Sept 8

Cross posted via a student in another section:

Tonight's Homework:

1) Final News Analysis (4 full pages)
2) Compile "Final for Now" folder together in this order:
- "Final" Draft
- Peer Comment Draft(s)
- Professor Comment Draft(s)
- Other Drafts (if applicable)
You can use a binder or folder, just as long as the papers are controlled and prevented from getting mixed with your classmates' papers.


Today in Class:

1) We slightly reviewed the 'Rhetorical Analysis' (reading for today).
2) We began to discuss the Editorial Analysis, our next paper.
- This is to be an opinion article in which we analyze a biased newspaper editorial rhetorically. To do so, we must dissect and scrutinize their argument without disagreeing with said argument.
- Remember to identify the claim.
+ use ethos (ethical credibility), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic) to see how the argument works (or does not work)
3) We then got into groups and worked on a rhetorical analysis of different magazine advertisements.
- Rhetorical Analysis Activity:
+ Step 1: Gather together in a group and look carefully at your advertisement.
+ Step 2: What is the ads purpose? What does it want you to do?
+ Step 3: Who has made the Ad? Nike? Dove? The Milk Processor Board?
+ Step 4: Who is the audience? Children? Women? Men? Both?
+ Step 5: How does the add appeal to this audience? Ethos, Pathos, Logos?
+ Step 6: Compile this information together to present to the class, and be prepared to explain/defend your analyses as a group.

4) Each group underwent the steps and openly discussed their rhetorical analysis of whichever advertisement the group had chosen.