seminar tomorrow) One way that you will ensure that your argument will be strong. HOMEWORK • Finish your Socratic Seminar Preparation worksheet. I will be checking them off as you walk through the door tomorrow.