Name:________________________
Date:_____________________________
Argument and Persuasion
Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education
The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym
Using the two articles, fill out the chart below.
Articles:
Position on Dodgeball in
Physical Education
The Weak Shall Inherit the
Gym
Use your text book and refer back to the articles to answer questions 1-5 in complete
sentences on the other side of this page.
1) What tone does the author of The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym use? Provide an example of this
tone being used.
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2) How is the tone used in Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education different from the tone used
in The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym?
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3) Based on tone, and persuasion techniques used, what type of audience do you think each
author was writing for? Why?
a. Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education: ________________________
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b. The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym: _________________________________
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4) Why does Neil Williams (author of Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education) object to
Doddeball?
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5) Describe Rick Reilly’s(author of The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym) response to this objection.
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Vocabulary Practice: Decide whether the words in each pair are synonyms or
antonyms. Circle the word synonyms if the words are synonyms, or circle the
word antonyms if the words are antonyms.
6) Synonyms or Antonyms: Adequately, Insufficiently
7) Synonyms or Antonyms: Aggression, Ferocity
8) Synonyms or Antonyms: Ban, Legalize
9) Synonyms or Antonyms: Eliminate, Banish
10) Synonyms or Antonyms: Impropriety, Rudeness