Today’s goals Continue rhetorical appeal activity from Wednesday Introduce angle of vision Practice identifying rhetorical appeals in professional writing

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Class discussion- rhetorical appeal review What are rhetorical appeals? What are the three main rhetorical appeals? What strategy does each use? Who uses rhetorical appeals and when?

vocabulary Rhetoric: the art and skill of using language (or symbols) to accomplish a specific purpose Rhetorical Appeals: three main rhetorical strategies identified by Aristotle. Ethos: related to “ethics.” This rhetorical appeal uses ethics, morality, or personal experience. Pathos: related to “empathy.” This rhetorical appeals uses emotions, values, beliefs, or the five senses. Logos: related to “logic.” This rhetorical appeal uses logic, reason, data, numbers, statistics, or facts.

Believing and Doubting Game Imagine the following scenario: David lives in a house in the South Miami suburbs. David has an unruly but adorable puppy named Spike. From time to time, Spike escapes from David’s house and runs amuck around the neighborhood. Terry is David’s quiet neighbor. On several occasions, Spike has snuck into Terry’s yard, left large deposits of feces, and dug holes in the lawn. Terry has complained to David about this several times. Terry has no pets but has a garden he loves and takes care of every day. He pulls out weeds, harvests his vegetables when ready, and sprays pesticide to help keep rodents and insects away. One day, David comes home to find his dog, Spike, lying on the front porch, sick and unconscious with something red on his mouth. David rushes Spike to the veterinarian’s office and finds out that Spike has eaten Terry’s tomatoes, ingested pesticide, and become poisoned.

Group activity- Using rhetorical appeals In your new unit 2 groups Select a side in the believing and doubting game. Do you think David or Terry is most responsible here? Which side would you argue for in court? Write one paragraph arguing for your position in this case. Make sure to utilize at least one example of all three rhetorical appeals

Group activity- U. R. Riddle In your unit 2 groups Review the background situation on page 45 of A&B Decide whether you will recommend or not recommend the student for the job Write a 1+ paragraph letter of recommendation for U R Riddle. This should fully support you decision to recommend him or not. Regardless of your perspective, you should include only true details from the information provided, selecting which pieces of information support your side best.

New vocabulary- angle of vision Angle of Vision – the writer’s perspective or point of view which impacts what information he/she chooses to include and leave out or avoid Angle of vision can be developed by Stating point of view direrlt Selecting some details while omitting others Choosing words or figures of speech with intended connotations Creating emphasis or de-emphasis through sentence structure and organization

homework Read A&B 42-50