Today, you received a handout with questions for analyzing "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
IN CLASS TODAY:
Have you met my friend Mary?
The renters altered, that is, nearly destroyed, the apartment
They have strength, speed, and mental toughness--the right qualities.
We then started to go over "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," studying the different types of appeals and answering questions about the essay. We practiced identifying major premises and fallacies, too.
CLASS NOTES:
HOMEWORK: - Read "College Pressures" by William Zinsser on page 396 of the Essays book. Using the handout from today's class, use colored pencils or highlighers to identify passages employing logos, pathos and ethos. Do the entire essay. On Wednesday, we will discuss this essay and do an analysis of it.
After the "College Pressures" essay, we will read George Will's "Virtue Versus Values." Mr. Stephens will be your sub on Thursday and Friday of this week. At the end of next week, you will be turning in a written analysis of an essay from the book OR of the State of the Union address (televised later this week). In that analysis, you will be asked to:
- Identify and explain the logical, ethical and pathetic appeals.
- Determine the intended audience.
- Expose the presence of any fallacies.
- Justify your agreement or disagreement with the argument using your own appeals.
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