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In Support of the End-of-Life Option Act Olvera Blackboard
Pre-Reading : The Rhetorical Triangle
Author Audience
Larger Conversation
New Vocabulary:
Palliative Care (n) : Specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness—whatever the diagnosis.
Hospice (adj) :a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill. It typically focuses on comfort and care rather than a cure.
Leukemia (n) : a very serious disease in which the body forms too many white blood cells
Purpose
In Support of the End-of-Life Option Act Olvera Blackboard
Reading Questions - Guided Annotation
Paragraph 1 How does Olvera establish authority in this paragraph?
How does he connect to his audience?
Who opposes the End-of-Life Act?
Paragraph 2 What is the purpose of paragraph 2?
Who co-authored the bill?
Paragraph 3-7
Why does Olvera believe it is wise to model the bill after Oregon?
Olvera challenges the common titles associated with this process. Please explain why he disagrees with each term. - “euthanasia”
- “mercy killing”
- “assisted suicide”
Paragraph 8-9
Olvera argues that there are two important groups of people who support “aid in dying”.
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In your own words, what is Olvera’s claim?
In Support of the End-of-Life Option Act Olvera Blackboard
Charting the Text What does the author SAY? What does the author DO?
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In Support of the End-of-Life Option Act Olvera Blackboard
Argument Breakdown : The Web
In Support of the End-of-Life Option Act Olvera Blackboard
Personal Response:
1) What do you think about Wagner’s argument? Do you agree/disagree? Why?
2) Which (if any) of her points are most compelling?
3) Do you think her argument is effective overall? Why or why not?
Wagner argues that …
Because …
She supports her argument with …
