Detecting OREO

O – opinion
R – reason
E – example
O – opinion

This was an acronym that I used with my Hums 8 to get them practice with their persuasion. I thought the acronym was cute, so the grade 8s might have an easier time remembering what each letter stood for.

I began the class by asking them if they were good at persuading or arguments. A few raised up their hands and nodded. I asked them if they could show the class how they persuaded their parents. They tried to demonstrate, but they could not really show us the realistic scenario. I told them I had a formula to help them be persuasive. I handed out the OREO worksheet. I explained how it could be used. Then I gave them two murder cases for them to solve. They needed to use OREO to convince me of their suspects. It was nice to see the quieter class being so loud and engaged into the discussion. They were excited to talk about the tiny details they noticed in the pictures. It was a joy for me to see them so actively participating. After the detective cases, they needed to choose a villain and convince me of the villain was actually not as evil as some of the movies or stories portrayed. They did it in pairs. I looked over all of their work and decided that we probably would not be able to move on to talking about introduction and conclusion tomorrow. They did have a brief idea on how to use the OREO as a model to shape their argument. However, I thought their reasons and examples had not met my standard yet.  As a result, I came up with another lesson plan to talk more about OREO tomorrow in preparation for their upcoming essay. I wanted them to practice more on how to write persuasively and how their examples needed to be more specific.

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