1.4.16 WW Quiz, Finest Ch 13, Counterarguments and Rebuttal

Word Work Quiz, The Finest Hours Chapter 13, Apply Counterarguments and Rebuttals

​Lesson 1.4.15

Reading: "The Finest Hours" Chapter 13

Learners can:

• share an annotation, connection, or prediction

• recall details from Chapter 13 of The Finest Hours

• Transpire: to happen; to occur

• Deteriorating: getting worse over time

• Crest: the top of a wave

• Trough: the bottom of a wave

• Mustering: gathering or building up; often referring to strength or motivation

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Vocab for Chapter 13

Today, you will read Chapter 13 of The Finest Hours. Your focus should be on enjoying and getting into the story. As you read, make annotations about:

• questions

• emotional responses

• items of interest

Additionally, consider how what you read connects to the inquiry question: Are we better together?

First Read

Multiple Select

What elements made it more difficult to rescue the men from the Mercer?

There are multiple correct answers.

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  Captain Naab had to be careful to time the survivors' jumps with the crests (highs) and troughs (lows) of the ocean's waves

• The lifeboat they were using to rescue people from the Mercer crashed into the tanker's hull and started to sink.

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  The Mercer completely capsized before Captain Naab could rescue the last two men from the deck.

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  Members of the Mercer crew would need to be rescued quickly or they could get hypothermia and frostbite.

Multiple Choice

At the end of the chapter, why is it necessary to sink the Mercer's bow?

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  It is dark outside and the seas are rough, so it could be easy for another boat to crash into the ship's wreckage.

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  Superior officer Daniel Cluff commands that the Mercer's bow is to be sunk.

• The crew needs practice firing missiles, and since the ship is already destroyed, they take advantage of this training opportunity.

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  The loud shots would ring out and signal to other ships where the Mercer is located.

Writing: Apply Counterarguments and Rubuttals

Learners can:

• identify the correct use of a colon in a sentence

• identify a counterargument to their argumentative claim

• provide a rebuttal to the counterargument

A colon is a punctuation mark that represents a longer pause or greater separation of ideas. It helps organize information.

One of the ways that people use colons is to introduce items in a list. Use a colon before a series or list if what introduces the list is a complete sentence. For instance, you might see writing such as:

• There were four crewmembers on the CG 36500: Bernie Webber, Richard Livesey, Andy "Fitz" Fitzgerald, and Ervin Maske.

• There were four crewmembers on the CG 36500 is a complete sentence.

The colon separates the information about the list from the list itself.

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Grammar Time!

• Counterarguments and rebuttals should be realistic, honest, and compelling.

• You should consider the opposing side's perspective as objectively as possible.

  • What reasons do they have to think as they do?

  • Explain this, and then use your masterful facts and reasoning to demonstrate the flaws in their argument.

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Argumentative Writing

• Open your Argumentative Writing Outline

• Move to paragraph three of the outline and spend at least ten minutes identifying the counterclaim to your argument and thinking of a rebuttal to it.

Time to Work

Word Work: Quiz!

• The rest of class is for you to complete your Word Work Quiz

• You CANNOT submit the Word Work section of the edio lesson blank today

• After you finish your quiz, you will have Choice Time

• You can be working on iReady Reading Practice, Silent Reading, Get help from Mrs. Massack, or Overdue Edio Lessons

Quiz Time!