2. Whose idea was it? Socrates: 469-399 B.C.E. Plato: 424-348 B.C.E.
Father of Western philosophy and Mentor to Plato. Epistemology and logic.
Plato: B.C.E.
Student of Socrates and founder of “The Academy” Philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric and mathematics.
Aristotle: B.C.E.
Student of Plato, and teacher to Alexander the Great.

3. 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.

4. Eco Fact of the Week

5. Why Goals and Objectives?
Course Goal—broad, long-term
To understand the elements of argument and other genres or writing, and apply them in both writing, and analysis.
Daily Objective—accomplishing “pieces” of the “goal,” one step at a time
To understand and evaluate the finer elements argument

6. Recognition and Congratulations!
Happy Birthday!
It’s Nick’s birthday!

7. AP Language and Composition Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Time will pass; will you? 29 school days remain in the fall semester.
Today’s Objectives:
To read an analyze a satire by Mark Twain
To read and learn about the man, Mark Twain

8. 51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature @buzzfeed.com
33. “He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life.” --James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

9. Housekeeping The Daily Course Calendar was last updated yesterday.
Volunteering at Paz de Chisto—feeding the downtrodden on November 11:
Lasya Anantuni-period 0
Sage Hamming-period 0
Devan Campbell-period 1
Anisha Bhargara-period 3
Writing Contests are now posted on the class website—you can earn optional credit for these.
Bringing your book to class—it’s on the assignment calendar, and you are responsible for bringing it!
The next date is December 9. Three volunteers needed from 4 until 7 p.m. Sign up by 12/2.

10. Prop 205
“Prop 205”
11-12 points: outside reading/participation/annotations
9-10 points: outside reading/engagement/annotations
8 points: engagement (or participation)/annotations
Voting:
73: Yes
11: No
6: No vote

11. Coming Due—do not squander time—that’s the stuff life’s made of!
Tomorrow (Day 1 Blocks):
Assign outside research: the “N” word
Bring in one piece of research (written) on the “N” work—read and annotated.
Mark Twain biographical packet
Please have all articles read and annotated
This week, continue research—
The last bibs, 8, 9 and 10, are due November 17.

12. Today’s Class— please have your vocabulary logs on your desks
Essay Analysis—satire
Mark Twain’s campaign speech
What’s being targeted?
How’s it being targeted?
SSR: Mark Twain’s biographical material—
Please have the packet read, and highlighted/annotated for main ideas by tomorrow.
Please bring in one piece of research on the “N” word