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Standards
9-10.WS.1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claim(s) and create an organization that establishes clear relationship among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns. c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims. d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. e. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

Bell Work: Participial Phrases
Copy the sample sentence on one side of your notecard.

J.K. Rowling, //Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets// Bill Brittain, //The Wish Giver//
 * SAMPLE SENTENCE: __Clearing his throat loudly__, he stepped out from behind the bookshelves.**
 * SAMPLE SENTENCE: Around her waist was a wide pink ribbon, __tied in back with a bow__.**

Copy the description on the other side.
 * Participial Phrase: A verbal ending in ing or ed used to describe. A verbal is a verb that also works like another part of speech. Participles show action, so they act like verbs, but they also describe, so they act like adjectives. Present participles end in ing, and past participles end in ed. Participial phrases can be removed without destroying the meaning of the sentence.**

What is an Argument?
An argument is a reasoned, logical way of demonstrating that the writer’s position, belief, or conclusion is valid. In English, students make claims about the worth or meaning of a literary works, defending their interpretation with evidence from the text, for example. In short, arguments seek to make people believe that something is true or to persuade people to change their beliefs or behavior. Logc-based ||  || * May make claims based on opinion
 * An argumentative essay || A persuasive essay ||
 * * Makes claims based on factual evidence
 * Makes counter-claims. The author takes opposing views into account.
 * Neutralizes or "defeat" serious opposing ideas
 * Convinces audience through the merit and reasonableness of the claims and proofs offered
 * Often compares texts or ideas to establish a position
 * Logic-based || Often compares texts or ideas to etablish a position
 * May not take opposing ideas into account
 * Persuades by appealing to the audience’s emotion or by relying on the character or credentials of the writer – less on the merits of his or her reasons and evidence.
 * Emotion-based ||
 * Key Terms for Argumentation**
 * Claim** – Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea
 * Counterclaim** – A solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with your claim
 * Rebuttal** – A written or verbal response to a counterclaim. The object of the rebuttal is to take into account the ideas presented in the counterclaim and explain why they aren’t persuasive enough, valid enough, or important enough to outweigh your own claim.
 * Support** – Your specific facts or specific evidence used to support why your claim is true
 * Refute** – Argue against a position or prove it to be wrong
 * Qualify** – A "partly-agree" stance in which you agree (in part) with another person’s argument or position but also disagree with part of it.

Read Together!
Read the final chapter of //The Tao of Pooh//, "The Now of Pooh."

//The Tao of Pooh// Argument Prompt
As a class, we have challenged whether Taoism is applicable to our day and age as Benjamin Hoff puts forth in //The Tao of Pooh//. How do we apply Taoism today? Is it possible? If so, how? If not, then why not? In your essay, you must tackle these questions using evidence from the book as well as your own experiences. You must firmly and effectively support your claims and analyze at least three of the following major themes of Taoism in //The Tao of Pooh//:

• The Uncarved Block • Inner Nature vs. Cleverness • Wu Wei • Bisy Backson • The Great Nothing

Homework
We will have lit circles and a journal check for pp. 1-52 of The Te of Piglet on Wednesday! Complete the prep notes organizer! 