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Week One: Everything is Debatable

• Introducing "Animal Farm"; Who was George Orwell? and why should we care? 
• Review of Rhetorical Appeals (Feeling, Thinking, Trusting)
• Review of the Art and Parts of Argument
• Introducing the elements of debate

Week Two: Writing the Opinion Text

• Animal Farm continued
• Opinion text Quick Writes
• Opinion text structure and plan
  • Opinion Text Structure presentation (here)
  • Opinion Text Plan (here)
    • Introduction, Body and Conclusion
    • Hooks and Leads
    • Explanations, Evidence and Relevance

Week Three: Rewriting and Revising

• The conclusion of Animal Farm
• Opinion text; strategies and appeals
  • Rereading for sense
  • Revising for impact
  • Giving and getting feedback

Week Four: Reflecting on Process

• Reflection on Animal Farm
• Opinion text due
• Reflection on writing and strategies
• Preparation for the Write Some Better Rules Project