Monday, November 16th

LET'S START THINKING ABOUT THE PROJECT...

PART 3 Rogerian Rhetoric: Project Guidelines AND Rubric

Model Projects: Alma’s Op-ed  and collage (below)

STARTER (Answer in Google Classroom)

1. What is Alma trying to convince us of?
2. Is her argument effective for you?  Why or why not?
3. What does Alma do that we might consider effective "Rogerian" argumentation?

EMPATHY INTERVIEW:

1. Reminder: this piece is now highly recommended (instead of required) and counts as one of your 8 required sources.

2. If you need to do this interview over break, that is great. Just send me an email letting me know that, and write the plan for it into your research notes.

3. You can do more than one interview. Each one counts as a source.

4. You can interview your peers, just so long as they have a view that differs from your own in some way.

Sample Email to solicit an intervew:

Dear _______________:
Hello, I am a junior at Animas High School studying political ideology in Jessica McCallum's Humanities class.  For our current project, we are researching a range of perspectives on a political issue of our choosing.  I am reaching out to you because one of our tasks is to interview someone who might have a developed perspective on our topic.  I am researching ____________.  I thought you might have some valuable input because__________.  Please let me know if you might be available to chat about this topic some time in the next few weeks.  Thank you for your time!

Your Name

AHS junior

TO-DO THIS WEEK

1. SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCES!
2. RESEARCH!
3. BY FRIDAY, SUBMIT PROJECT PROPOSAL.