Transcript The Rhetoric of the OP-ED Page

Day 4
Quickwrite – Activity #14
1.
Have you ever gone fishing? Did you catch a
fish? What did the fish do? How did it
behave? Did you eat it?
2.
What other experiences have you had with
live fish? Do you have an aquarium at home?
Have you been to a public aquarium? What
did you learn from these experiences?
3.
From your experiences, do you think that fish
feel pain? Why or why not?
Summary – Activity #15
Use your descriptive outline to write
a summary of the Rifkin article. Use
the summary organizer to help you
do this.
 Summarize the article using the smallest
number of sentences necessary.
 Include all the most important points.
 Make sure you use your own words: you
are not quoting in a summary.
 Make sure you keep your opinion out of
the summary. A summary is about what
the author wrote, not whether you agree
or disagree.
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Summary – Activity #16
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Have a partner read your summary and
evaluate it with the checklist on your
handout.
Thinking Critically – Activity #17
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Complete the thinking critically
questions handout.
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You may work together with your table
group.
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You will not receive points for this work
until your entire group is finished.
Surveying the Text – Activity #18
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“Hooked on a Myth; Do Fish Feel Pain?” by
Victoria Braithwaite
1.
Where and when was this article published?
2.
Who wrote the article? Do you know anything about
this writer? (Hint: Look at the beginning of the
article.) How could you find out more? Is this writer
more or less credible than Jeremy Rifkin?
3.
What is title of the article? The subtitle? What do
these words tell you about what the article might
say? Can you make some predictions?
Reading with the Grain – Activity
#19
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Silently read through “Hooked on a
Myth; Do Fish Feel Pain?” by Victoria
Braithwaite
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As you read:
1. Circle any words you do not know.
2. Annotate the article by writing questions
and comments in the margins.
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You need to make at least three annotations
per page.