AICE: GP-9/Pavich 2012-2013 Writing the AICE

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AICE: GP-9/Pavich 2012-2013 Writing the AICE General Paper: AN OVERVIEW Credits: Jill Pavich, NBCT edupavich@yahoo.com AICE: General Paper (8004), grade 9 @ Boca Raton Community High School PowerPoint Credits (2012): Jill Pavich, NBCT Boca Raton Community High School, team collaboration Sources: Teaching the General Paper: Strategies That Work, By Teachers, For Teachers. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Edited by Caroline Ho, Peter Teo, Tay May Yin (2006) Currently out of print  Cambridge International Exams, AICE Program at Cambridge University www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/academic/uppersec/alevel Day 1 Initial activity Learning the Ways of GP  Brainstorm #1 You will have a maximum of 10 minutes to complete this preliminary brainstorm. Choose ONE of the following two prompts below and brainstorm ideas that you would include in an essay on that given topic. 1. “People always respond to crisis when it’s too late.” Do you agree? 2. How far is it possible for societies to provide equal opportunities for all their citizens?? Packet Page 2 Brainstorm #1: Take a look at your brainstorm; now share some of your ideas with the class. Consider the ideas we’ve shared…what ideas (those we’ve listed on the board), would sound super clever in an essay? Which are our favorites? Why? What characteristics do these ideas have in common that would make them the “best” points to raise in an essay? Brainstorming: LESSON #1… When writing a GP essay, the best way to prove your point is to have, well, PROOF!! Proof exists in the form of examples, and examples must be CONCRETE in order for the reader to “see” your point! (Events that actually exist in space and time!) Abstract ART might be fun, but abstract LANGUAGE just muddles up clear communication! CONCRETE EXAMPLES: Arguing that… ‘People Respond to Crisis When it’s Too Late’: Hurricane Katrina 9/11 terrorist attack Global warming Arguing that… ‘Equal Opportunities for Citizens Exists’: Title IX 14th Amendment Women’s voting rights CONCRETE EXAMPLES Con’t: TURN TO YOUR PARTNER: Now come up with as many concrete examples as you can to prove the opposite side of the arguments we discussed on the previous slide. “It’s possible for people to respond to crisis BEFORE it’s too late. For example…” “Society DOESN’T always provide equal opportunity for all citizens. For instance, …” DayS 2-3 The cambridge test…  what does it look like?  What does it want from me? What is “GP” ??? What is