Unit Info
This is the holiday that will eliminate one day from this unit.
MLK Jr. Day
PBS NewsHour typically takes this position on controversial topics.
Neutral / Hear From Both Sides
When Steph Curry uses his name and credibility with basketball to endorse Under Armour.
Ethos Appeal
This is what ALA stands for.
American Library Association
To cause someone to do something through reasoning and argumentation.
Persuasion
The number of weeks that this unit will last.
5 Weeks
These 2 groups of kids often get suspended and expelled at disproportionate rates when SROs are present.
Kids of color & kids with disabilities
The Sarah McLachlan song began playing during the adopt a pet ad. I bought a dog the next day.
Pathos Appeal
Book bans affect this genre the most.
Young Adult / YA
Logos, Pathos, and Ethos are all referred to as this phrase.
Rhetorical Appeals
The three topics of this unit will focus on book banning, cops on campus, and __________.
Cell Phones in Schools
The school boards in these two CA cities ended their contracts with police departments following in Minneapolis' footsteps.
Oakland & San Francisco
A cardiologist of 20 years tells their patient they have 6 years until heart failure according to testing. The patient believes them due to these appeals.
Ethos & Logos Appeals
Teachers in certain states who violate book ban legislations can have this revoked.
Teaching Certification
A deceptive argument that seems stronger than it is due to psychological persuasion.
Logical Fallacy
This is what this unit's assessment will be.
Op-Ed Piece
The term for the policies and practices that push the nation’s schoolchildren, especially the most at-risk children, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
School-to-Prison Pipeline
The news coverage of the LA fires showing percentage of fires contained, firsthand accounts from victims, and images of the aftermath uses these types of appeals.
Logos & Ethos & Pathos Appeals
"Unsuited to any age group," offensive language, and _______ are the top reasons why books are challenged according to the ProCon article.
Sexually Explicit Content
When you begin to think or do something because so many others are thinking or doing said thing.
Bandwagon Fallacy
The topics for this unit were chosen as they are controversial and because they affect this age group.
High School Students / Teens
Student activists often emphasize the phrase "c_____, not c______".
"counselors, not cops"
I can trust my local candidate running for office because of their experience in politics and their empowering speeches. What appeals are used?
Ethos & Pathos Appeals
Book bans were most prevalent in Texas, Florida, Missouri, Utah, and ___________ in the 22-23 school year.
South Carolina
The suppression / prohibition of parts or whole books, film, media, etc for being obscene, politically unacceptable, or a security threat.
Censorship