1. Please view the video "Attitude of Effort" - Recreate the last moment by writing CAN'T on a piece of paper.  Then rip off the 'T part. Did that act stimulate a feeling of effort, why or why not?
2. In small groups or by yourself, please read the "Highly Successful People Who Failed" article.
3. Choose one out of the ten who interests you or your group the most. 
4. Open the "Group Slide" document.  If you are working with others, be sure the name of the document has every one's name in it or make a text box on the document with everyone's name.
5. Follow directions on the slide to further your knowledge on effort and resiliency and then submit.  

Please read the notes and follow along with me as I go over them.  If you were not in class, please also look at the teacher notes before you do the WS.  Once you have a general understanding of Counterargument and Rebuttal, please complete the "Counterargument and Rebuttal WS."

Grading:

1. Markers (Transitions in the world of Argument) are used for both the counter and rebuttal
2. You address the reader's concerns with a counter and rebut it so that the entire thing still supports the original claim. 
3. Counter portion begins with a "counter marker" and address reader's concerns by statring what the other side beilieves. 
4. Rebuttal begins with a "rebuttal marker" and tells why the counterargument is not as good, effective, etc.  Hence, doing the 180 back to the support of the original claim.  

This will be done in class in small groups.  If for any reason you are absent or not in a group, please do this on your own. 

1. Read the short editorial "Belt the Busses."
2. Identify 3 facts and 3 opinions used in the editorial.  (You may write them as a list on the bottom- You may color code them- You may circle one and underline the other, etc.  JUST BE SURE IT IS CLEAR WHICH ARE FACTS AND WHICH ARE OPINIONS- writing a key would be helpful)
3. Remember that one sentence may have both facts and opinions in it; be sure to clearly mark which parts are facts or opinions. 
4. Finally, place a text box on the bottom of the page, and write  a quick evaluation paragraph describing whether the facts or opinions in the editorial are more persuasive.  Always Remember to begin with a topic sentence.   That means do not include reasons in that topic sentence. 
5. EXTRA CREDIT- If you use pathos, logos, and/or ethos in your explanation, you will enhance your analysis and your grade.  

If you did group work, each person's name should be on the document (probably on the top like a school heading), and then submitted by one student.  

Please complete the 2-sided Worksheet.  If you work with a partner, each person submits separately.