Monday, November 2, 2015

Announcements:

  • Honors:  Let's have a meeting on Wednesday!
  • Did you do Friday's assignment in your comp book?  (Scroll down to Friday's post to see what your 2 paragraphs should deal with.)
  • Gradebook will be updated before Wednesday's grade check.  
  • Quiz tomorrow and Thursday!
QUIZ contents
Part 1:  O'Reilly v. Stewart Debate Annotations and Long Answer

Part 2:  Thursday (application and identification)

  • Anything from Herrick reading and rhetoric lectures
  • Four A's of rhetoric
  • Aristotelian Appeals
  • Fallacies/Doublespeak


PROJECT ROLL-OUT and TOPIC BRAINSTORM
1.  PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.  Review research notes and source analysis and project plan guidelines.  You must research a number of sources on your topic that both support and oppose your perspective.  (4 supporting and 2 opposing must be documented according to the instructions).  Who wants a paper copy?
3.  Topic brainstorm:  Small group brainstorm....add ideas to this Google Doc.

  • What are the political and social issues at stake in American (and human) life right now?  
  • What issues have you seen emerge in this election or in the news that you might be interested in researching?
  • What are possible topics on which young Americans are compelled to get rhetorical?  


PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY!!
JESSICA WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK!!!



Intro O'Reilly vs. Stewart:  Rhetoric and Ideology Quiz!


What does each party believe about the issues?  Look at your study guide.  Which issues are you still unclear about?