8th+Grade+-+It's+Debatable!

= //**UNIT - It's Debatable!** // = = //**Lesson - Arguing or Persuading** // = **__Standards __**
 * __Communication and Collaboration __
 * Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences usibng a variety of media and formats.
 * Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others emplying a variety of digital environments.
 * __Research and Information Fluency __
 * Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate and use information.

**__SWBAT __**
 * You will start to understand what it takes to persuade someone of your point.
 * You will be able to do research on the Internet
 * You will understand that learning these skills will help you further your education and career.

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= //**DO NOWS** // =

September 23, 2011 DO NOW - Please give me an HONEST review of this lesson by answering these questions: Did you like it? Why or why not. Did you learn anything? Why or why not? What was it like working with your team? Was the work split evenly or did one person do most of the work? Why did that happen?

September 22, 2011 DO NOW - Think about yesterday's group presentations. What will you do differently than those groups? Why?

<span style="color: #328632; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 21, 2011 DO NOW - What are your thoughts about being on a team for school projects? Why?

<span style="color: #328632; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 20, 2011 DO NOW - Write about what you did over the long weekend.