Monday,+August+29

=== I will be out today. Don't worry; I'm not out having fun! My mother is having surgery this morning, so I will be spending the day in a hospital waiting room. I will expect you to follow the lesson plan carefully and keep the noise level down. BE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN LEARNING ALL PERIOD! You have a job to do, so do it well! Email me if you need me. ===

Today's Learning Goal:

 * Apply Aristotle's three persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) to analyze an advertisement.**
 * 1) Each group must select an advertisment. You may choose one of the paper ones I have available, or you can find one from this website.
 * 2) Work with your group to analyze the ad you selected.
 * 3) Create a three-column chart (ethos, logos, pathos): Select details from the ad, assign them to the appropriate column, jot what these details mean--what persuasive appeal is the author using? Be prepared to share your analysis.
 * Who is the target audience?
 * What's the overall purpose?
 * What appeals does the ad use?
 * What's the overall message--as evidenced by the appeals--of the ad?
 * 1) Read a few sample analysis posts written by students last year. Scotch Tape Smart Water Triumph Slack Power Shared Responsibility
 * 2) Each individual write an analysis and publish it to your blog. (Make sure that your blog is correctly linked to the @AP Lang Blogs page!) Label your analysis "advertisement." It is also nice if you can embed a picture of your ad in your post!

Reading & Journaling Time
Before you journal, check out the journaling page for updates. This year I suggest using 4 columns: date, LOT #, text evidence, and commentary/explanation. Remember that every entry should contain the title, date, LOT #, text detail/evidence, and commentary/explanation! You can check out this example to see the 4 columns in action.

This year you are only asked to journal one of your books per quarter. Journal it well! You should have anywhere from 15-25 insightful entries. Use terminology from class every time you have the opportunity! Try to use integrated quotations for text evidence, rather than simply copying a sentence from the book.