1. 27 & 28 October 2014
Before the bell rings, remove all items from your desk except
your copy of Life of Pi,
your group notes,
paper,
and a writing utensil.

2. P3 Agenda: Group Work Discourse (take notes): 1. Richard Parker: Id 2
P3 Agenda: Group Work Discourse (take notes): 1. Richard Parker: Id 2. Pi: Ego 3. Life of Pi Religion: Christianity 4. Life of Pi Religion: Hinduism 5. Life of Pi Religion: Islam
Homework due Monday 10/27: Glass Castle Parts I & II
Monday 11/3: Glass Castle Part III
Monday 11/10: Glass Castle

3. 30 October 2014 Before the bell rings,
Remove all items from your desk except your computer
Login to secure testing and wait!
When you are told to begin, select the Life of Pi test.
When you have finished that test, complete the Into the Wild test.
When you have completed the test, create a GoogleDoc (title “Into the Wild Analysis: Your Last Name AP) and share it with me then
complete the classwork noted on the next slide.

4. When you have completed the test, create a GoogleDoc (title “Into the Wild Analysis: Your Last Name AP) and share it with me
 Into the Wild Argument/Persuasion Strategies
Define Krakauer’s primary argument in Into the Wild.
Review the following traits and examples supporting Krakauer’s argument:
Logical Appeal Estimate: what percent of the text contains logical appeal?
Emotional Appeal Estimate: what percent of the text contains emotional appeal?
Analogy Ch. 9 “Davis Gulch” Everett Ruess
Visual Aids Maps
Ethical Appeal Estimate: what percent of the text contains ethical appeal?
Slant/Bias Ch. 14 “The Stikine Ice Cap” His experience on Devils Thumb
Anecdotes Ch. 11 “Chesapeake Beach” Familial
Facts Ch. 18 “The Stampede Trail” Tanaina Plantlore description
Opinion Author’s Note
Rhetorical ?s Employed or not: how often? Reflection of purpose/ style?
Examples/Experts Ch. 16 “The Alaska Interior” Killing the “MOOSE” /
Ch. 17 “The Stampede Trail” Caribou: Samel & Thompson (really?)
Statistics “Some critics…parallel” (180) to 140 deaths during Franklin’s Arctic expedition
Triples “Evidence unearthed by the forty-odd expeditions sent to search for them eventually established that all had perished, the victims of scurvy, starvation, and unspeakable suffering” (181). How often does Krakauer employ triples? Purpose/Style?
Locate other examples of the previous strategies supporting Krakauer’s argument.