Economics – 12/12/14

I.  Bellwork Q&A

A. NCAA Athletes Should Not Be Paid – US News & World Report

1. Identify and list three reasons the author provides for not paying student athletes.
2. What does the author conclude?
3. Do you agree or disagree with the author’s conclusion? Explain

II.  Objective-

• Utilize a variety of prewriting strategies to generate, focus, and organize ideas
• Produce clear and coherent 6+1 essay justifying a claim on whether college athletes should be paid based upon analysis of the opposing views presented in bell work, primary and secondary resources, videos, and the construction of double bubble map.

III. Test Retake today @ 2:30

A.  Classwork: Persuasive Essay (21 Summative)

1. Prompt:  Should College Athletes Be Paid?
2. Your essay should have the following paragraphs:

•  Introduction
•  Support for your claim
•  Support for your claim
•  Counter Argument – explain what others believe and refute their claims.
•  Conclusion

3.  Leave a blank line between paragraphs

4.  You will be graded (21 Summative) based upon the following:

• Double Bubble Thinking Map  – 3 summative
• Criteria: Organization, Content, Conventions– 18 summative
• 6 Point Content Area Writing Rubric

Economics F2014