Dex Lear X 002005/1505580 C is 1/ Apex Lear X Apex Lear X Apex Lear x Amazon. x) net x 6.2.5 Discuss: Think It Through, Talk It Out English 11 Points Possible: 10 Your Opinion: Zulaikha Ahmad Name: Fahim Date: Discussion AGREE or DISAGREE? Read the statement below and decide whether you agree or disagree with it. Be prepared to support your opinion with details from the reading. Here's your discussion prompt: Independence is a universal human need. What do you think? Write a paragraph supporting your opinion and then write a reply paragraph. If you're working with others, your reply paragraph should respond to the ideas of another student. If you're working alone, your reply paragraph should support the opposite point of view from your own. SCORING RUBRIC Points Points X | Apex Learnix Apex Learni x pop/1002005/1507595 download videos on the computer to show you his biased reporting style. ANNA: Cool. JENNIFER: O.K., sounds good. After lunch, let's begin by reviewing the article together. [Narrator slides in.] Apex Learni xAmazon.cox) nehe NARRATOR: Oh, I agree. That does sound good. Great work, everyone. You have earned your lunch! [He throws his fists in the air.] [Image is replaced by text.] On-Screen Text: Things to remember: Use evidence to support your conclusions. Ask questions to clarify ideas, challenge viewpoints, or evaluate conclusions. Conduct research to support your conclusions. x Apex Learni x Apex Learni x X pop/1002005/1507595 On-Screen Text: Discussion Techniques: Assess the claims of your discussion partners. Try to synthesize claims into a single conclusion. [Cut to students.] Apex Learni X Audio: JENNIFER: Let's take a look at this article again. As we review it bit by bit, we'll take a look and see if we can establish the theme. We'll also look for places where the opinions of the author seem biased. ANNA: Cool. DANIEL: Yeah! Kim Sato is a reporter who likes to stir up trouble. I mean I can download videos on the computer to show you his biased reporting style. Amazon.coxnehe [Narrator slides in.] JENNIFER: O.K., sounds good. After lunch, let's begin by reviewing the article together. Q Search NARRATOR: Oh, I agree. That does sound good. Great work, everyone. You have 80 CLOSE # myhp WW "16 Ex Apex Learni x Apex Learni x z/cpop/1002005/1507595 DANIEL: Yeah! ANNA: So you think the theme isn't really about the contamination, but about how Japan can't prevent natural disasters from destroying the reactors? DANIEL: I guess it is! JENNIFER: I see. So, Daniel, is that your theme for the article? ANNA: All right. I see your point. DANIEL: I see your point too. [Cut to narrator.] Apex Learni X On-Screen Text: Discussion Techniques: NARRATOR: Ooh! I do too! I do! I think... Wait. Yes, no, no, I do! I do! Because both Daniel and Anna assessed each other's stances, synthesized their claims, and ended up coming to conclusions that neither of them would have reached on their own. Amazon.com xonehe: x Assess the claims of your discussion partners. Try to synthesize claims into a single conclusion. Q Search 80 O CLOSE myhp Apex Learni x Apex Learni x p/1002005/1507595 [Q NARRATOR: Oh! Anna and Daniel are both using evidence from the article to support their conclusions. Each of them has a point. On-Screen Text: Discussion Techniques: Use evidence to support your conclusions. [Narrator and text slide offscreen.] Apex Learni X JENNIFER: What do you mean? Amazon.com xnehe | C Audio: JENNIFER: I hear what you're saying, Anna. You feel he jumps from one topic to the other. And, Daniel, you feel that he is still arguing the same point. Right? DANIEL: But this more or less proves my point about Sato being biased. Search DANIEL: I mean, even though he's saying that the radiation hasn't made Japan's exported food dangerous to eat, he's pulling out all the stops to make it seem as if Japan really messed things up, even though there's proof the disaster couldn't be prevented. ANNA: So you think the theme isn't really about the contamination, but about how 80 CLOSE Apex Learni x Apex Learni x 002005/1507595 Sol Apex Learni X Amazon.com x nehe: x | ANNA: Yeah! Because first he mentions that radiation isn't contaminating the food supply, and how the FDA isn't releasing this information into the United States. But in that same paragraph, he jumps to what Japan is doing to prevent the reactors from being ripped apart again. DANIEL: [Scratches his head] Yeah, O.K., I see your point. There are two different issues going on. But isn't he still saying one thing? Food imported from Japan is safe to eat, so we don't need to worry about that, but there are also ways to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. ANNA: But why be concerned about it happening again if it didn't harm anything anyway? DANIEL: It still emits radiation and harms humans. I mean, he mentioned that in the article. ANNA: That's what I mean! How does that statement pertain to the food supply? That's a different theme. [Narrator slides in over the faded image of the students. He is holding a pair of chopsticks and chewing a mouthful of food.] NARRATOR: Oh! Anna and Daniel are both using evidence from the article to support Apex Learni X Apex Learni x 002005/1507595 [Cut to narrator.] Apex Learni X NARRATOR: Daniel is challenging the ideas in the article by claiming that the author may be biased - just like how I have a bias for salmon. Uh-huh? On-Screen Text: Discussion Techniques: Challenge established ideas. [Cut to students.] Amazon.cox nehe X Audio: JENNIFER: Nice. Those are both good questions. Let's tackle them one at a time. Anna, where does the theme of the article seem to change? ANNA: Well, look here. [She reads from a paper in her hand.] The article reads that "the fault lies with the FDA's inability to release enough information in order to regain the public's trust. But perhaps Japan is to blame as well. Although there are plans to remove the spent nuclear fuel rods and build a permafrost wall around the four damaged reactors, is this really enough to recover damaged trust?" JENNIFER: So in that paragraph you think the theme switches? ANNA: Yeah! Because first he mentions that radiation isn't contaminating the food CLOSE Apex Learnix Apex Learni X p/1002005/1507595 Apex Learni X ANNA: O.K., well, I didn't understand the main theme of the article. At first I thought the author was trying to explain that our food was safe, since the FDA found no major evidence of major radiation contamination. But then it seemed like the author was discussing ways to prevent the incident from happening again. So, what was the overall theme? Amazon.cox nehe [Narrator slides in over the faded image of the students.] On-Screen Text: Discussion Techniques: Ask clarifying questions. NARRATOR: Ahh! Anna is asking questions to help clarify the focus of the article. She may also be wondering if the tuna in her lunch is safe to eat. Personally, I prefer salmon. Much better for you. [Narrator and text slide offscreen.] Audio: DANIEL: Did you guys feel the article was biased? Kim Sato is a newscaster from Japan. Since newscasters get money and fame when they deliver a big story, I think that it's possible that Kim just wants to stir up some controversy. CLOSE Apex Learni x Apex Learni X p/1002005/1507595 Apex Learni x Video Transcript: Discussion Tactics O Amazon.com x nehe X Video opens with three students (Daniel, Jennifer, and Anna) sitting at a table that holds papers, a cup, and work materials. Audio: JENNIFER: [Sitting in the middle, addressing the other two] Hi! Today we're discussing Kim Sato's article on the Japanese nuclear power plant incident and how it's affected Japan's exported food supply to the United States. ANNA: Wait a minute. Does this have something to do with my lunch? [Others laugh.] [Cut to a man in a suit speaking directly to the viewer.] NARRATOR: Oh, lunch! Oh, I am hungry. [laughs] [The words "Mr. Discussion" appear on-screen with an arrow pointing to the narrator. Cut back to the group sitting at the table.] JENNIFER: Anna, you and Daniel can discuss any issues or questions you have regarding Sato's arguments. I will help get those questions and issues resolved.