Counterarguments Project English 11 Directions: After learning about persuasive rhetoric and counterarguments, students will create a PowerPoint

presentation modeled after the childs presentation in Microsofts Dog.ppt commercial. This project will be worth 50 points as a Test/Essay/Project grade. Students will create a PowerPoint presentation modeled after the childs presentation in Microsofts Dog.ppt commercial. Students must choose a school issue they would like to see changed, identify their audience and tailor their presentation to that audience, anticipate the counterarguments of their audience, respond to the counterarguments of their audience, create their own videos, charts, pictures, or media, add an introduction and conclusion slide to address the audience and provide a call to action, and edit the PowerPoint for errors.

*A rubric for this project can be found on the back of this page. Schedule Project assigned: In-class work days: Due date: