Wednesday, January 11

Introduced Rhetorical Terms study guide.
Choice of reading or vocabulary work.

Continued work on a rhetorical analysis essay on Patrick Henry's speech.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 13: Rough draft of essay due for discussion in writers' groups.
TUESDAY, January 17: Midterm Exam.

Tuesday, January 10

Introduced midterm vocabulary.
Continued work on a rhetorical analysis essay on Patrick Henry's speech.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
TUESDAY, January 17: Midterm Exam.

Monday, January 9

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.  (No log required Tuesday, January 17, due to midterms.)
Began writing a rhetorical analysis essay of about 1500 words, on Patrick Henry's speech.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
TUESDAY, January 17: Midterm Exam.

Friday, January 6

Vocabulary quiz.
Homework check.
Discussed student examples of rhetorical strategies, including:

• Imagery
• Allusions
• Rhetorical questions
• Emotionally loaded language/words or elevated language/word choices
• Repeated words
• Repeated sentence structures (parallel structure)

Discussed types of appeals, impact of strategies on audience.
Students selected their sense of most important or interesting types of strategies.
Began outlining an essay of about 1500 words, analyzing Patrick Henry's speech.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
TUESDAY, January 17: Midterm Exam.

Thursday, January 5

Choice of vocabulary review or silent reading.

Introduced the task of writing a rhetorical analysis paper.
Finished reading Patrick Henry's address to the Virginia Convention and discussed meaning of unfamiliar words and confusing allusions.

Students began highlighting examples of rhetorical strategies, including:

• Imagery
• Allusions
• Rhetorical questions
• Emotionally loaded language/words or elevated language/word choices
• Repeated words
• Repeated sentence structures (parallel structure)

Will finish identifying and labeling examples as homework tonight.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
TUESDAY, January 17: Midterm Exam.

Wednesday, January 4

Reviewed "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit on Quizlet.
Gave notes on the Rhetorical triangle (Occasion, Purpose, Audience) and on how different rhetorical strategies can be used to appeal to reason, emotion, or "ethos"--reasons, such as shared values or intelligence--to trust a speaker's words.
Introduced Patrick Henry's address to the Virginia Convention (263) and began talking about the meaning of his words.

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.

Tuesday, January 3

Short block due to 2 hour delay schedule.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs (and optional vacation logs).
Introduced Rhetoric and the Age of Reason.
HOMEWORK: Read "Persuasive Rhetoric" and "Prepare to Read" (260--262).

HOMEWORK

FRIDAY, January 6: "The Right to Be Free" vocabulary unit 1 quiz.