Minimum wage increase in Alberta 2018
Summary of Public Debate
Activities to complete for the second session:
In one paragraph of 9-12 sentences, summarize a controversy taking place in your community or region, ideally a topic you know personally or through close observation. Note: This is practice for the opening paragraph of your Unit 5 argumentative essay assignment. Follow these steps:
Include a topic sentence in which you describe the context surrounding the debate and establish that the debate has merit.
Stay completely neutral and provide information on one side of the debate.
Use an appropriate transitional word, phrase, or sentence, and then, while staying completely neutral, provide information on the opposing side of the debate. Sometimes, there are more than two sides, and when this is the case, add another transition and then a third argument that opposes the others.
Conclude neutrally, or practice what you will have to do for the argumentative essay (Unit 5), and add your considered opinion (thesis). If you do the latter, just make sure to use an academic tone, which means you must not use “I think” or “I believe” and the like.
Post your summary of the controversy on or before midnight of the first day of Session 2. You cannot upload your assignment document. Simply cut/paste your work into the text box.
Announce the textbook essay you are going to analyze for Session 3 so your group members can read it in advance. It is a good idea to do so right in your posting. Just leave a few spaces and add your announcement
Activities to complete for the second session:
In one paragraph of 9-12 sentences, summarize a controversy taking place in your community or region, ideally a topic you know personally or through close observation. Note: This is practice for the opening paragraph of your Unit 5 argumentative essay assignment. Follow these steps:
Include a topic sentence in which you describe the context surrounding the debate and establish that the debate has merit.
Stay completely neutral and provide information on one side of the debate.
Use an appropriate transitional word, phrase, or sentence, and then, while staying completely neutral, provide information on the opposing side of the debate. Sometimes, there are more than two sides, and when this is the case, add another transition and then a third argument that opposes the others.
Conclude neutrally, or practice what you will have to do for the argumentative essay (Unit 5), and add your considered opinion (thesis). If you do the latter, just make sure to use an academic tone, which means you must not use “I think” or “I believe” and the like.
Post your summary of the controversy on or before midnight of the first day of Session 2. You cannot upload your assignment document. Simply cut/paste your work into the text box.
Announce the textbook essay you are going to analyze for Session 3 so your group members can read it in advance. It is a good idea to do so right in your posting. Just leave a few spaces and add your announcement
