Today, we began by collecting tech permission slips and by reminding everyone that students who haven't turned in slips won't be able to use computers at school. For an extra copy, please visit the main middle-school blog at www.tbsms.blogspot.com.
Next, we revisited last Wednesday's discussion of rhetoric and Artistotle's three types of rhetoric (pathos, ethos, and logos). We reset the idea of pathos (appealing to an audience's emotions and/or feelings to get your point of view across), and solidified our understanding by watching this Al Pacino clip from "City Hall" and filling out individual Y-charts for the look, sound, and feel of pathos.
Pathos In Action
Afterwards, we made a group Y-chart that hit on many tell-tale signs of a speaker who's using pathos as a rhetorical device. We also discussed situations in which pathos is effective and where we've seen it used before.
We moved on to define logos and ethos. Tomorrow, we'll be exploring those ideas in much greater detail.
No homework was assigned tonight, although Animal Farm reading is due on Wednesday -- see the syllabus (from last Wednesday) for more information.
Use this blog to see what we did in class today, to access handouts and other resources, and to check in about homework.
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To Kill A Mockingbird Audio
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1. Your review must be on a book that you have read within the last six months.
2. Every OTHER review may be on a graphic novel.
3. Your review must be at least two paragraphs long, and may be longer.
4. Each paragraph must be 5-8 sentences.
5. Review must contain enough of a summary so that someone who is reading your review, but knows nothing about the book, will get a good sense of what the book is about. However, it should not be all summary; a review is mostly your opinion of the book.
6. Don't just state your opinion- explain WHY you feel the way you feel about the book.
See the link below for some examples:
Book Review Examples
1. Your review must be on a book that you have read within the last six months.
2. Every OTHER review may be on a graphic novel.
3. Your review must be at least two paragraphs long, and may be longer.
4. Each paragraph must be 5-8 sentences.
5. Review must contain enough of a summary so that someone who is reading your review, but knows nothing about the book, will get a good sense of what the book is about. However, it should not be all summary; a review is mostly your opinion of the book.
6. Don't just state your opinion- explain WHY you feel the way you feel about the book.
See the link below for some examples:
Book Review Examples
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