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Rhetoric—Whose idea was it? Socrates: 469-399 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.

AP Language and Composition Wednesday, 7 September 2016 Time will pass; will you? 61 school days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Objective: To analyze, discuss and debate Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave”

Housekeeping Writing Contests are not 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! The Daily Course Calendar was last updated on August 30 Are you reading?

Coming Due—do not squander time—that’s the stuff life’s made of! Tomorrow: Sub in for the block—please be on your best behavior (after all, I’m letting you watch a portion of The Matrix!) Monday, 9/12 Annotated Bibliographies #1 and #2. (pro/support) Vocabulary Log #3

Today’s Class: Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” Socratic Discussion What do we really know? Score and turn in work

Today’s Class— please have your vocabulary logs on your desks

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.