Independent Study

Unit Review Sheet

Facts and Definitions

Lesson 1: Independent Study Introduction

• Your point of view can be different based on your life experience, background, or context.
• Mature thinkers consider multiple points of view before making an argument.

Lesson 2: Bias and Propaganda

• News articles may portray a topic in a biased fashion to influence your point of view.
• Advertisers use many propaganda techniques to influence your actions.
• Propaganda is a method used by an organization or government to promote a particular idea, cause, policy, or product.
• Bias is an unfair preference for something.

Lesson 3: Starting Your Research

• Mature thinkers consider multiple points of view before making an argument.
• Research deepens our knowledge and allows us to share our point of view with credibility.

Lesson 4: Finding Information

• Research deepens our knowledge and allows us to share our point of view with credibility.
• Using multiple sources to support our writing helps us understand different points of view.
• Using reliable resources adds credibility to our research.
• It is important to give credit to the sources we use in our writing.

Lesson 5: Writing the Essay

• Persuasive writing is a tool that can be used to influence a reader's point of view.
• You can influence people's point of view on a topic by supporting arguments with credible evidence and by anticipating counterarguments with logical reasoning.

Lesson 6: Presentation

• Good presentation visual aids enhance and do not substitute me, the presenter. They also do not distract from the topic.
• Preparing an outline of my presentation can help me speak in an organized manner.