Dear Juniors,
If you missed class, we completed the following:
1. JOURNAL #1: Refer to your annotations/notations for today regarding FACEBOOK. Identify TWO annotations for ORANGE and TWO annotations for GREEN. Tell me why you found those passages interesting and insightful. Please record the passages in your journal entries. For example, "As I read the article, a section that I found interesting relates to the number of people currently using Facebook. The author states, ......." Now proceed to explain why you found the text interesting and insightful.....Any questions?
2. We then reviewed the color coding structure by identifying each section (topic sentence, conrete detail, commentary, etc) in the following examples. Each student identified the appropriate structural element by color coding the body paragraphs below. We discussed why #2 is so much stronger.
3. We then returned to the triangle regarding steroid use that we developed during our last class period. We looked at some pro/con elements that we could include in the body paragraph regarding steroids to strengthen the validity of the paper. Each student received a copy of a document entitled "PRO/CON ELEMENTS REGARDING STEROID USE." We proceeded to write the body paragraph that we triangled last class period. EACH STUDENT SUBMITTED THEIR PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO CLASS ENDING>
HOMEWORK:
1. Students randomly selected one of the following topics:
3. Students were asked to complete writing the body paragraph on steroids. We discussed the pros and cons to this issue and then reviewed procon.org for some strong and authentic opinions on the subject. Then we incorporated those opinions into the paragraph that we triangled last class period.
This body paragraph is due on FRIDAY>
If you missed class, we completed the following:
1. JOURNAL #1: Refer to your annotations/notations for today regarding FACEBOOK. Identify TWO annotations for ORANGE and TWO annotations for GREEN. Tell me why you found those passages interesting and insightful. Please record the passages in your journal entries. For example, "As I read the article, a section that I found interesting relates to the number of people currently using Facebook. The author states, ......." Now proceed to explain why you found the text interesting and insightful.....Any questions?
2. We then reviewed the color coding structure by identifying each section (topic sentence, conrete detail, commentary, etc) in the following examples. Each student identified the appropriate structural element by color coding the body paragraphs below. We discussed why #2 is so much stronger.
Paragraph Examples
#1. Bryson Nickle
Due to the pain that one feels during post surgery,
scientists and doctors use new medicines to help patients through pain relief.
However, many drugs fail to provide sufficient relief due to the weakness of
the drugs. For example, Stephen Aaron, a middle-aged man from Salt Lake City,
Utah, recently required back surgery. He received morphine to help cope with
the pain he felt, however, the pain pushed through the medicine to a point
where he found it almost unbearable. The drugs couldn't provide the relief he
required, and unfortunately legalized marijuana isn't an option in Utah. Very
few people react negatively to marijuana Allergic reaction reports seem to come
up very seldom and far in between. These reasons help indicate why medical
marijuana should become an option in all states.
#2. Bryson Nickle (with
more commentary/support)
Due to post surgery pain, medical professionals have used
new approaches, including the use of marijuana, to assist patients with pain relief.
According to one study conducted by the US Society for Neuroscience, “Careful
studies show marijuana directly interferes with pain signaling in the nervous
system. This insight may lead to a new class of pain killers. Patients suffering
from spinal cord injuries and the ill effects of chemotherapy will find pain
relief through using marijuana (Joy, Stanley and Benson). This statement has
merit. Stephen Aaron, a middle-aged man from Salt Lake City, Utah who recently
required back surgery, received morphine
to help cope with the strong post surgery discomfort; however, the morphine did
not ease his pain. If current pain options cease to alleviate patient pain,
then other avenues need consideration. A
second study sponsored by the Healthcare Regularly Agency (HRA) indicated that
the 200 individuals used in the study “found the use of marijuana most effective, particularly regarding pain relief and improved sleep”
(Armenteno). If Mr. Aaron had taken marijuana for his pain, he would have
recovered more quickly and experienced less side effects from the surgery.
Unfortunately, the use of medical marijuana creates a barrier in many states.
Thirteen states and the District of Columbia permit the use of medical
marijuana (Seimons). If approved throughout the United States, medical
marijuana would decrease pain experienced by those recovering from surgery and
other illnesses.
HOMEWORK:
1. Students randomly selected one of the following topics:
- Golf...Is it a sport? (This one is for you, Tate)
- Building a mosque at ground zero
- Euthanasia (doctor assisted suicide)
- Is social networking good for society?
- Felon Voting
3. Students were asked to complete writing the body paragraph on steroids. We discussed the pros and cons to this issue and then reviewed procon.org for some strong and authentic opinions on the subject. Then we incorporated those opinions into the paragraph that we triangled last class period.
This body paragraph is due on FRIDAY>