1. Charged Words WordAssociations Liberty Justice Honor Barbarou s

2. Opinion Proof How to support your persuasive opinion…

3. What makes a good teacher? Think about who your favorite teacher has been throughout school. Make a list of character traits this person exhibits to make him/her a great teacher.

4. Old Horse If you have Purple you are arguing that Old Horse is a GOOD TEACHER and will find evidence of this based on our list & the reading If you have Green you are arguing that Old Horse is a BAD TEACHER and will find evidence of this based on our list and the reading

5. Act 1: Opinion/Proof Chart OpinionProof You must have at least 3 proofs!

6. Act 2 With every fiber of your being argue your point to your group and try to convince the others in the group that your opinion is the right one. Try to come to a consensus in your group. Write your consensus in act 2 box along with how you came to that conclusion

7. Who said what? Good TeacherBad Teacher

8. Act 3 Explain your true opinion of Old Horse and why (not what I assigned you to or what your group decided; if it is the same, explain why). Did Old Horse do the right thing? Were there alternatives? Explain.

9. Letter to Old Horse Write a letter to Old Horse as though you are Rabbit 20 years later. Either Thank him for his involvement/actions Condone him for his involvement/actions Consider diction, charged words, and aphorisms in your letter!

10. Rhetoric DeviceExample from textPurpose Repetition Restatement Parallelism

11. Diction Word choice! Purpose?

12. Charged Word Words that arouse intense emotion and connotative concrete images.

13. Charged Words WordAssociations Liberty Justice Honor Barbarou s

14. Opinion Proof How to support your persuasive opinion…

15. What makes a good teacher? Think about who your favorite teacher has been throughout school. Make a list of character traits this person exhibits to make him/her a great teacher.

16. Old Horse If you have Purple you are arguing that Old Horse is a GOOD TEACHER and will find evidence of this based on our list & the reading If you have Green you are arguing that Old Horse is a BAD TEACHER and will find evidence of this based on our list and the reading

17. Act 1: Opinion/Proof Chart OpinionProof You must have at least 3 proofs!

18. Act 2 Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph arguing your point. Make sure to use charged words and a passionate voice

19. Act 3 Pass your paper to the person sitting in front of you. Read the new paper and the argument; now argue the OPPOSITE point (even if you agree, still argue the opposite)

20. Act 1: Opinion/Proof Chart OpinionProof You must have at least 3 proofs!

21. Act 4 Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph arguing your point. Make sure to use charged words and a passionate voice

22. Act 5 Pass the paper back to the original owner Read point and counter points, then complete the following Rebut one of the counter arguments. Has your opinion changed? Explain. Could someone change your mind about this? Why or why not?

23. Act 6 Did Old Horse do the right thing? Were there alternatives? Explain.

24. Who said what? Good TeacherBad Teacher

25. Letter to Old Horse Write a letter to Old Horse as though you are Rabbit 20 years later. Either Thank him for his involvement/actions Condone him for his involvement/actions Consider diction, charged words, and aphorisms in your letter!