Assignment Handout
- The Persuasive Project: Entering the ConversationBasic Assignment: Enter a conversation about a current issue or problem you care about,
explain the different points of view, take a stand, and argue for your point of view (POV).
- Assignment Graphic OrganizerUse this graphic organizer to help organize your sources and their viewpoints. Go to File -> Make a copy to copy the organizer into your Google drive and fill it out on your computer.
Sample Conversation #1
- 1. "People Who Order Coffee Black Are More Likely To Be Psychopaths"
by Kate Bratskeir, Huffington Post (Oct 12, 2015) - 2. "Like Your Coffee Black? Congratulations, You Could Be a Psychopath"by Whitney Filloon, Eater.com (Oct 9, 2015)
- 3. "Individual differences in bitter taste preferences are associated with antisocial personality traits"Sagioglou C. & Greitemeyer T., Individual differences in bitter taste preferences are associated with antisocial personality traits, Appetite (2015), doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.031.
- 4. "Great News: Drinking Black Coffee Does NOT Actually Make You A Psychopath"by Carolyn Kylstra, Self.com (Oct. 13, 2015)
