Wednesday, November 29th Today’s Class AUDIENCE ANALYSIS: Who is most affected? What demographic needs to hear the message? What are the opinions of the people you want to persuade? On your worksheet you will need to answer the following questions: What cause, or injustice, do I want to address in my speech?  Who is my audience (To Whom am I sending my letter)? What do I want my audience to do about the social injustice? Who in the world is most affected because of this injustice? (Think groups of people)   Wednesday, November 29th Today’s Class Review Rubric and PowerPoint for Social Injustice Letter/Persuasive Project Begin Introduction to Library Databases Think about: Who is my audience? Submit topic proposals

Social Justice Project Persuasive Letter Research Assignment How can you promote “justice for all”?

Social justice is defined as What is social justice? Social justice is defined as "... promoting a just society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity." http://gjs.appstate.edu/social-justice-and-human-rights/what-social-justice

In conditions of social justice, people are... "not discriminated against, nor their welfare and well-being constrained or prejudiced on the basis of gender, sexuality, religion, political affiliations, age, race, belief, disability, location, social class, socioeconomic circumstances, or other characteristic of background or group membership" (Toowoomba Catholic Education, 2006). http://gjs.appstate.edu/social-justice-and-human-rights/what-social-justice

What social justice issues exist in the world? Access to food, clean water and shelter Access to decent healthcare Income inequality (between world employees/men and women) Environmental Justice https://www.ucmo.edu/adp/documents/Social_Justice_Sample_Topics_fall2012_000.pdf TONS OF OPTIONS!!!

More social justice issues Minority Rights (women, racial/ethnic groups, the elderly, children, etc.) Access to education Access to technology Human Trafficking AND SO MUCH MORE https://www.ucmo.edu/adp/documents/Social_Justice_Sample_Topics_fall2012_000.pdf TONS OF OPTIONS!!!

Who should I use for my audience?? Think about people in positions of power/ authority: Leaders of countries Congresspeople Business Owners and CEOS Philanthropists (people with $$ who support charities) …..and many, many more... https://www.ucmo.edu/adp/documents/Social_Justice_Sample_Topics_fall2012_000.pdf TONS OF OPTIONS!!!

How am I going to be graded? The Biggies: Is your paper persuasive & AT LEAST 500 words Does it have an appropriate tone/diction for the audience? Are spelling, grammar, and capitalization being used properly? Did you use 3 or more (dift.)rhetorical devices? (labeled) Have I used at least 3 different, CREDIBLE sources and CITED them correctly in my speech? Have I used MLA formatting? Did I attach a WORKS CITED page to my letter? You can view the rubric at https://goo.gl/DOvgvp (also posted in Google Classroom) Standard for learning: (10) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Persuasive Text. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive text and provide evidence from text to support their analysis. Students are expected to: (A) analyze the relevance, quality, and credibility of evidence given to support or oppose an argument for a specific audience; and (B) analyze famous speeches for the rhetorical structures and devices used to convince the reader of the authors' propositions.

Source Card Example (YOU MUST HAVE 3 by FRIDAY)

Where do I start? What cause, or injustice, do I want to address in my argument? What am I trying to persuade my audience of? Who is the audience I am trying to reach and how will that affect my writing?

3. Who is the audience I am trying to reach and how will that affect my writing?I am persuading students at Haltom High School. This influences my writing because I will use social media, posters, and other materials students can see daily. 4. What is your purpose for writing right now? Seeing people waste food everyday in the cafeteria got me thinking that there is no reason why hunger/starvation in other countries should still be an issue today. Example: What cause, or injustice, do I want to address in my presentation?The injustice I will address is the hunger and starvation that occurs in our world. What am I trying to persuade my audience of? I will persuade my audience to donate food to local and global organizations including the Tarrant Area Food Bank and ‘Stop Hunger Now’.

Deadlines: Source/Bib Card #1 Due: Thursday, November 30th Source/Bib Card #2 Due: Friday, December 1st Source/Bib Card #3 Due: Friday, December 1st Begin Rough Draft Monday December 4th (¾ complete) Rough Draft Due ((400 words)word count included): Thursday, December 7th Written (typed optional): every other line, front only-and in blue/black ink 3 sources incorporated into speech & cited 3 rhetorical devices underlined and labeled correctly (Ethos, Pathos, Logos) Final Paper Due: Friday, January 5th Typed, MLA style, 500 words Works Cited with 3 Sources (credible) 5 different rhetorical devices labeled.

Thursday, November 30th Today’s Class AUDIENCE ANALYSIS: Who is most affected? What demographic needs to hear the message? What are the opinions of the people you want to persuade? Use the library databases to help you find your sources and complete your worksheet MLA Cheatsheet can also be found in GoogleClassroom   Thursday, November 30th Today’s Class Continue to work on Topic Proposal if you did not finish yesterday 2. If finished with proposal, begin Works Cited Worksheet