What I Say/What Others Say

YOUR TASK:

Choose a topic of current interest.

Write your opinion about it.

Your opinion must be at least five sentences in length and include specific examples of why you feel the way you do.

Find two sources (news article, blog post, TED talk, YouTube video, podcast, infographic, etc) that support your opinion.

Summarize each source and include a link to each.

In addition to the summary of the author’s viewpoint on the topic, you need to include:

• author (or host)
• date published or posted
• title of article/post/video/etc.

Find two sources that oppose your opinion.

Summarize each and include a link to each.

(See above for directions on the summary)

Include two pictures with credits.

MY EXAMPLE:

Topic: Prom

Opinion: Prom is an important ritual of adolescence, but it has morphed into a contest of monetary spending.  Dresses can cost hundreds of dollars; one local girl paid $725.00 for the dress she will wear for less than 10 hours.  Add to that the cost of shoes, jewelry, flowers, tanning, mani/pedi, makeup, the appointment to have hair done, and the ticket to the event, and it soon becomes evident that just preparing for prom can easily cost $1000.00.  Many teens now also feel the need to forego the ride in Pop’s classic car to the diner uptown and instead rent a party bus or Hummer limo to take them to a restaurant in a city 60 miles away. One must consider if the social value of experiencing the rite of passage known as prom compensates for months worth of work needed to fund that one evening.

Support of Opinion: In her blog post, “Prom Night Too Expensive?” posted 3/30/15, Terry Squires wrote...

Opposition of Opinion: The “Prom on a Budget” YouTube video published 3/27/09, features Amy Wagner, who suggests...

Do I Have A Question For You!

Most of you end each of your posts with a question (GOOD JOB!).  For this assignment, your post will BE the question (well that, and your response to the comments).  Here’s a chance to engage with others via your blog.  

I’m leaving this rather open-ended, but the expectations are these:

1. Pose a question on your blog.  It could be literally anything (school appropriate, of course), from “What is your favorite fast food restaurant?” to “What do you consider to be the greatest invention of the modern world to promote the greater good of society?” Just keep in mind that you will have to answer whatever question you ask your readers.

2. Add at least two pictures (with credits).

3. After your classmates answer your question, you will then RESPOND to their answer with your own answer.   

4. In the comments, provide your own answer and the reasoning behind it. (Don’t just say, “Culver’s is my favorite fast food restaurant.”)  Add an explanation with examples, specific experiences, and details. (“Every time I go there, I order the Cheddar ButterBurger with everything on it.  Purchased in the Snackpak, the juicy (aka greasy) burger with all the fresh vegetables they can pile on, a small fry (salty and delicious and really tastes like potatoes!), and a small drink (that can be refilled a million times!), are a tummy-filling steal at $4.00.  Their Concrete Mixers (Heath is my favorite) must be mentioned as well.  Preferring hard ice cream to soft-serve, I think Culver’s has the perfect texture and is not lacking in the candy department. In fact, I have heard some silly gooses complain that there were too many M&Ms or chunks of life-altering Snickers in their dessert. Upon  hearing complaints such as that, I get light-headed and feverish. So here’s my next question for you: How do you respond to people who complain about too much candy in their Mixer or too much cheese on their pizza?  I’d like to hear from you to be better prepared for my next encounter with the silly gooses.)