1. Bakersfield College Jessica Wojtysiak Fall 2016 ACDV B80

2.  What is the Family?  One of the most important themes in Enrique’s Journey is the definition of the family. Before we discuss the book, I want you to think about how you define a family. Who do you consider your family and why? There are many potential answers: the biological family, families formed through marriage, friends, etc. What is your personal definition?  Is a family important to an individual’s success? Why or Why not? JOURNAL ENTRY #2

3. Children who have been abandoned by their parents should just make their families with those they can and let go of any ties or bonds to their mothers and fathers. TRUE OR FALSE

4. While it is not the ideal situation, a parent who regularly sends financial support to a child, but is not physically with him/her, can still be a good parent. TRUE OR FALSE

5. If a parent is living in extreme poverty, he/she must do everything possible to provide financially for his/her child even if that means leaving the child with relatives indefinitely. TRUE OR FALSE

6.  What is the Family?  One of the most important themes in Enrique’s Journey is the definition of the family. Before we discuss the book, I want you to think about how you define a family. Who do you consider your family and why? There are many potential answers: the biological family, families formed through marriage, friends, etc. What is your personal definition?  Is a family important to an individual’s success? Why or Why not? JOURNAL ENTRY #2

7. The Rhetorical Modes TODAY’S LECTURE TOPIC

8.  To Inform  To Persuade  To Entertain AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

9. Lived 384 to 322 B.C.E. Taught by Plato Taught Alexander the Great Produced hundreds of treatises, about 30 exist today Wrote on a wide range of subjects: biology, logic, philosophy, art & aesthetics, politics, and rhetoric. ARISTOTLE, RHETORIC, AND READING WELL

10. “Rhetoric is the faculty of discerning, in any given situation, the available means of persuasion.” THE ART OF RHETORIC

11. Aristotle believed that there were three essential strategies to achieving persuasion:  Logos  Ethos  Pathos (page 109 in Course Handout Packet) ARGUMENTATION STRATEGIES

12.  Think back the first two articles we read as a class. Can you identify examples of logos?  Ethos?  Pathos? EXAMPLES

13.  Definition  Narration  Process Analysis  Description  Illustration  Comparison/Contrast  Cause/Effect  Division/Classification  Argumentation MODERN RHETORICAL MODES

14.  Definition, Narration, Process Analysis, Description  Tend to be literal and straight -forward THE EARLY MODES

15. DEFINITION  Explains what a word, idea, or topic means  Dictionary or Author’s own words  Example: Context Clues

16. NARRATION  Tells the story of what happened, the specific events that happened, and the people who were involved  May use first, second or third person in any narrative  Example: Mark’s narrative voice in True Notebooks

17. PROCESS ANALYSIS  Describes how to do something, how a particular event occurs, or how something works  Instructions: How to cook your favorite meal

18. THE GLOWING PICKLE APPARATUS

19. DESCRIPTION Uses sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch to convey an image or represent an idea

20. DESCRIPTION PRACTICE Take out your journal. Think of an animal. Write a description of that animal. You cannot say what the animal is, and you cannot name other animals in your description. We’ll see if others can guess your animal based solely upon your description.

21.  Increasing Complexity  Tend to support argumentation (the attempt to persuade) THE LATER MODES

22. ILLUSTRATION  Explains a general statement by means of one or more specific examples.  Examples are specific cases or stories which make a general statement more believable.  Example: General ideas and specific ideas in paragraph construction.

23. COMPARISON/CONTRAST  Comparison examines the ways in which two persons, places, or things are similar  Literary Examples: Metaphor & Simile  Often used for evaluation

24. CAUSE/EFFECT  Refers to a direct relationship between events  Answers the question "why did something happen, and/or what results did it have?"

25. DIVISION/CLASSIFICATION Gathers items, ideas, or information into types, kinds, or categories according to a single basis of division

26. THE PERIODIC TABLE

27. ARGUMENTATION (PERSUASION)  The writer articulates an opinion about a topic  Sometimes involves using outside sources and references to other writers

28. Evidence & Logic ARGUE

29. Any Questions about the Rhetorical Modes? LET’S PAUSE A MOMENT…

30. LET’S SWITCH GEARS…

31.  Who is the Author? What is her background? Do you think she is credible?  This book was first published in what year?  Who is the publisher?  What do the reviewers say about the book? PRE-READING: WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

32.  When I say the word “immigration,” what is the first word that pops into your head?  Write that word down in your journal.  Illegal – 12%  Overpopulation – 5%  Legality – 4%  Jobs – 3%  Deportation – 3%  Myself/Everyone– 3%  Freedom – 3%  Mexicans – 2% From Pew Research, 2015 “IMMIGRATION” WORD ASSOCIATION

33. Do you think immigrants have a positive or negative impact on American society?  What do most Americans think? 45% say immigrants have a positive impact. 37% say negative. 16% say not much effect. From Pew Research, 2015 CHECKING OUR VIEWS

34. Why do you think immigrants come to the United States?  Americans say…  74% Economic opportunities  Conflict in home 10%  Education 4%  Family in US 2% CHECKING OUR VIEWS

35. What percentage of today’s American population was born in another country? 4% 13% 39% 55% 4% 13% Correct (guessed by only 47% of Pew respondents) 39% 55% WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

36. Do you think the US should decrease the number of immigrants coming to the United States?  Americans say…  Decrease 49%  Increase 15%  Kept at current level 34% SHOULD THE US…

37.  With a partner, discuss what modes you expect you will find when reading Enrique’s Journey. APPLICATION

38.  Write about your own experience with immigration.  What is your family history? When did your family come to the United States? JOURNAL ENTRY #3

39.  Write Journal Entry #2 and #3  Bring Enrique’s Journey to Class on Wed. WHAT IS DUE THIS WEEK?