Monday, October 27, 2014

Day 27: Discovering Rhetorical Appeals

Short List
  1. Attendance Check and Warm-up
  2. Discovering 3 Rhetorical Appeals
  3. Proof that we know it!
  4. Explanation of the Homework 
Homework:TONIGHT, the entire Unit 2, Essay Basics, essay will be due. Please do not forget the late policy and save your grade--turn it in by midnight on Compass2G.

The Details
Schedule of events:

1. [10 minutes] Attendance Check and Warm-up:
Today, we're going to start class off with a little acting.  I know it's early on a Monday morning, but I need 4 people who can be loud and expressive in their acting.  Who knows?  This might be your Hollywood debut!

Follow-up Question:
Which "child" was more effective in getting what he or she wanted?
Why?

2. [20 minutes] Discovering 3 Rhetorical Appeals
Who do think in the world is an expert at getting what they want--convincing people to do something?

Let's look at what these "experts" do with these three examples:

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

What do you think are the strengths of each kind of appeal?  When do you think each would be the most appropriate? Please share the strengths and 1 example of a good time to use these here:

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

Then, we'll take a minute and read what everyone has posted and see more examples.

3. [15 minutes] Proof that we know it!
Sometimes, though, it's easy to understand something but hard to put it into practice.  Look at this document either independently or with a partner and try to decide which rhetorical appeal each is using most.  In addition to using the Lino It boards we just added to, you can use this resource to help you.

Before moving on, we'll stop and review what our answers are and what the right answers should be.

4. [5 minutes] Explanation of the Homework
You will need this document.

And, you have a choice about the reading:

Option 1

Option 2

Single-Sex Schooling is Good for Girls

Reality TV is Bad


Pro- Article

Pro- Article

Anti- Article

Anti- Article


Homework:
Please read the two articles of one of the options by Wednesday and fill out the Rhetorical Analysis Chart that I have provided.

Attribution: This lesson is from Jin Kim's 2013 original, with parts from Cassandra Rosado's from 2010.  I have adapted it to fit my teaching style and classroom atmosphere.

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