Steve Jobs This unit was created by the Louisiana Department of Education in partnership with LearnZillion. It includes approximately 36 days of instructional materials including classroom-ready materials, assessments, graphic organizers, and texts.

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Yesterday, we… …. Re-read “Overcoming Obstacles: How Your Biggest Failure Can Lead to Your Success,” by Jody Michael. .. Learned more about purpose and point of view. Learned how to use SOAPstone notes

Review the PIE… Persuade Inform Entertain Persuade Inform Entertain Author’s Purpose: An Easy Way to Remember Persuade Persuade Inform Entertain Inform Entertain

Review the PIE… Persuade Author’s Purpose: An Easy Way to Remember Persuade Persuade The author tries to get you to do or believe something

Review the PIE… Inform The author gives you information about a topic Author’s Purpose: An Easy Way to Remember Persuade Inform Inform The author gives you information about a topic

Review the PIE… Entertain Author’s Purpose: An Easy Way to Remember Persuade Entertain The author tells a story that we will hopefully enjoy Entertain

In which direction do the author’s words point? Review Point of View… Author’s Point of View: An Easy Way to Remember For Against In which direction do the author’s words point? That means… What is he trying to get me to believe? What choice of words is he using to convince me? What evidence and facts does he give?

time place people written attitude author subject Review of New Vocabulary… …. time place Occasion = ______ and _______ of the text Audience = the ________ to whom the text is ________ Tone = the __________ of the _________ about the _________ people written attitude author subject

Today, we will… …. Identify evidence in Steve Jobs’ Stanford University Commencement Address to support or contradict claims from other texts

true false New Vocabulary… …. Support a claim = to help show that the claim is ____________ Contradict a claim = to help show that the claim is ____________ true false

Technique… First, state the claim in your own words. .. …. First, state the claim in your own words. .. Then, ask yourself, “What type of evidence would support the claim?” .. After that, ask yourself, “What type of information would contradict the claim?” Finally, re-read the text, and note any evidence that supports or contradicts the claim. 

Let’s Look at Some Quotes… …. From Overcoming Obstacles   By Jody Michael

Let’s Look at Some Quotes… …. From Overcoming Obstacles   By Jody Michael

Let’s Look at Some Quotes… …. From Overcoming Obstacles   By Jody Michael

Let’s Look at Some Quotes… …. From Mindset for Achievement   By Dr. Carol Dweck

Now Let’s Apply… … What does the quote mean? …. What does the quote mean? Restate the quote in your own words. Do you think Steve Jobs would agree with this claim? Take Steve Jobs’ speech and look for evidence that shows that he would either agree or disagree. What is the evidence (direct quote) from Jobs’ speech? Does the evidence support or contradict the claim? Explain how the evidence either supports or contradicts the claim. From Overcoming Obstacles By Jody Michael  

Now Let’s Apply… … What does the quote mean? …. What does the quote mean? Restate the quote in your own words. Do you think Steve Jobs would agree with this claim? Take Steve Jobs’ speech and look for evidence that shows that he would either agree or disagree. What is the evidence (direct quote) from Jobs’ speech? Does the evidence support or contradict the claim? Explain how the evidence either supports or contradicts the claim. From Overcoming Obstacles By Jody Michael  

Now Let’s Apply… … …. Your Turn… Complete Individually.  

Now Let’s Apply… … …. Now Let’s Share!  

Just For Fun! … What does it look like when you can’t support your claim or contradict your opponent’s claim? …

Let’s Close! . ..