Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Rhetorical Situation

Starter #4:  Hank's POL
Look over your notes/outline for the Herrick article and make 2-3 connections between the ideas about rhetoric and Hank's POL.

Group Work on "An Overview of Rhetoric"
Go over Herrick article and reverse outline.  Make sure everyone in your group understands the main ideas.  Share and brainstorm examples.  Ask me questions if you have them.

Lesson:  The Rhetorical Situation

Assignment:  Analyze the rhetorical situation of our reading of A People's History of the United States as a course text.

Homework(for Monday):  Read and annotate Howard Zinn, Chapters 10 and 11 and answer the following questions
1.  In 1-2 paragraphs, explain Zinn's fundamental message about the evolution of social class in the 19th century.
2.  Evaluate his use of Aristotelian appeals (logos, pathos, and ethos)