Intro to Persuasive Essay Writing & Debate

Intro To Persuasive Essay Writing & Debate

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Mr. Vacchio

​Do Now:

​Read the definition of the word "debate" on the next slide and then take the poll on the two slides that follow.

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Official Definition​

debate (noun)

​de-bate

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​a discussion on a particular topic between two or more people personally or in a public meeting or legislative assembly in which opposing arguments are put forward to PERSUADE others to agree with you.

Synonyms For Debate & Persuade

​discourse-discussion-argument-disagreement-

-conversation-

-negotiate in some cases-

Poll

If you have only 2 options, which baseball team do you think is better?

Poll

Why did you pick one team over the other?

Stop Here After You Take The Poll

And Wait So We Can Review The Results

• Statistically the team I picked is doing better than the other one.

• The team has a better chance of making it into The World Series and that's the team I root for.

• I am a fan of that team and would like them no matter how good or bad they are doing.

• I didn't like the options here or I have another reason (other).

​Things to think about

​What is a conversation?

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​Do two or more people always agree when they are having a conversation?

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​Explain why two or more people might not agree when having a conversation? How often do you think you do this a day?

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​When having a conversation with a peer or a friend how often do you try to get them to agree with you on a daily basis? How do you persuade them to agree with you?

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​How is persuasion used in everyday life?

​Let's Look At The Poll Results And Setup For A Peer To Peer Discussion

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​​ - First, raise your hand if you picked the Yankees and make note of

who picked the Yankees.

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​- Second, raise your hand if you picked the Mets and make note of who

picked the Mets.

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​- Pair off with a student who picked the opposite team that you picked

and separate into groups of 2

​Peer To Peer Discussion

​- Follow the instructions in the Google Forms document and write your answers as requested.

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​- Make note that you are trying to persuade your partner why your team is better...and...you might not be able to. Think of this like you are trying to convince a friend to go and see a movie you want to see.

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​- Search for a simple fact that you can use to persuade your partner why your team is better by using a Google search.

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​- Link to Google Forms: https://forms.gle/Eave4XRgDXtQQa9N6