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Monday, 10/26

10/26/2015

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Starter #32
Agree or Disagree?
  "International borders are morally wrong" (Why or why not?)
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Class Biz
  • Honors Conferences (please sign up)
  • Essay conferences: Thane- 6th period? Rylan, 7th period
  • This week's homework:  Essay refinements, writing growth page, test corrections

AGENDA
Learning Goals:  
  • Understand the guidelines for our project and begin brainstorming ideas for possible research topics that involve a controversy between security/liberty/equality.
  • Understand a basic definition of rhetoric and critique examples of rhetoric in the media
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1. Pair-Share starter
2. Morality and Politics of Justice project description
3. Introduction to RHETORIC (A-D below)
A. How does this video make you feel?

B. Discuss the last time someone persuaded you to do something, buy something, or believe something.  What did that person do that was convincing? 
-OR-
Discuss the last time you persuaded someone.  How did you convince your “audience”?

C. Examples of Persuasion:

Tyler Durden's Speech
  • What is his  message?
  • Is it convincing?  Why?

Persuasive messages demand a response: Critique of the creepy anti-obamacare ads


D. DEFINITION OF RHETORIC
Rhetoric is symbolic expression (including, but not limited to, language) intended to modify
(ideologically or emotionally) the perspective (the ideas and/or feelings) of its audience.  


4. Ted Talk: The Moral roots of Liberals and Conservative


5.  POST TO Google Classroom 
  • Ashley will explain the assignment 
  • Time to find articles
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