Whose idea was it? Socrates: 469-399 B.C.E. Plato: 424-348 B.C.E. Father of Western philosophy and Mentor to Plato. Epistemology and logic. Plato: 424-348 B.C.E. Student of Socrates and founder of “The Academy” Philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric and mathematics. Aristotle: 384-322 B.C.E. Student of Plato, and teacher to Alexander the Great.

Rhetoric Rhetoric: Close Reading: Rhetorical Analysis: The traditional definition of rhetoric, first proposed by Aristotle, and embellished over the centuries by scholars and teachers, is that rhetoric is the art of observing in any given case the “available means of persuasion.” Close Reading: Reading to “develop an understanding of a text that is based first on the words themselves and then on the larger ideas those words suggest.” Rhetorical Analysis: Defining an author’s purpose, then identifying and analyzing the techniques and strategies employed to achieve that purpose.

Why Goals and Objectives? Course Goal—broad, long-term To understand the elements of argument and other genres or writing, and apply them in both writing, and analysis. Daily Objective—accomplishing “pieces” of the “goal,” one step at a time To understand the finer elements of research—to review annotated bibs To understand the elements of revision in essay writing—to revise an essay draft

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Housekeeping Volunteering at Paz de Chisto—feeding the downtrodden The next date is December 9. Three volunteers needed from 4 until 7 p.m. Sign up by 12/2. The Daily Course Calendar was last updated October 25 Writing Contests are now posted on the class website—you can earn optional credit for these. Are you monitoring your grade? Alert me immediately to any discrepancies. Bringing your book to class—it’s on the assignment calendar, and you are responsible for bringing it!

ECOFACT Recycle your paper! If Americans recycled one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save 25, 000, 000 million trees every year! Recycle your paper! Students for a Sustainable School - Information from BYU Recycling and Sustainability

51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature @buzzfeed.com 37. “Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.” --L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

AP Language and Composition Thursday, 27 October 2016 Time will pass; will you? 37 school days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Objectives: To understand the elements of satire, and use them to analyze satire in writing, and apply them in authentic assessment.

Coming Due—do not squander time—that’s the stuff life’s made of! Collect: Annotated Bibs # 5, 6 and 7 —tii upload required Philosophy essay revision —tii upload required Drafts/scores Due Monday: Grammar Lesson #4 —bring your book to class Continue Working on your annotated bibs—the last three are due Nov. 17 Are your sources balanced? Can you secure visual rhetoric?

Today’s Class— please have your vocabulary logs on your desks Understanding the elements of Juvenilian satire— Jessica Mitford’s “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” Close Reading: 20 minutes Rhetorical Quiz: 10 minutes Group Work Satirical elements in the essay (3 elements) Group Shares Writing a more detailed rhetorical precis Monday’s Grammar Lesson, page 893, Ex. 1, 2 and 5