Charged Words

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Charged Words
Word Associations
Liberty
Justice
Honor
Barbarous
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Opinion Proof

• How to support your persuasive opinion

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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.

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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

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Act 1 Opinion/Proof Chart

• Opinion Proof
• You must have at least 3 proofs!

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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

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Who said what?

• Good Teacher Bad Teacher

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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.

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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!

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Rhetoric Device Example from text Purpose
Repetition
Restatement
Parallelism
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Diction

• Word choice!
• Purpose?

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Charged Word

• Words that arouse intense emotion and connotative
  concrete images.

Liberty
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Charged Words
Word Associations
Liberty
Justice
Honor
Barbarous
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Opinion Proof

• How to support your persuasive opinion

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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.

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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

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Act 1 Opinion/Proof Chart

• Opinion Proof
• You must have at least 3 proofs!

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Act 2

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

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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)

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Act 1 Opinion/Proof Chart

• Opinion Proof
• You must have at least 3 proofs!

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Act 4

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

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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?

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Act 6

• Did Old Horse do the right thing? Were there
  alternatives? Explain.

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Who said what?

• Good Teacher Bad Teacher

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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!