A question has to be answered

A question has to be answered

Review Questions

1. Do you have questions about any of last week’s readings: Chapter 17 of Youth to Power or the second half of “The Precedent”?

2. What do you consider the most important information or idea(s) in Chapter 17 of Youth to Power?

3. Did reading the second half of “The Precedent” change your mind in any way about climate change and/or about the future? What do you think the author, Sean McMullen, hoped that readers would take away from this story?

4. If you are considering writing a short story for our final assignment, did “The Precedent” inspire you in any way?

Preview Questions

1. Have you ever written a letter to the editor, op ed piece, letter to a politician, or any other kind of persuasive message either outside of school or as part of a school assignment, or have you ever had to use persuasive tactics in other kinds of situation, for example with a customer at work, with parents, with teachers, or with friends? Share any insights about the experience that you think your classmates would find useful as we begin working on persuasive messages.

2. Can you think of any ways in which visual art can be used as an aspect of persuasion or a stand-alone persuasive tactic? Give some examples that might be useful as we think ahead to creating the Green Dorm brochure, which will be both print and electronic.

3. Have you ever boycotted or considered boycotting a company or a product or creating/signing a petition about a company or a product? Tell us about your experiences.

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