1.

GET INTO YOUR

GROUPS AND
DISCUSS WHAT YOU
FOUND OUT ABOUT
NATO.
Bell Ringer 2. CHOOSE ONE
PERSON TO SHARE
SOMETHING ABOUT
THE GROUP’S
FINDINGS
 SETTING UP
Stasis Theory PARAMETERS
 “RESOLVED: The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) is an effective model
for international cooperation."
Argumentation topic ​

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 Team roles
To take on a huge project, you need to share the load.
What’s the end product?
What are necessary roles for your team to be
successful?
What is each person’s speciality/passion?
Can you align a leader for each important aspect of
your project?
 

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 Stasis Theory

• four-question, pre-writing (invention) process

• developed in ancient Greece by Aristotle and Hermagoras.
• refined by Roman rhetoricians, such as Cicero, Quintilian, and
Hermogenes.
• encourages knowledge building that is important for research, writing,
and for working in teams.
• helps writers conduct critical analyses of the issues they are
investigating.
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 Stasis categories

• The facts (conjecture)

• The meaning or nature of the issue (definition)
• The seriousness of the issue (quality)
• The plan of action (policy).

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 FACT

• Did something happen?

• What are the facts?
• Is there a problem/issue?
• How did it begin and what are its causes?
• What changed to create the problem/issue?
• Can it be changed?

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 Critical 1. Where did we obtain our data and are these
sources reliable?
Questions on 2. How do we know they're reliable?

facts

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 Definition

• What is the nature of the problem/issue?

• What exactly is the problem/issue?
• What kind of a problem/issue is it?
• To what larger class of things or events does it belong?
• What are its parts, and how are they related?

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 Critical 1. Who/what is influencing our definition of
this problem/issue?

Questions for 2. How/why are these sources/beliefs

influencing our definition?
definitions

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 Quality

• Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

• How serious is the problem/issue?
• Whom might it affect (stakeholders)?
• What happens if we don't do anything?
• What are the costs of solving the problem/issue?

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 Critical 1. Who/what is influencing our determination of
the seriousness of this problem/issue?

Questions for 2. How/why are these sources/beliefs

influencing our determination?
Quality

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 Policy

• Should action be taken?

• Who should be involved in helping to solve the problem/address the
issue?
• What should be done about this problem?
• What needs to happen to solve this problem/address this issue?

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 Critical 1. Who/what is influencing our determination of
what to do about this problem/issue?

Questions for 2. How/why are these sources/beliefs

influencing our determination?
Policy

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Stasis Map

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Chart

0
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

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Table

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

Item 1 4.5 2.3 1.7 5

Item 2 3.2 5.1 4.4 3

Item 3 2.1 1.7 2.5 2.8

Item 4 4.5 2.2 1.7 7

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 The way to get started is to
quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

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 Team

Name Name Name Name Name

Title Title Title Title Title

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Timeline

If you don’t see the Notes pane or it is

During your presentation, the speaker notes are completely minimized, click Notes on the
To start a presentation, go to the Slide Show visible on your monitor, but aren't visible to the task bar across the bottom of the
tab, and select From Beginning. audience. PowerPoint window. 

Title Title

Title Title Title

To display Presenter view, in Slide Show view, The Notes pane is a box that appears below
on the control bar at the bottom left select the each slide. Tap it to add notes. 
three dots, and then Show Presenter View. 

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Content

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• When we have design ideas, we’ll show them to
• Save to OneDrive, to get to your presentations
you right there.
from your computer, tablet, or phone.

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Content
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• This PowerPoint theme uses
its own unique set of colors,
fonts, and effects to create
the overall look and feel of
these slides.
• PowerPoint has tons of
themes to give your
presentation just the right
personality.
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Summary
With PowerPoint, you can create presentations
and share your work with others, wherever they
are. Type the text you want here to get started.
You can also add images, art, and videos on this
template. Save to OneDrive and access your
presentations from your computer, tablet, or
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Thank you
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