Read the Room
This is what the acronym WECAMP stands for
What is Writer, Exigence, Context, Audience, Message, and Purpose?
This type of claim argues for a specific action, such as changing school start times to improve student health.
What is a claim of policy?
“According to the National Weather Service, this region experiences severe storms more frequently during late summer than any other season.”
What is Ethos?
Pizza is the best lunch option offered in the school cafeteria.
What is an opinion?
“Everyone in our grade supports this new dress code, so it must be a good idea.”
What is a Bandwagon fallacy?
On April 15, 2021, Malala Yousafzai delivered a speech at the United Nations during a global education summit. As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, Malala spoke to world leaders, educators, and global citizens about the importance of providing equal access to education for girls worldwide. Her speech responded to ongoing barriers to education caused by poverty, conflict, and gender discrimination. Malala emphasized that education is a basic human right and urged governments to take concrete action to protect and expand educational opportunities for girls.
The W in WECAMP
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This type of claim argues whether something is true or false, such as whether students who get more sleep perform better in school.
What is a claim of fact?
“No student should have to sit in a classroom feeling invisible, unheard, and convinced they don’t belong.”
What is Pathos?
The average American teenager spends more than seven hours a day on their phone
What is a fact?
“Either we ban phones in school completely, or students will never learn how to focus.”
What is an either-or fallacy?
On April 15, 2021, Malala Yousafzai delivered a speech at the United Nations during a global education summit. As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, Malala spoke to world leaders, educators, and global citizens about the importance of providing equal access to education for girls worldwide. Her speech responded to ongoing barriers to education caused by poverty, conflict, and gender discrimination. Malala emphasized that education is a basic human right and urged governments to take concrete action to protect and expand educational opportunities for girls.
The E in WECAMP
What is April 15, 2021 / a global education summit?
This type of claim judges whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, such as whether school uniforms harm student self-expression.
What is a claim of value?
“After implementing a recycling program, the school reduced waste by 35% within one year.”
What is Logos?
Students should be allowed to listen to music during independent work time in class.
What is an arguable claim?
“We shouldn’t take her argument about school funding seriously—she failed math last year.”
What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?
On April 15, 2021, Malala Yousafzai delivered a speech at the United Nations during a global education summit. As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, Malala spoke to world leaders, educators, and global citizens about the importance of providing equal access to education for girls worldwide. Her speech responded to ongoing barriers to education caused by poverty, conflict, and gender discrimination. Malala emphasized that education is a basic human right and urged governments to take concrete action to protect and expand educational opportunities for girls.
The M in WECAMP
What is "about the importance of providing equal access to education for girls worldwide…Malala emphasized that education is a basic human right”
Allowing phones in classrooms ultimately harms learning more than it helps, even when used for educational purposes.
What is a claim of value?
“When districts similar to ours adopted a four-day school week, they reported lower teacher burnout and stable test scores over a three-year period.”
What is Logos?
The school year feels unnecessarily long for both students and teachers.
What is an opinion?
“If we allow students to redo one major assignment, grades will stop meaning anything, effort will disappear, and academic standards will collapse.”
What is a slippery-slope fallacy?
On April 15, 2021, Malala Yousafzai delivered a speech at the United Nations during a global education summit. As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist, Malala spoke to world leaders, educators, and global citizens about the importance of providing equal access to education for girls worldwide. Her speech responded to ongoing barriers to education caused by poverty, conflict, and gender discrimination. Malala emphasized that education is a basic human right and urged governments to take concrete action to protect and expand educational opportunities for girls.
The P in WECAMP
What is "urged governments to take concrete action to protect and expand educational opportunities for girls”
To reduce teen stress and burnout, schools should limit the amount of homework assigned each night.
What is a claim of policy?
“As someone who grew up in this community and now works with its students every day, I can’t ignore the responsibility we have to protect their future.”
What is Ethos?
Recycling programs in schools make a difference in reducing environmental waste.
What is a fact?
“After surveying three classrooms and finding that most students preferred digital textbooks, the school concluded that printed textbooks are no longer effective for learning.”
What is a hasty generalization fallacy?