September 4 - 7

I hope everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend! We'll use this short week back to delve further into the rhetorical analysis unit and learn how figurative language is used for persuasion, as well as logos, ethos, and pathos with in-class activities. 

TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Go over SOAPS homework. Discuss overall argument in Grapes of Wrath, as well as the controversy it generated, view Googlemap of the novel, talk about the structure and dialect. Notes: logos, ethos, pathos. Identify examples in video clips as a whole class. 

Due: Read The Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1-3.

On a separate piece of paper, please perform a SOAPS analysis on the following two communications:

1.  Beto O'Rourke, a candidate running for a Senate seat in Texas, at a speech at a town hall, answers a question about anthem protests.

2. President Trump, in a speech at a rally in Huntsville, Alabama in support of Senator Luther Strange in his primary election race, talks about anthem protests. 

Please write out each letter (S-O-A-P-S) and then some notes beside each one. Think about how the rhetorical situation affects the message and its reception, and whether or not it was effective.

Homework: Please read Grapes, Chapter 4, noting the new character and dialect.

THURSDAY: Journal warm-up. Current events quiz covering "The 10 Things You Need to Know Today" e-mails from Sunday, September 2 through Wednesday, September 5 and the Grapes reading. Dialect exercise as a whole class. Notes: figurative language. Logos, ethos, pathos skits at end of class.

Due: Please read The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 4, noting the new character and dialect.

Homework: Please read Grapes Chapter 5 and 6, and:

1. Write down at least two examples of figurative language from Chapter 5, identify the examples and how they advance Steinbeck's overall argument (how do they affect the audience)?

2. Identify at least two examples of logos, ethos, and/or pathos from Chapter 5 as well, and be ready to explain what they do for Steinbeck's argument.

3. While you're reading Chapter 6, imagine known actors that could play the parts of Tom Joad, Casy, and Muley.  Be ready to share your choices and using logos, ethos, and/or pathos, persuade others that you have the best casting suggestions.