The Rhetorical Situation

Starter #4:  Hank's POL
Look over your notes/outline for the Herrick article and make 2-3 connections between the ideas about rhetoric and Hank's POL.

Group Work on "An Overview of Rhetoric"
Go over Herrick article and reverse outline.  Make sure everyone in your group understands the main ideas.  Share and brainstorm examples.  Ask me questions if you have them.

Lesson:  The Rhetorical Situation

Assignment:  Analyze the rhetorical situation of our reading of A People's History of the United States as a course text.

Homework(for Monday):  Read and annotate Howard Zinn, Chapters 10 and 11 and answer the following questions
1.  In 1-2 paragraphs, explain Zinn's fundamental message about the evolution of social class in the 19th century.
2.  Evaluate his use of Aristotelian appeals (logos, pathos, and ethos)

Aristotelian Appeals

President Obama addresses the nation upon the death of Osama bin Laden

Starter #3:  What effect does this speech have on you?

Lesson:  Aristotelian Appeals

Find examples of logos, pathos, and ethos in advertising

Homework:  Read Obama's address.  Annotate it for examples of logos, pathos, and ethos

What is rhetoric?

Starter 2:  In your own words, define rhetoric.  Give examples.

Lesson:  What is rhetoric?


Work Time:
*Finish Their Eyes Were Watching God assessment (if you did not finish yesterday)
*Finish Herrick "An Overview of Rhetoric"
            Complete Reverse Outline

Homework:  Herrick article and reverse outline if you did not finish it in class

Welcome Back!

Starter 1: What was the most intriguing/interesting item of media you consumed over X-Mas break? What did you take away from it?

A Survey:  Media Consumption and Rhetorical Awareness

Assessment:  Their Eyes Were Watching God

Homework:  Read Herrick, "An Overview of Rhetoric"  (through page 8 for tomorrow; whole article due Wednesday)

Homework: POL prep

Come to class on Monday with a plan for your POL!!
1.  Hook?
2.  Project Format
3.  Presentation Content (Claims and Evidence)
4.  Be resourceful!

Exhibition prep/Project Reflection/DP update

Humanities Page:  

• An image or piece of flair?
• Course Description
• What new perspectives do you have about America and/or her history after studying this semester's content?
• Link to Humanities blog
• Link to Narrative History Project

Project Link
1.  Post a picture of your project (if appropriate)
2.  Link the document
3.  Write a description/blurb to accompany your project on your DP.  For some of you, this may be your artist's statement.  For those of you with written pieces, write a brief summary of your story to post on your DP.
4.  Write a project reflection to accompany the links to your project on your DP.  The reflection should address some or all of the following questions:

• How did you connect to this project?
• What was difficult about this project?  How did you overcome these difficulties?
• What did you learn from having to turn history into narrative?

Feel free to add additional commentary that goes beyond the scope of these questions.  You may design this reflection to best fit your purposes.  It should be authentic and specific to your individual project.

PROJECT DUE MONDAY!!!