Lesson's Goals
*Begin to establish team arguments
*Understand how to analyse online sources for reliability
*Begin to establish team arguments
*Understand how to analyse online sources for reliability
Task: 1. In your teams, brainstorm all of the arguments you can think of. 2. Discuss what you have written and expand if needed. 3. Research your topic using multiple methods including: -internet search -watching videos -read newspaper articles -conduct surveys -ask friends or family their opinions 4. Don't forget to brainstorm arguments the opposition might use, so you can start planning for rebuttals. |
Action Plan: *In your group assign each person an argument to research at home to then bring for next lesson *Make sure at least one counter-argument is also researched *Use the 'Building an Argument' sheet |
Research Tips:
You can't always believe everything you read on the internet as fact. So how are you going to find out if your information source is reliable? 1. Look at the URL: Just looking at the address of a website can give a lot of insight to how much value it has. The extension at the end of the website (example .com) indicates what category the website falls under.
2. Who wrote the information? -who created it and why? -what knowledge or skills do they have in the area? -are they stating fact or opinion? 3. Is the information biased? -what perspective is it written? -is it full of fact or opinion? -are they affected by sponsorship? 4. Timeliness. -is the information current? -does it specify dates of publication |
Resources
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Building an Argument Worksheet | |
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