PWS2 Online Piracy

PWS2 Online Piracy

In this assignment You will read:

• An info sheet

• A letter to the editor

• Data analysis

• A blog

• You will write an argumentative essay (practice).

Source 1: Info Sheet

Read and annotate anything that helps you decide where you stand on the issue: Should people be prosecuted for online piracy?

Poll

What is the author's purpose for writing Source 1?

• To Persuade

• To Inform

• To Entertain

Multiple Choice

Why has illegal downloading become a controversial issue in recent years?

• The rise of new technologies has prompted a new surge in the fight for copyright protection.

• When you participate in peer-to-peer networks, private data and sensitive documents on your computer become accessible to others.

• The risks involved in illegally reproducing or distributing copyrighted material are significant.

Source 2: Letter to the Editor

Read source 2 and annotate information that will help you decide where you stand on the issue: Should people be prosecuted for online piracy?

Poll

What is the author's purpose for writing this?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

Multiple Choice

What solutions does the author, Alma Mandelssohn, suggest for online piracy?

• Fine everyone a small amount

• Put people in jail

• Give away everything for free since it's going ot be stolen anyway.

Source 3: Data Analysis

Read Source 3 and annotate anything that might help you decide where you stand on the issue: Should we prosecute online piracy?

Poll

What is the author's purpose for writing this?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

Multiple Choice

What is getting pirated the most?

• Music

• Films

• Television shows

• Computer games and software

Multiple Choice

What is the implication of the data shown in "Acceptability of Piracy?"

• All people are ok with piracy.

• Teens think piracy is ok more than everyone else.

• Teens think piracy is not okay more than everyone else.

Multiple Choice

What is the punishment for piracy?

• You get a 100 dollar fine.

• You are banished for life from the internet.

• You could have up to 5 years in jail and a fine of 250,000 dollars.

Open Ended

Do you think that 5 years and jail and a 250,000 fine is fair for illegally downloading a song? Why or why not?

Read Source 4: Blog

As you read, annotate anything that will help you decide where you stand on the issue: Should we prosecute online piracy.

Poll

What is the author's purpose for writing this?

• To persuade

• To inform

• To entertain

Multiple Choice

What reasons does the author give for his position on piracy?

• He is a musician.

• He has to buy music so everyone has to.

• He hates music.

Multiple Choice

What does the author claim would happen if everyone pirated music?

• Artists need to be paid so they can continue to create.

• People will go to jail.

• Artists will stop caring.

Sources need to be credible to be considered good evidence.

Think about the four pieces of evidence we read. Which ones were credible and why?

Multiple Choice

What is an anecdote?

• Ideas that most people share

• Personal examples or stories that illustrate a point.

• Specific instances of a general idea.

Multiple Choice

What are Commonly Accepted Beliefs?

• Personal examples or stories that illustrate a point.

• Ideas that most people share

• Specific instances or illustrations

Multiple Choice

What are facts?

• Statements made by an authority on the subject.

• Personal examples or stories that illustrate a point.

• Statements that can be proven true.