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The LAVA Leadership Weekly Newsletter, 26 April 2021
High School "Minecraft Challenge" Summer Camp!
Check out the poster (with a QR code to begin registration), and the parent permission forms! Email completed parent forms to cfryberger1@saisd.net or rrasco1@saisd.net
** Buses will be provided for students who attend Burbank High School. Times will be communicated soon!
This Week's Theme: ARGUMENTATION
Argumentation is the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion.
Principles of Argumentation:
Proposition - this is the major premise of the argument and classically will have at least three (3) major claims on which it is to be built. Example: The negative image of the African American male can be directly traced to the historic stereotyping of a racist white mentality evidenced in motion pictures, in literature and in popular American folklore. You must formulate a clearly stated proposition. There must be no ambiguity about your proposition.
Four Categories of Facts:
- By Scientific Measurement - Example: one measures the extent of an earthquake not by how "it felt," but rather how it measured on the Richter Scale.
- By the Way Nature Works - Examples: we know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west; that water flows downhill, not uphill; that cloud formations indicate specific weather patterns.
- By Observation - Examples: in courts of law, this would consist of eyewitness testimony. In research, this might consist of a longitudinal study of a phenomenon carried out over a period of 3-5 years involving several hundreds or thousands of cases looking for and recording similarities and differences.
- By Statistics - Example: to note that for the year 1988, crimes of violence in the United States increased 9.2 percent from 1987 -- from 112,598 reported cases to 122,957 (a gain of 10,359 crimes).
Opinions:
The second type of evidence that can be utilized in an argument is opinion. We are not talking about your personal opinion or about the way your friend might feel about the issue. The type of opinion we deal with here is expert opinion.
- Expert Opinion - the opinions expressed by an established authority in the field. Example: If the topic is child abuse patterns, then one may wish to cite a child psychologist who has published on the subject. The opinion cited must be credible.
Closing - that you want to close strongly! The fact is that you not only want the audience to hear you; you also want them to believe you and, where needed, take action on what they have heard.
This Week's Video: "Never Lose an Argument Again"
Elementary & Middle School "Caching Treasure" Summer Camp!
Check out the poster (with a QR code to begin registration), and the parent permission forms! Email completed parent forms to cfryberger1@saisd.net or rrasco1@saisd.net
** Buses will be provided for students who attend Harris MS, Briscoe Elementary, and Woodlawn Academy. Students from other campuses will need to make arrangements to get to one of these three campuses. Times will be communicated soon!
Guess the Leader - Play Along!
Who is this leader?
HINT:
He lived in the United Kingdom and he was a leader during World War II.
Feel free to post your list in your Leadership course in Canvas!
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Your LAVA Leadership Specialists
Mrs. Carlyn Fryberger
Interests:
Reading, Hiking, Target Archery, Violin
Areas of Expertise:
Creativity & Innovation, Gifted Education, Leadership, Chemistry, Geosciences, E-Learning
Family:
Married for 18 years (Wade), Son (Heath, 17 yrs), Son (Owen, 13 yrs), Turtle (Carl)
Work Experience:
G/T Specialist (8 yrs), HS Chemistry Teacher (13 yrs)
Education:
B.S. Environmental Chemistry (Millersville Univ.), M.S. Geosciences (Mississippi State Univ.), Grad Certificate in Secondary Education (Millersville Univ.), Grad Certificate in Creativity & Innovation (Drexel Univ.)
Email: cfryberger1@saisd.net
Location: Burnet Learning Center - San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Central Office, 406 Barrera Street, San Antonio, TX, USA
Mrs. Randi Rasco
Interests:
Reading, Baking
Areas of Expertise:
Twice Exceptionality, Gifted Education, Leadership
Family:
Married for 16 years (Kevin), 3 Dogs (Havoc, Muggs, Jon)
Work Experience:
Private Practice Counselor (10 yrs), College Professor (2 yrs), Special Education Teacher (2 yrs), School Counselor (4 yrs), G/T Specialist (5 yrs)
Education:
B.S. Psychology (Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.), M.A. Counseling (Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor), Grad Certificate in Professional School Counseling (Regent Univ.)
Email: rrasco1@saisd.net
Location: Burnet Learning Center - San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Central Office, 406 Barrera Street, San Antonio, TX, USA