While the majority of the classes will begin presentations after break, fifth hour had the absolute pleasure to see the first one. Kudos to our pioneers of presenting, communicating so much logos (all those facts and stats), ethos (barely a glance at notes and taking all audience questions with specific responses - even if we began to entire hypothetical territory), and pathos (humor amidst the seriousness that could occur). Plus, we know that it's the perfect time to prepare for space travel!
On a separate note, there are many of you procrastinating your way through the Lucy books and logs. December 6 is the magic date, which means if you have not finished one of the memoirs, you will need to do so over Thanksgiving break in order to complete the second for the deadline. This is a significant assignment, so not completing it will severely impact your grade and your ability to eventually write an essay on the subject.
1: We looked at how pathos can be developed through words, images, music, and presentation to set up your rhetorical appeals group presentations, which were assigned today. If here, you should definitely start brainstorming and preparing for prep days next week. If absent, you will either be a group with other absentees or be merged with the existing groups. (We shall find out with attendance on Monday.)
3: We had our second of three prep days, which means presentations start Tuesday.
5: As noted above, we considered going to Mars - whether from interest or disaster! Today was an excellent model of how to present a topic with logos, ethos, and pathos and how to be an engaged audience member with questions and observations. I learned a great deal about Mars, so thank you, savants, for all of your knowledge.
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