Goal for the Day:
- Understand Aristotelian Appeals (logos, pathos, and ethos) and identify how they are used in rhetorical discourse.
Starter 9.8: (REMINDER: WE ARE WILLING TO BE DISTURBED!!)
Watch Prince EA’s spoken word, “Why I love terrorists”
REACT! Is his argument convincing for you? Why or why not?
Discuss Video:
How does he appeal to our sense of logic and reasoning?
How does he appeal to our emotions and values?
How does he make his message more credible?
WORK TIME
SHOW ME YOUR COMPLETED REVERSE OUTLINE!
Turn in by the end of the hour (hard copy in the inbox):
What is his main point? Of what is he trying to convince us?
Is it convincing? What makes it convincing?
How does he use arguments that appeal to your logic? (LOGOS)
How does he appeal to your emotions and values? To which emotions and values does he appeal? What strategies does he use? (PATHOS)
How does he establish his own credibility and moral character? (ETHOS)
IF EXTRA WORK TIME
- Go back to Google Doc and comment on your peers’s rhetoric. Engage in the rhetorical exchange!
HAVE A WONDERFUL THREE DAY WEEKEND, MY EXCELLENT STUDENTS!!!