Socratic Seminar #2

In this lesson, students will read arguments for and against teenage plastic surgery and use analytical reading strategies to identify claims.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to identify and mark claims in a text.

Common Core Standards

Reading          Writing          Speaking and Listening          Language 

Expectations

1.      Be productive

2.      work collaboratively

3.      Be respectful

4.      Use time wisely

Reading(s)

Use the "Argument Analysis Worksheet" to evaluate the Craft & Structure of the following argument.  

1.    Teens and Plastic Surgery (Listen & take notes) 3:53

2.    Teen Plastic Surgery: A Special Report  Is Teen Plastic Surgery a Good Idea?

Supplemental Readings

1.      Teens Plastic Surgery (Listen & Takes notes)

Videos: ABC News Video Clips.  

Be prepared to answer questions about the video's "Key Ideas & Details"

·         Is Cosmetic Surgery the Answer to Bullying?

·         Teen Choose Plastic Surgery to Boost Self Esteem

·         Teen Plastic Surgery - ABC News

·         Teen Bullied Into Plastic Surgery | Video - ABC News

·         Should Bullied Teens Get Plastic Surgery?

Supplemental Videos

·         Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgery Regrets

·         Pete Burn's Plastic Surgery Nightmare

·         Fixing Plastic Surgery Mistakes

·         12 Pound Tumor Swallows Man's Face 

·         Giant Tumor in Womb Removed 

·         2 Year Old Canadian'sFacial Surgery 

BEFORE READING

1.      “I Know/You Know”  Expectations and Rubric

·          ·           What do you know about teenage plastic surgery?

·          ·          How young is too young to get “nipped" and "tucked"?

·          ·     Does plastic surgery improve or damage one's confidence or self-esteem?

·          ·     Is cosmetic surgery necessary?

·          ·     What kinds of teen plastic surgery are appropriate and when?

·          ·     What are the teen plastic surgery risks?

·          ·     Are teens expectations about plastic surgery realistic?  

       ·     Are teens “emotionally” and “cognitively” ready?

                                                                             

2.     Critical Concepts   Introducing Critical Concepts Table  Expectations

·         accredited

·         informed consent

·         self-esteem

·         emotional maturity

·         cognitive maturity

·         BDD – Body Dysmorphic Disorder

3.    Analyzing Text – Dependent Prompts

Download:  CIS for Teen Plastic Surgery Debate

(CCS- Reading Standards for Literature; Craft & Structure, Grades 11-12, # 4-6, page 40)