Pathos Appeals

I thought I would add some Halloween pictures to liven up this blog today.

To celebrate the 220th birthday of my beloved Keasty, Ihmotep and I read his letters and poems. Well, Ihmotep just hummed and grunted. He does not have that gift of language anymore. 

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We finished Unit 15 vocabulary words today, which means a review tomorrow and a quiz on Wednesday.

You received the Lucy assignment -- 2 memoirs in 4 weeks with the added joy of a log to keep all the details in order -- and selected your first text. If you did not select you book today, you will need to do so tomorrow to begin the process.

Pathos visuals using photography and advertisements were a quick review of how one can engage the audience.

With five minutes to go, you were given the assignment for the group rhetorical appeals presentation. We will finish going over the assignment tomorrow and then you will form your groups, pick a topic, and start the presentation process. Look over the handout tonight so we can expedite the information as quickly as possible. The presentations will be Monday. If a group member is absent, the groups will still present and the absentee will have a makeup assignment for the presentation component.

Monty playing with Ihmotep, his new favorite six foot toy.

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In partners or small groups, you reviewed vocab for your quiz tomorrow.

We resumed pathos by looking at advertisements and how words can create an impact as much as images to engage the audience.

For the remainder of the hour, you picked groups and topics for your rhetorical appeals presentation, which will be performed on Monday. At this point, I am assuming from eavesdropping on your collaborations, that you have divided up your duties and will be starting to craft polls, survey people, and research the topic. Be thorough -- you want to have a strong mix of logos, ethos, and pathos. After watching a couple videos of your previous skits, I have a feeling that these presentations will be quite memorable!

To add to my sugar intake, I made a haunted house out of cupcakes, ice cream cones, cookies, and chocolate trees. It remained standing for 2 1/2 hours, so I will consider this a baking success!

4: 

You turned in your tone prompt essays.

We added 4 more vocabulary words to your knowledge bank, which means we will finish the remaining 3 words during tomorrow's class. 

You received the Lucy assignment - the two memoirs and the related log that will be completed during your reading process. Make sure you do not procrastinate this one -- you have a lot of reading and analysis to do over the next four and a half weeks.

We reviewed pathos by looking at photography and advertisements. While these are visual mediums, it is amazing to see the power of words and how this impacts the audience's understanding.

With our last moments, we started to discuss the group rhetorical appeals presentation. At this point, you know a little about the possible topics. Tomorrow, we will finish going over the requirements and you will be selecting your groups and topics. Read over the handout tonight -- yes, there is a large typo in there -- in order to expedite our work tomorrow.

Here are my two jacks awaiting the candy hordes. 

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One of my first hour students asked if the AP Lang classes will ever be on the same schedule again, and I can only hazard a guess that we will be on December 18. In the meanwhile, you are the first AP Lang class to take the Vocab 15 Quiz -- which was partner-style. If you were absent, you will need to make up this quiz by November 5.

We reviewed pathos by looking at photography and advertisements. We also learned that while the Nike ads were geared towards female empowerment, young men can also feel motivated and proud of their individuality and body image. 

In our last moments before announcements ended our party too soon, you became aware of the group rhetorical appeals presentation. Due next Monday, you will be finalizing groups, selecting topics, and working in the presentation tomorrow.