1. Good afternoon!
Pick up the yellow AP Agreement and place your Parent Letter on your desk if you have it signed.
Make sure you have your Artifact Notebook out.
We will be starting an activity at the bell so be in your seat and ready to hear instructions.
We are on BYOD Red for now.
In your notebook please label Journal #3: Line of Reasoning

2. Perspectives & Line of Reasoning Activity
Directions:
You will each be given one picture face-down on your desk.
When you receive It look carefully at your picture but DO NOT share its contents with anyone else.
As a class your goal will be to put yourselves in the correct order around the room WITHOUT sharing your picture.
**You may describe it, but do not actually show the picture to anyone else!**
I will tell you when to begin and you will be timed.
You must collaborate to get this done, so work together both effectively and efficiently.

3. Line of Reasoning
Reagan and “Star Wars”

4. Journal Entry #3: Line of Reasoning

5. Introduction For the next 3-5 minutes, discuss with your neighbor:
What do you know about Ronald Reagan (the president, his administration, personal details, etc.)?
What do you know about the Cold War?
What do you know about the 1980’s as an era in American history?
If you have NO INFORMATION about any of these topics, find some! Discuss with your neighbor, use your device to research (credible sources), and make sure you have a valuable contribution.

6. Cold War
Period of tension and hostility between USA and USSR (Soviet Union, Russia, Soviet Russia, Communist Russia, etc.)
“Cold” because there wasn’t actual shooting, but lots of proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam) and crises (Cuban Missile Crisis, U-2 spy plane incident)
Space Race was part of the Cold War; winning the space race was seen as a measure of national pride

7. “Star Wars” Watch the following clip:
While watching take notes on what you see/hear in terms of different lenses and perspectives. You will be discussing, so you MUST HAVE notes off which you can base your conversations.

8. Split into groups and discuss what you saw from the following lenses:
Ethical
Economic
Political and Historical
Environmental
Futuristic
Scientific
Artistic and Philosophical
Cultural and social

9. Line of Reasoning
College Board definition: arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion
Line of reasoning is about understanding the overall thesis, how the author uses evidence to support it, and how cohesively claims and evidence flow to prove the overall thesis.
Watch this VIDEO .  

10. Group Task (4 per group) – 10 minutes
You have learned a little bit about the Reagan presidency, the Star Wars missile defense program, and the idea of a line of reasoning. You have been given an editorial with the various paragraphs cut out. Using what you think is the best possible line of reasoning, glue it back together on the poster paper provided. Closest to the original order gets a prize! Remember:
Overall thesis (sometimes explicit, sometimes implicit)
Claims
Evidence
Flow and cohesion

11. Having seen the original author’s order, discuss:
Reflection
Having seen the original author’s order, discuss:
Why is evaluating a line of reasoning an important skill? How can you apply it in your daily life / academic life / future professional life / etc.?
How can understanding line of reasoning improve your writing? Public speaking? Argumentation?
How can you hone your skills in evaluating the effectiveness of a line of reasoning, whether from an editorial, speech, or any other medium?

12. “Seminar Tree”
We will use this to help organize our thoughts as it pertains of the line of reasoning. Here is a suggested format to create your tree:
Trunk = claims
Branches = sub-claims
Leaves = evidence
Birds = counterclaims
Roots = context
Sky=themes

13. “Seminar Tree” Examples

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Article reveal
I am now going to give you a copy of the original article in the correct order. With your groups use this article to create a Seminar Tree. Each person needs to create their own tree, but you can look for the claims, sub-claims, etc. as a group.
Homework: Finish your seminar tree and bring it in the next time we meet. Remember to put time and effort into it. This should be something you would be willing to present to the class.