Students will launch the project by analyzing contrasting model arguments, sorting rhetorical choices by audience, and committing to an initial issue they may pursue in later phases.

Students will take an initial position on a school or community issue, test that stance against competing perspectives and audience needs, draft a short public argument with a counterclaim, and use peer and editor-informed feedback to strengthen clarity, reasoning, and persuasive impact.

Students will present revised public arguments in a newsroom-style showcase, receive authentic audience feedback from peers and a local newspaper editor, defend their rhetorical choices for a specific audience, and reflect on how revision strengthened clarity, tone, and persuasive impact.