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On Thursday, we are going to watch some videos and have a discussion on how to do this effectively. Then, I would like you to plan another short 2-3 minute presentation about a claim related to Valentine's Day, using evidence from the article linked below (you have nothing to find on your own).

These presentations we will give on Monday. Let's get this right so we can do well on the exam :)
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Instructions: Write at least 150 words to describe a person who is, in your opinion, the perfect friend. What are they like, and what kinds of things do they do? You should describe an imaginary person, not a real one (unless you truly have a perfect friend). Good luck!
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Rather than creating the entire individual media presentation (IMP) based on your outline, I am requiring that you create 2-3 slides to communicate your sports-related claim from the section you chose to write up in checkpoint 3. All students will present these slides (2-3 minutes for each student) on Monday, January 16.

Please carefully read through the rubric for the IMP (attached). In addition to creating slides that are relevant and not overwhelming, and incorporating evidence, your presentation must argue for a solution (change) or resolution (belief) related to your topic. Do these things and you will receive a high score :)

Good luck!
Due Date (2-3 slides): Sunday @ midnight
Each day late: -10%.
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Due Date: Wednesday, January 11 @ midnight (10% penalty for each day late)
Minimum Word Requirement: 600 words
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For those who are finished with the outline, I would like you to complete this assignment (instructions below). You may work together. If your outline is not complete, please take this time to complete it as it is now one day late (and 10% of points). Starting this week, grades will be updated in the new Jupiter system every weekend, so please be on top of this!

Assignment Instructions: Before we start to write our sports-themed argument essays (one section), I would like us to take a look at three of the essays from the first practice, or your research reports. The three essays attached here did not score well because they did not do these very important things from the official rubric:
Communicates why the issue is significant (important) or complex (has many sides or perspectives to consider)
Explains not just what the sources have said, but how and why their arguments are correct
Your task is to make these essays stronger by adding new commentary and analysis. Every student has their own copy of the essays so please make your revisions. Whatever the difference is between your classmates' old and new essay scores will be applied to your grade for marking period 3, so let's help each other :)
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Each paper will have a thesis statement, which is your major claim or response to your research question, at least three sub claims or minor reasons, and at least one counterargument (preferably more).

Remember from the silly arguments we made in class (still think hot dogs are sandwiches)- there are two ways to organize this information (the "classic" format and the "analyzer" format), and you will get to choose which outline format you’d like to use.

Due Date: Wednesday, January 5 @ midnight. Each day late: -10%.
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Due Date: Monday, December 19 @ midnight 
Each day late: -10%
Guidance: One of the most important things to know about research questions is that they can either be SOLUTION-BASED (trying to figure out which solution to a problem is best) or POSITION-BASED (trying to figure out which argument about an issue is most valid). The IWA (individual written argument) is an argument essay, and so as long as you have an argument to make, you will likely be okay :)
There have two main issues with our research questions this year. Some were overly broad or not specific enough (helpful examples on how to make a research question more specific at the link below), and some had answers that were clear and obvious, or that no reasonable person would disagree with (i.e. should powerful countries try to limit pollution in the oceans?). If you could focus on avoiding these two common mistakes, your questions will be much stronger!
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Our next project will involve a (shortened) essay and individual presentation about topics related to sports, and one of the requirements is that you incorporate some of the articles (attached) provided by the College Board (you will also find some of your own).

The first step in this process is to find information from the College Board sources that stands out to us, and so we will split them up. On Wednesday, you and two teammates will make a short (2-3 minutes) slideshow presentation about information from ONE of the three articles attached. On Monday, we'll be splitting them up based on our interest levels.
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