Starter #22: What role does the press play in the transmission of ideology?
Discuss last night's reading
Pair share Q#3: How might we still feel the effects of the Mexican-American War living in the Southwest?
Video: Media and the War
A Whitman editorial
Rhetorical Analysis: Primary (Media) Sources
1. John O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny
2. Frederick Douglas: North Star Editorial
Written Response (2-3 paragraphs): Compare and contrast the ideology transmitted by these two primary
sources. Discuss how these two documents represent the
contrasting ideologies of the time period in which they were written. Additionally, discuss how you still see manifestations
of these ideologies in the present day.
HOMEWORK
Finish Rhetorical Analysis