Today’s goals Introduce rhetorical appeals Introduce campus involvement project

Class discussion- campus involvement What is campus involvement? How important is campus involvement? How does it affect students? How is campus involvement different for international students?

Campus involvement According to research done by Purdue, Harvard, and many other respected universities, there is a strong correlation between graduation rates, GPAs, and campus involvement Campus involvement is even more important for international students; it gives you valuable quality language input from native English speakers

Campus involvement project Assignment Overview Blog Entry – Event 1 (Deadline 10/30) Blog Entry – Event 2 (Deadline 11/15) Blog Entry – Event 3 (Deadline 12/4) Reflective Memo (Deadline 12/9) Open “Campus Involvement Project” on the class website for more information

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 come 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.

Class discussion- Believing and doubting game Based solely on the information provided, who is responsible for Spike’s illness, David or Terry? If this case was taken to court, who would be legally responsible for Spike’s illness? How is this different from moral responsibility? If this case was taken to court, who would win?

New vocabulary Rhetoric: Rhetorical Appeals: Ethos Pathos Logos

New 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.

Unit 2 groups Form up groups of 3-5 students You must group up with at least TWO NEW PEOPLE who were not in your unit 1 group

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

Class announcement Extra credit Kahoot available Wednesday 10-11 Will cover comma usage and rhetorical appeals Applied to quiz 2 grades

homework Read A&B p. 42-50 WTR Final Draft Due 10-10 by midnight For late tutoring appointments or other concerns, please speak with the professor