Part one: What are the words being chosen, and why?

Today’s Objective: Honor the victims of the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Compare and contrast the effects of the editorial and linguistic choices made by the Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal after the shooting.

Anaphora Stylistic and rhetorical device

Editorial Writing An editorial is an article that presents the newspaper’s opinion on an issue. It reflects the majority vote of the editorial board, the governing body of the newspaper made up of editors and business managers.

The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post The New York Times Founded 7.8.1889 2000 journalists 2.2 million daily subscribers Founded 9.18.1851 1300 staff writers 2.9 million digital subscribers, 500,000 daily, 1.2 million Sunday Founded 12.6.1877 474.000 daily subscribers, 838,000 Sunday

What are the words being chosen, and why? What sub-topics do the authors choose to focus on in the editorial and what perspective does that focus reveal? What imagery do the authors use to contribute to a particular mood? What diction indicates the authors’ tone? What calls to action are made? What types of sentences does each author use? What accusations are made and to what end? What persuasive devices or logical fallacies do you see the authors using? How could each text be read and interpreted differently by different specific groups? Political, religious, educational, socioeconomic, racial, etc. How and why is each social group represented in a particular way? Are any social groups marginalized, excluded, or silenced within each text? How has each text borrowed from other texts, and with what effects?

Your responsibility for tomorrow: Select at least two other articles and evaluate the diction authors use as they report on the hate crime and shooting rampage at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Find at least two additional articles from very recent (the last week) mass market media sources that cover some aspect of the hate crime we discussed today. Print and critically read or take notes (including a citation) to analyze the veracity of the source as well as the author's use of imagery, rhetoric, persuasive devices, fallacies, claims, evidence, and evaluate the organization, style, and perspective of each piece.  Prepare to share in class discussion tomorrow. Your WTII and Works Cited are due to turnitin.com by Monday, 11.5