A MERICAN S TUDIES W EDNESDAY, 17 S EPTEMBER 2014 Time will pass; will you? 51 days remain in the fall semester. Today’s Goals: To present an advertisement analysis To construct a position on social media and advertising To understand the key points in forming a new nation

H OUSEKEEPING AND R ECOGNITION The course calendar is current The College Fair is tonight, 6-8 P.M., at Chandler Center for the Arts. U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship Program: Deadline 10/15 First Freedom Student Competition: Deadline 11/17 The Class WebsiteClass Website Are you monitoring your grades? Alert us immediately to any discrepancies.

H OMEWORK R EMINDERS Tomorrow: Test, Time Periods 1-3 Friday: American Pageant, Chapter 11, “The Triumph and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,” pages Monday: Grammar Lesson #3: Subordination in the complex sentence American Pageant, Chapter 11, “The Triumph and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,” pages b optional guiding questions due —tii upload required Tuesday: American Pageant, Chapter 1, “The Second War for Independence,” pages Annotated Bibs, Set #2, is due 9/23 —tii upload required

T ODAY ’ S C LASS — PLEASE HAVE YOUR VOCABULARY LOGS ON YOUR DESKS Ad Presentations You must take a quick note on every presentation: Presenter’s Name The ad, and something memorable about it Rating the presentation Today’s Presentations: Rayne Sritej Sruthi “Generation Like” “Generation Like” —taking a position on social media and/or advertising, and using evidence to argue that position

A MERICAN P AGEANT, C HAPTER 10, “L AUNCHING THE S HIP OF S TATE ” Questions on guiding questions? Washington’s Farewell Address, page 140 Presidential Video— John Adams Alien and Sedition Act, page 142 Balance between liberty and security

R ATING THE P RESENTATIONS 7-9: This is a great advertisement. The presentation is organized and well-prepared. The presenter is articulate and knowledgeable about the topic, and hits on every applicable aspect for analysis. The presentation is interesting and captivating. 5-6: This is a good advertisement. The presentation is organized and prepared. The presentation is clear, and hits on almost every applicable aspect for analysis. The presentation holds interest. 1-4: The ad is adequate for the assignment. The presentation is somewhat organized and prepared. The analysis of applicable aspects is apparent, but weak in some areas. The presentation needs a little polishing.

W HAT IS RHETORIC ? 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.” The three most basic components: The Rhetorical Triangle