Monday, November 16, 2015

Get beautiful work done!

Dear students:  Luca is sick today.  I am sorry I cannot be there today to support your progress in creating beautiful, rhetorically effective projects.  Feel free to email me with questions.  Follow the instructions below! 

STARTER 11.16 (in comp book)
Watch these two project models for critique and inspiration and answer the questions for each in your digital comp book:  
Tony Williams, blues song, "The Capitalist Blues"

  • What is the message?
  • Which Aristotelian Appeals do you see in the piece?  Give at least two examples.
  • What must the audience believe for this rhetoric to be effective?

Gordon Gianniny TED talk, "The Food Production Sandwich:  What is Wrong with our Food?"

  • What is the message?
  • Which Aristotelian Appeals do you see in the piece?  Give at least two examples.
  • What must the audience believe for this rhetoric to be effective?


Here is a link to a compiled list of student projects from previous years:  Browse and think of ways to bring your message to life in a way that is authentic to your project and your message!


TURN IN THE FOLLOWING TODAY (if you have not done so already!):

If you are done with both of those assignments, work on drafting your project.  You have a draft due to me for feedback on Thursday at the end of the hour.  If you want to turn in a draft early for feedback, you may.


GOOGLE FOLDER OF PROJECT RESOURCES



INFORM YOURSELF:  Optional, but highly recommended!
In light of what happened in France on Friday, I added an announcement in Google classroom to share an hour-long documentary about the Rise of Isis.   It is extremely important that we all understand what is going on in our world.  If you want to use class time today to inform yourself, by all means, do so.  We will talk about some of this stuff tomorrow.