This set of student, teacher, and DVD lessons provides all the essentials to teach one student for this one-year course (based on a 32-week school year, 64 sessions). A 23-page suggested course schedule is available as a free download that includes homework and composition assignments, additional links, classroom assignments, an optional end-of-year project, connections to other Classical Academic Press composition and argumentation products, and more. Supplemental materials that might assist your student’s learning include online streaming (item 033018), flashcards (item 033081), and a fallacy tree poster (item 033092). Please note: the Teacher’s Edition will contain a special sticker providing access to the Chapter 2 test via a My Library account at the publisher website. ~ Ruth
Full program includes:
* The Art of Argument (student edition) This book teaches twenty-eight informal fallacies (such as begging the question, the straw man, ad hominem, etc.). Clear explanations and illustrations, along with dialogues, worksheets, and dialectic discussion questions, make this text easy to follow and make the fallacies fun to learn. The fallacies become relevant with practical applications through an analysis of current social, commercial, and political issues, as well as over sixty comical and clever phony advertisements. Fun extras are included, such as a humorous skit for students to perform and the famous short story "Love Is a Fallacy by Max Shulman.
* The Art of Argument Teacher's Edition This edition contains all of The Art of Argument student edition content, along with answer keys, teaching tips, and invaluable chapter and unit tests.
* The Art of Argument DVD Set This DVD video series features three experienced logic teachers and four capable, enthusiastic students discussing the twenty-eight fallacies presented in The Art of Argument. This video series is a valuable resource for every student using The Art of Argument. Each video segment features one fallacy, which is presented, defined, and then discussed and explored using a blend of enthusiasm, contemplation, and humor. Each discussion seeks to make a practical application of the fallacy to student life, advertisements, political speech, or various kinds of ethical and philosophical debates.
Socrates is the "go to" person when it comes to fallacies (occurrence of bad or incorrect reasoning) and his perspective on the three basic categories - fallacies of irrelevance (points that don't relate to the issue), of presumption (assumptions that are not justified or necessary), and of clarity (language that confuses and muddies) - is sought via time-travel. Several examples of each are provided plus the student has the opportunity to identify fallacies in cleverly fabricated magazine advertisements. Fallacies are printed on the inside covers of the Student Text for easy reference. Both Student and TE (each about 230 pgs, pb) have appendices that include a play and a short story that illustrate fallacies as well as a Glossary and Bibliography. TE includes reproducible chapter, unit, and final exams (with answer key). DVDs include 28 sessions (one for each fallacy) in which three teachers and 4 students present, define, discuss and explain the fallacy. As in the text, the DVDs emphasize a practical application to the student's life through advertisements, political speeches, and various moral/ethical debates.
"Social studies" 1/2 year HS credit for son with strong language arts and leadership skills.
My 7th grader loves to argue but often gets stuck into how to construct a good argument. This will be perfect for this school year.
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Great price for the package.