DAY 03 - CYCLE 03 - SEMESTER 02: 01-24-12

HANDOUTS FROM TODAY:

See earlier post (color coded version of "Letter from Birmingham Jail")

IN CLASS TODAY:

1. Formative assessment: determine if you can tell what appeals are related to what rhetorical approaches:
1. logos-appeal to reason
2. pathos-appeal to emotion
3. ethos-appeal to trust
4. acknowledgment of counter argument
2. Discussion of "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

CLASS NOTES:
He set out to:

• defend the use of non-violent direct action as a method
• justify its particular use in this particular case
• encourage readers to not deplore the protests but the reasons that bring about the protests

Does he do it? We looked at some particularly compelling and useful passages.

We agree that this "Letter" would make a great speech. Helps make it seem more dynamic.


HOMEWORK

• REFINE YOUR ARGUMENT: Write out your stance, your intended audience, and what you want your audience to do.  Then, write out answers to the following questions:
• Just for intellectual practice, write out the opposing stance to your own.
• Why should your audience trust you on this?
• What are your own assumptions about the topic? What are the assumptions of those who disagree?
• What deductive/inductive arguments can you make about this topic?
• What specific emotions do you want your audience to feel and to what degree?
• What questions must you research answers to in order to move forward?