Announcements:

• PERMISSION SLIP!  
• See junior retreat details in email from Ashley
• IFR meeting tonight 6 @ Student Union

Key question:  What function does rhetoric perform in a (democratic) society?

Starter 9.30:
How would you answer the key question right now?  What is the function of rhetoric in a democratic society?

Discuss and clarify:  RHETORIC  AS AN ART

SHARE EXAMPLES

America is the greatest country in the world? 

Rhetorical Exchange:  Rhetoric is a response and invites a response....

•  Respond to this rhetoric in at least 250 words in Digital Comp Book.  (Approx. 2 well-developed paragraphs)  
• Your response should have two parts: 1) Relate this clip to any of the ideas from the "RHETORIC AS AN ART" section of the Herrick article; 2) Respond to the message itself as an "audience member." What is your ideological reaction to this clip?  (Be rhetorical! That is to say: take an ideological perspective on this clip and try to be convincing.)
• Cut and paste the second part of your response in this Google Doc (with your name!). Respond to the rhetoric of your peers in the comments.  Rhetoric is a response and invites a response!

WORK TIME/HOMEWORK

1.  Produce and upload interview!  See instructions.

2. Complete Packet:  The Ideology of the Declaration of Independence

• Declaration Preamble
• Why did the Founding Fathers write the Declaration?
• A Significant Omission