Tone & Pathos

1: As noted in class - and several times in the last week, you should have all tone texts printed out, previewed, and read to make sure you understand any terms and allusions present to the meaning. We are nearing the end of the tone unit and having these texts prepared will only expedite our class discussion and the completion of our tone work.

Meanwhile during class, we finished up our "Children's Hour" tone maps by writing the analytical paragraph and then having a read aloud to see how you did with the analysis. Overall, we heard some strong usage of tone words, evidence, and explanations. To add to our tone readings, we looked at our EAR selections, "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy," which you will create a full tone map - including paragraph analysis - for homework this evening. Marie, you have "Richard Cory" as your assignment and Ethan, you have "Miniver Cheevy."

3: We are so near to the end of the tone unit, which is obvious by all the strong tone words (effusive, eulogizing, wistful, idyllic, lugubrious were some of the hits) identifying "To a Skylark's" shifting tone. We did finish our reading of "Ode to a Nightingale," which means each of you were assigned one of the stanzas to identify tone and any other rhetorical elements. Kayla, you have stanza 2 to do.

5: Your class has one more element of tone remaining: the tone prompt, which is due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Feel free to turn in at any point prior to this time. For our class focus today, we settled into the world of pathos and the differing ways to create emotion for the audience via this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mscduVYpidA. As the projector screen is currently a shade of purple, you are welcome to watch the video as it is intended! The rest of our class rotated around your Rhetorical Appeals Group Presentation, which will involve logos, ethos, and, of course, pathos to engage the audience regarding your topic. After selecting the topics, prep days begin tomorrow and will occur through Thursday. Presentations will be Monday and Tuesday of next week - hopefully, we will finish all of these before break so there are not any lingering ones on the 26th (the emergency makeup day). As noted in class, the next days are not the ones to miss as you work with your group and present.