2021 H5 Argumentative Language in Texts

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerroute H
• Leerjaar 5

Convincing Statements 

12 February

1.  Look back at yesterday's class: using linking words to be convincing 
2. Finding the main idea in a text
3. Becoming better at reading English text by applying techniques 
4. Finding your article / writing introduction (PWS in English) 
5. End 

What linking words do you know for summing up arguments?

What linking words do you know for contradicting arguments?

What linking words do you know for supporting arguments?

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Reading: Finding the Main Idea Fast

What do you remember about how to find main ideas in an English article? What's the strategy?

How Long Can Democracy Survive QAnon and Its Allies?

       “The central weakness of our political system now is the Republican Party,” Daniel Ziblatt, a political scientist at Harvard, said in an interview with Vox on Jan. 13, a week after the storming of the Capitol.Has a bloc of voters emerged that is not only alien to the American system of governance but toxic to it?

       “The American Republican Party looks like a European far-right party,” Ziblatt continued. “But the big difference between the U.S. and a lot of these European countries is that the U.S. only has two parties and one of them is like a European far-right party. If the G.O.P. only controlled 20 percent of the legislature, like you see in a lot of European countries, this would be far less problematic — but they basically control half of it.”

What is this text about? (Who, what, where, why, how)

How Long Can Democracy Survive QAnon and Its Allies?

       “The central weakness of our political system now is the Republican Party,” Daniel Ziblatt, a political scientist at Harvard, said in an interview with Vox on Jan. 13, a week after the storming of the Capitol.Has a bloc of voters emerged that is not only alien to the American system of governance but toxic to it?

       “The American Republican Party looks like a European far-right party,” Ziblatt continued. “But the big difference between the U.S. and a lot of these European countries is that the U.S. only has two parties and one of them is like a European far-right party. If the G.O.P. only controlled 20 percent of the legislature, like you see in a lot of European countries, this would be far less problematic — but they basically control half of it.”

Practice this by Yourself

Go to Teams

Go to Assignment: The Internet is Broken 

Difficult? Read together

Done? Find article for speaking test and summarise 

(Hand article in as PDF, add summary) 

Study vocabulary 7 t/m 13

The exams of this period are speaking and reading. What would be most helpful for you to discuss next lessons (try to be specific)?