Discovery Discussion Debate

Social Behaviour
This is a story about the rights of a homeowner versus a neighbor. Is the whole valued higher than the individual? Discover the idea! Discuss the issue and form an opinion. Defend your position through a debate with facts. Dr. Paul R. Friesen

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Title: Gnomes moving bandit to decorate Personal preference versus community good

Discover Ideas
( Outline)

Discuss the Story

(3 Question Levels)
Create Opinions

Social Behaviour

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Discovery Discussion Debate Before you start

Look through the idea, front to back. The ideas in red are just ideas. Students should add to these. There is an outline page for Discovery. There are graphic organizer pages for the Discussion and Debate sections. The reason for the worksheets, at the end of the book, is to help you work systematically through the material. Worksheets are helpers and can be a distraction from the rhythm and sequence in your teaching. By putting them at the end they become support pages versus places to stop, giving a smoother presentation.

Discovery
In the beginning of each story you will have a few questions to discover what you know, or think you know about a story. The Title of the article/ story will be given and you will be asked to discover the story by asking good questions. In the second part of discovery you will be asked to find words which you do not know. Some of these may be highlighted already in bold. Definitions will follow to help you discover what the writer is talking about. Discovery will help you form a plan for the discussion and debate.

Discussion
Discussion is not a debate, though it can quickly become one if there are strong opposing ideas in the group. Discussion can be a part of the discovery before you read the story. It may also come after to discuss the ideas of the story. Sometimes a persons views may change after reading the article, which is a good way to start a discussion. Discussion is interaction without a lot of structure. Be careful not to confuse discussion with argument. Debate is about argument. Discussion is about sharing your views and interacting with others who want to expand or give a differing viewpoint.

Debate
Debate is a structured idea. It means that only one person speaks in turn, and with a specific point to address. It also has a time limit, so the speaker must be precise in their argument. In a debate the key is to listen and be prepared to oppose the other teams ideas. It takes research, a lot of work, and patience. In the following story we want to begin with discovery ideas. What can you know from a title, if you dont know about the topic?

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In discovery you will form ideas to create basics ideas for an outline. In discussion you will ask questions to help you build an outline for your viewpoint. In debate you will separate the outline into two sections, for and against. At each stage you will be able to use what you have learned before, to expand on your ideas and understand both sides of the issue.

Category ~ Social Behavior

Discovery
Title: Gnomes moving bandit to decorate Personal preference versus community good
What can you know from the title? . . . . It is about a bandit. Gnomes move to decorate. Its about American/ Canadian / culture. It was about people wanting to destroy gnomes.

What do I know about this topic? Nothing! I love politics. Gnomes are good for decorating bandits. Only in America! . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ What would make me take something that isnt mine? . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________

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Have you ever taken something that isnt yours? No! Why not? Yes! What did you take? What did you do with it? Why? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ . Now read the story. . Create an outline of the story / paragraphs. . There are highlighted words you will find following the story. . Look in the definitions, which follow the story. . Discover the words you dont know.

Socail Behaviour
Gnomes moving bandit to decorate Personal preference versus community good
Wayne Leidenfrost/ Steve Berry / The Province Thursday, December 19, 2002 Eileen Mosca of the Grandview Woodland Community Policing Centre shows some of the gnomes that have been turned into them. A mystery man, strangely obsessed with garden gnomes, is prowling the Commercial Drive area of east Vancouver. "We call him the Feng Shui Bandit," says Eileen Mosca, vice-president of the Grandview Woodlands Community Policing Centre. "He'll go into your yard and see if your garden gnome or bird bath is, say, on the left of your path and he'll move it to the right," Mosca said yesterday. " If residents put them back where they were, he'll come back and move them back again. Sometimes the balding Asian man in his mid-30s steals the items and drops them off behind businesses on the Drive, said Mosca. "The problem is, he started to take fish from people's fish ponds, but he neglected to take water. The fish, alas, do not make it." During warmer weather he has snatched birds in cages from porches and dropped them off at nearby businesses. The birds usually ended up with the SPCA.

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Some bemused business owners have been dropping the stolen items off with the policing centre in Grandview Park. "We have cartons of this stuff in our Centre, like garden gnomes, birdbaths, and bird feeders," said Mosca. "We have some really nice plants in nice ceramic holders." Mosca said the man is suffering from some sort of obsession, and has been active for about two months. He usually roams the area between Venables Street and 4th Avenue. "Maybe, in his mind, he's doing everyone a favour. If you follow feng shui, and have everything in its place, good fortune and energy come to you." Several residents and business operators have confronted the man. In each case he muttered that he was sorry and ran off. "It's no crime of the century. Poor soul! This is his compulsion," Mosca said. sberry@pacpress.southam.ca

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Discovery Discussion Debate Notes

SPCA Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Animals

Vocabulary Definitions
gnomes A gnome is often an person who protects the precious treasures hidden in the garden. bandit A bandit is like a thief or robber. turned into them -- This means given to them. So if you turn in something it is something usually lost and found, or stolen. obsessed This is a strong word which gives us the idea of not having the ability to control your actions. prowling This word is like hiding or moving secretly looking for something. It is like stalking but different. Stalking is used for following and harassing. Prowling is following for not determined purposes but usually looking for something not harassing. bird-bath This is a cement bowl put into the garden for the birds to splash and bath in. left of This is the position of the Gnomes by the Bandit. Left to right. balding This means the hair on his head is beginning to become very thin showing his skin on his head. drops them off Drops them off means to leave them somewhere. Turning them in means the person who finds takes responsibility. Drop of has no responsibility or connection to the item dropped off. snatched This sit to kidnap or take by force. Like a purse-snatcher. It is quick and not gentle most of the time. porches A porch is a part of the house. It is usually along the front of the house giving shelter and relaxation room outside. bemused -- This is like to become confused. cartons of this stuff These are boxes used for identification and storage of the stolen property ceramic holders Ceramic is different than the cement or plastic birdbaths. It is shiny and often more coloured. The purpose is to hold plants and decoration.

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Feng Shui This is an ancient religious philosophy focussing on the harmony of everything in the world. confronted muttered Confronted is a strong word. It gives a high emotion and a strong purpose. Muttered is the reaction of this confrontation or asking direct questions. poor soul This is not a reference to his bank account. Rather to his ability to lessen the obsession. compulsion A compulsion is not as strong as obsession. But is linked with the idea of not having the ability to stop doing something. Like a strong habit.

Discovery
What do I know about this topic?
List at least four (4) different ideas you have found in this story about the gold rush.

. __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________ . __________________________________________

Use them when you make your outline.

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Discovery Discussion Debate Discussion

1. What would you do if you met this person? 2. Have you experienced this kind of action in your community? 3. Have you ever been so passionate about someone elses good fortune that you tried to help them? Explain. Level II 1. What could people do to help this person in this community? 2. Is this person dangerous? 3. How does religion affect a person wanting to help their community? Explain. Level III 1. What responsibility does the State have to care for these people? 2. What responsibility do you have, if any? Explain. 3. Have you ever been angered by a friend or a religious person insisting in doing a certain thing because of their belief system? Explain. You now have everything you need to fill out your outline. Look at your answers, under Discussion, and fill it out to reflect the new ideas. These new ideas will help you form your debate ideas better.

In debate you will have a statement not a question. You have to react to the statement with facts, not opinions. Discussions are based a lot on opinions and answer questions. This is where these two ideas, though similar, are different. Debate is about facts and statements. When you make a statement, from a story, you must consider what the core issue is. If you have made a good outline, you will have this already discovered. This story is from politics. The core issue could be; social economic political culture In todays world the topics could range from; social responsibility personal values religious passion mental illness freedom of choice community values
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These are all good arguments that you would want to research for your argument, or write in your essay. Build the argument starting from Why? Once you have determined the Why? you can find facts to support your idea.

Religion is important. They should be free to do what their religion requires, even it causes discomfort to others. People have paid for their space, so should have freedom to defend it, even if it causes danger to others. Communities should encourage diversity to avoid extremism. Before you start choose one of the above statements to focus on. Choose a for or against position. Research to find FACTS for your position. List the facts. Write out your argument in a long paragraph format. Include the opposite position in your writing.

You need to write out both sides so you can understand the
other sides argument.

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Discovery Discussion Debate Discovery Outline

Main topic ________________________ Find one (1) key idea in each paragraph. (3-5 words) Paragraph 1 ______________________________ Paragraph 2 ______________________________ Paragraph 3 ______________________________ Paragraph 4 ______________________________ Paragraph 5 ______________________________ Write two things about the main paragraph idea. Paragraph 1 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 2 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 3 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 4 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ Paragraph 5 ______________________________ A. ______________________________ B. ______________________________ In the introduction you use the 5 paragraph ideas to communicate the order of your argument/ essay. In the conclusion you repeat what you have said about the points of each paragraph.

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Graphic Organization ~ Main topic = 5 Paragraph Topics

paragraph 1 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ paragraph 5 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ paragraph 2 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Main topic

paragraph 4 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

paragraph 3 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

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Discussion Graphic ~ When do personal/ religious values become more important than the communitys? Answer ~ I think community values become more important when ..

Problem / Social Behaviour

Personal values are always more important than community values.

People who have strong religious views, causing them to interfere with other's freedoms, should be in an institution.

Communities should be tolerant of people with strong religous views , letting them do what their religion demands, because it is personal.

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

Respond

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graphic ~ choose one statement from the above. Write it here _____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ To make your argument you should understand that they are connected. In the next two charts (1) list your argument facts and ideas, (2) show how your argument connects to both the center point and the other points. list

Facts
For 1 Against

Add more if needed

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graphic ~ choose one statement from the above. list

If this -- then

If this -- then

Write your statement position here. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________________________

If this -- then

If this -- then

If this -- then

Now start the

As a team choose which points they will speak about. Each person will listen for the opposite point and create a new response to what the other person has said. A: point 1 B: responds to the point and give a new point. C: responds to B and give a new point. After all persons have spoken each person can respond to any point given by the opposite team, or add more points from their team which will need responding to from the opposite team.

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Dear Teacher/ Student, After you have finished this please look for more in this series to challenge yourself. This is only part of a curriculum. It starts with Dr. Roys Everything Grammar. Dr. Roys Everything Grammar Volumes I and II will develop the skills of story and essay writing, while at the same time building a foundation in grammar. The repetition of grammar, combined with reason and speaking, culminating in a story or essay will prepare students for this series. Going beyond this book is a book to expand the outlines into essays. Good essays are able to build and defend an argument. Building a structure for debate will springboard off this skill set.

Dr. Paul R. Friesen

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