GMOs: Good or Evil?

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Angel B. (not all today) need to finish comp book, reflection, Punnett quiz, and Unit TestWednesday: Halfway throughthe week!CalendarWed., 9/17Topic: Paragraph 1Homework: None

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This WeekGenetically Modified Foods EssayComp books being graded

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2What are the risks of GMOs?What are the benefits of GMOs?Informative Writing1st QuarterExpectationsLast day to write the essay will be Friday in classThe essay is due Friday at the end, or Monday at the beginningReinforcer given for each day you are on-trackIR given each day essay is late

Informative WritingGoalTo educate the reader

Compare an informative video to an argumentative video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMPE5wlB3Zkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGqQV6ObFCQInformative WritingTechnique To provide factsNOT to convince

Compare the informative statement to the argumentative statementRecent studies aboutgenetically-modified foodsindicate that GMOs may cause harm to monarch butterfly caterpillars.GMOs aredeadlyand must be stopped for the future of our children!Informative WritingToneObjective (no emotion, no opinion just the facts)

Can you find the objective statement?This is the apartment we live in. It has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. We have lived here for 12 years.This place might look like nothing special, but since both of my children were born while we lived here, it has a special place in my heart.When we move away, were planning to release three hundred cockroaches and two mice, so we can leave the place exactly as we found it.This place does need some repairs, but Im sure the landlord will be making improvements sometime soon.RAFTRole Who are you as the writer?A student stating the possible risks or possible benefits of GMOsAudience To whom are you writing?Students and teachersFormat What form will the writing take?3 paragraphs (informative)Topic What is the subject of the writing?The risks or benefits of GMOsParagraph 1TitleIntroduction ParagraphUse a hook A sentence that grabs the readers attentionBackground2-3 sentences that summarize what GMOs areThesis (TP12)Topic = GMOsPosition = have risks or have benefits2 reasons why theyre risky or beneficial5 types of hooks: which is which?Quote Anecdote/story Drop the reader into a scene Rhetorical question Surprising factThe other morning, my brother Dannywho just got his license last monthwas driving me to school. His phone started beeping and he checked the incoming text message, dropping the toast he was eating and nearly driving off the road in the process.

We were always together, but not as much after she got her license, Gayle Bell says. If I could bring her back Id do anything. Bells 16-year-old daughter, Jessie, rolled her car into a ditch and died in 2013.

A video about safe driving drones from the TV at the front of the darkened classroom. Its warm, and several of the teenagers have drifted off to sleep. Others quietly text their friends, their cell phones glowing between their cupped hands.

The rate of crashes for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for older drivers.

Whats more important: teaching teens to drive soon or teaching teens to drive safely?Put together a thesisThe first Moon landingFinding the cellDiscovering blood typesMaking the first clone, Dolly the Sheep,Discovering the atom

Was an amazing discoveryWas an astounding accomplishmentWas nothing specialHas resulted in benefitsWas too riskyLed to greater knowledge and understandingSaved livesShould have never been done

Because...Such asFor the reasonsLikeTopic Position ReasonsParagraph 2Body ParagraphTopic sentenceA restatement of the thesis with a twist that leads into your first argumentS-C-C S-C-CConcluding sentenceS-C-CS = set-up

Tell us where your fact is coming from.

According to author Mario HernandezIn the article 82 Amazing Facts about Cats, it saysCat expert Xolani Williams wrote, Some people think cats can be trained, like Dianna Ramirez, who wrote, S-C-CC = citation

Tell us your fact (can be a quote or a paraphrased fact).

Many cats are lactose intolerant, so you shouldnt give them milk.The first ever cat video was recorded in 1894.Cats make 100 different sounds, while dogs can make only 10.Cats can recognize your voice but may choose not to come when theyre called.S-C-CC = commentary (can have more than 1 commentary)

Tell us what you think about your fact.

This means that cat owners might think theyre giving their cat a healthy treat but could be making their cat feel ill.This shows that the history of the cat video started long before the launch of YouTube.While some people might say this is evidence that cats are more advanced than dogs, one should not forget that animals also communicate with body language.This fact explains why some people have trouble training their cats.

S-C-C: All put togetherAccording to author Mario Hernandez, Many cats are lactose intolerant, so you shouldnt give them milk. This means that cat owners might think theyre giving their cat a healthy treat but could be making their cat feel ill.

In the article 82 Amazing Facts about Cats, it says that the first ever cat video was recorded in 1894. This shows that the history of the cat video started long before the launch of YouTube.

S-C-C: All put togetherCat expert Xolani Williams wrote, Cats make 100 different sounds, while dogs can make only 10. While some people might say this is evidence that cats are more advanced than dogs, one should not forget that animals also communicate with body language.

Some people think cats can be trained, like Dianna Ramirez, who wrote that cats can recognize your voice but may choose not to come when theyre called. This fact explains why some people have trouble training their cats.

Paragraph 3Conclusion ParagraphRestate the thesisReflection on the topicEcho hook