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Friday, February 1, 2013

Overview of 2nd Performance Assessment


Similar to the first one on censorship, you will be reading and taking notes on a variety of texts, both visual and print media, on the issue of sports in schools then constructing an argument essay.
Overview:
Task 1: write a 3 paragraph summary of a video; follow structure of nonfiction reading response
Task 2: research notes from 2 articles - identify main ideas and important facts that support the author's main ideas; paraphrase and direct quotations
Task 3: summary of article; again, follow the 3-part structure of writing about nonfiction
Task 4: research notes from 3 videos; list main/central ideas and supporting details
Task 5: write an argument essay; first, write outline

Links to videos:
Here are the links to the videos:

Task 1: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/do-athletes-face-unnecessary-parent-pressure/1d0hy68yq?cpkey=8d04f6ce-2398-4edc-b781-558ad5e76e6e%7C%7C%7C%7C&pld=0&pl=nottop&lv=inf&rtd=no&rt=no&ck=v5UpN&v=nottop&vso=nottop&vsu=not&adlt=strict
Task 4, Video 1: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3683084n
Task 4, Video 2: http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/health/healthy_living/pressure-on-teen-athletes-soars-as-concussions-triple
Task 4, Video 3: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/1805/2216653?title=broadcast_local_2
 * This will take 5 periods.

Be prepared. Review your notes/handouts and synthesize all you have learned about writing this type of essay. 

The skills you should review are:
  1. Introduction to Visual Media
  2. Checklist of what to include in the argument essay
  3. The 3-parts of responding to to nonfiction: summary, evaluating evidence, and making conclusions. This was also on the handout on which you took notes on the child soldiers articles.
  4. Overview of argument essay and how to write outlines
  5. Notes on how to write a thesis statement

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