1. Bellwork
On a piece of paper
Put your name, date, and period number
Answer the following question….
Should you have to do homework? Why or why not?

2. Bell Work Take out your vocabulary flashcards to be graded.
Take out your composition books to take notes.

3. Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Objective: I can take notes, discuss, and successfully convince the teacher by using Ethos, Pathos, or Logos.
State Objective: RI Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
Connection to The Odyssey: As we read stories from the Greeks, look for ways in which the authors are influencing our beliefs about the world.
Agenda
Bellwork
Notes: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Activity

4. Rhetoric = The Art of Persuasion
The history of rhetoric and the concepts of ethos, pathos and logos began in Greece.

5. Ethos, Logos and Pathos
In approximately 300 B.C.E. Aristotle, who was a famous Greek philosopher, wrote a book entitled, “The Art of Rhetoric.” In his book, Aristotle identified the three methods of persuasion. He called them ethos, pathos and logos.
Aristotle
Plato
The Book
The Man

6. As you hear or read an argument you should ask yourself:
Is the argument persuasive?
To whom is the argument persuasive?
There are several ways to appeal to an audience.
Among them are appealing to logos, ethos and pathos. 
These appeals are prevalent in almost all arguments.
This painting by Jaques –Louis David is called, “The Death of Socrates.”
As we read stories from the Greeks, look for ways in which the authors are influencing our beliefs about the world through rhetorical devices.

7. What is Rhetoric?
“The art of effective expression (speaking & writing) and the persuasive use of language”
To convince people to do what you want, or think they should do.
Strategies used to support the author’s purpose
Rhetoric is presented in three parts: Ethos, Logos, Pathos

8. Purpose of rhetorical analysis
Rhetoric is using words for a purpose
Often this purpose is to persuade.
To analyze the arguments of others.
To learn how to write your own arguments.
2012 Presidential Debate

9. Ethos
Focus on the speakers/writer’s character and moral/ethical standing.
Uses experience, reputation, goodwill, and intelligence.Uses an author's credibility.
ETHICAL APPEAL

10. Ethos… How is this ethos?

11. EMOTIONAL APPEAL Pathos
Focus on the speaker/writer’s emotions, senses,
prejudices, and biases. Uses connotative language, euphemisms, figurative language, and word choice. Can also use anecdotes and sensory details.
EMOTIONAL APPEAL

12. Pathos...How is this pathos?

13. Logos
Focus on the speaker/writer’s use of logic, reason, intellect. Uses inductive/deductive reasoning, evidence, facts, statistics, quotes, and authority.
LOGICAL APPEAL

14. Logos…. How is this logos?

15. In Your Groups…...
Come up with a mini-presentation and try to convince me
To buy a square basketball.
Write out your group members names on a piece of paper.
Write down each of the strategies you used, how you used each, and what effect you meant for each to have.

16. Honors: In Your Groups
Take out the worksheet and another sheet of paper (write group members names on both)
Go through and highlight the examples of rhetoric that you see.
On your paper, write:
What forms of rhetoric are they?
What effect do they have? What are the goals of the rhetoric used?
Are the examples accomplishing their goals?