Starter 10.21: Watch this video.
How does this video make you feel?
Discuss reading:
- What is the message?
- How do the authors establish credibility? If you trust this source, why? (ethos)
- Where do you see logos in this reading? How do they build their argument? (logos)
- How do the authors appeal to your emotions, values, beliefs? If the argument is effective for you, what might that say about you? (pathos)
Remembering 9-11
Is the film itself rhetorical?
Do we see pathos, ethos, and logos?
Debrief video
Optional Homework:
Talk to the adults in your life about 9-11 and the months afterward. What do your parents and loved ones remember about the event and the days that followed? The wars that followed? The messages from the media and politicians?