Argument
What is the definition of OBUDDA
Opinion, BackUp, Destroy Devil's Advocate
Multi-Genre Narrative, argumentative essay, and compare/contrast essay
In the Great Gatsby, who is the antagonist?
Tom Buchannan
Describe three Negotiation techniques
Mirroring, Labeling, Accusation Audit
Complete the lyrics: "I see friends shaking hands saying "how do you do", they're really saying __ _____ _____"
I love you
What is the purpose of formatting your argument in an OBUDDA structure?
To decrease emotion and increase logic
This dangerous phenomonan happens to students when they want to sound smarter, whjen in reality it just muddles a once clear argument.
In the Crucible, John Proctor is an example of what type of hero? Why?
Anti Hero, in trying to save himself, he saves the whole village
Provide a definition of Accusation Audit. Provide a WRONG example of this skill
Providing how the other side may respond, and undercut that emotion
A kitten with a shadow that makes it look like a monster; politicians being represented as babies; and glasses shattering hurting someone's eyes are all examples of what? Double points for the names of each example
Satire; expansion, diminution, irony
When backing up your opinion, what URLs should you be looking for (2)
.gov, .edu
When writing an argumentative essay, this should be the sentence by sentence formula for the introduction
1) 5W 2) Author thesis 3) Author claim 1 4) Author Claim 2) 5) Author Claim 3 --student response
What character in The Crucible and Story of an Hour demonstrates Ends Justify the Means?
Proctor: Sacrificing himself for the village
Mrs. Mallard: The train having to kill her husband to release her
This is a way to create a Devils Advocate argument from scratch using only your argument.
Flip Flop Chart
Who is the speaker in Serial Season 1
Sarah Koenig
Why shouldn't you include emotion in a logic-based argument?
Emotion is associated with anger, and the first one who gets angry ignores all logic for demeaning the other side.
In the Comedy genre, what is slapstick humor?
Humor that centers on dramatic violence but doesn't involve blood or death
In the Great Gatsby, please provide a summary for three of the chapters, with chapter numbers.
Student response
What is a 5W sentence provide an example using one of our novels?
Who, what , when, where, why
Who is the President of the Board of Education at TEC?
Ruth Hands
Create an OBUDDA argument for the teaching of grammar in high school
Student response
Please name all 6 genres we learned in the Narrative unit. Provide a real world example of each
Horror, Comedy, Dystopia, SciFi, Romance, Mystery
In Story of an Hour, Crucible, and Gatsby; they all have a seperate definition of the American Dream, what are they? How do they all agree on what the Dream is?
Student response
Create a thesis statement (one statement) that argues for or against teaching grammar in high school.
Using a skill learned in each Unit complete the following sentence: "In English III, I have learned..."