Tribute Writing

Write a 350-500 word tribute. It can be for a favorite historical figure, Saint or almost anything else- a book, a pet or even a special pair of sneakers! Do not choose friends or loved ones. It is best to stick with something less near and dear. Notice the virtues that you are praising. Are they culturally defined, or are they virtues per se" Why are you praising them? Are they virtues that are in jeopardy? Would it make sense to praise virtues that are perfectly established, that there is no doubt about? 

Here is a piece of tribute writing that you can can use as inspiration!

In Defense of a Dog

Sales Pitch

In this exercise, you'll practice deliberative rhetoric. You should try and (a) persuade the audience to buy your item by offering its advantages, or (b) dissuade them from buying it by detailing its disadvantages. Your audience is the ECCSS Schoolboard, your item is the iPad. Half of you should persuade the school board to invest in a 1:1 ratio for the high school, the other half should discourage the board from making the investment. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!! You must have evidence to persuade or discourage the purchase of the iPads. You all have some experience with the iPads, but in regards to cost and statistics, get your numbers right. Also, be sure to establish your authority (ethos), appeal to the audience's emotions (pathos) and also appeal to your audience's sense of logic (logos). As always, this is first come first serve. Half of the class must persuade, half must discourage.

In your comments, I want you to challenge a student who argued the OPPOSITE of what you argued. And when your blog is challenged, you must defend your position. ALL BLOG ENTRIES AND COMMENTS MUST BE POSTED BY SUNDAY AT 9PM. YOU HAVE UNTIL TUESDAY  TO DEFEND THE CHALLENGES POSTED UNDER YOUR BLOG.

Applause, Applause, Applause!

Lou Gherig's Farwell Speech

The King's Speech

George Bush's Address to the Nation

Watch ALL THREE SPEECHES, then choose one and do a rhetorical analysis of it. Try and identify the five cannons of rhetoric in each. You can speak to the invention, organization, style, memory and delivery in each. Also, use the language we have learned. How is the rhetor establishing ethos, and appealing to logic and or speaking to the audiences emotions or pathos? What is the kairos of the speech? And in analyzing style, does the rhetor employ any schemes and or tropes? Really analyze the language. 
Below are links to the speeches in writing for closer analysis.

https://baseballhall.org/discover/lou-gehrig-luckiest-man

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/George-VI-King-s-Speech-September-3-1939

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbush911addresstothenation.htm

The speeches must all be done four times, so first come, first served. If you do your blog last, you will have to analyze whichever is left. Although I will say, they are all short and they are all fabulous. You must comment on a speech that you did NOT analyze.

Life is a Fairy Tale!

Choose a fairy tale. Rewrite it in high style AND in low style. For a high style, you might choose the vernacular of one of the following: a doctor, a lawyer, a US president, or Shakespeare. For a low style, imagine the speaker as one of the following: a surfer, a country bumpkin, an urban teenager, or a chatty girl on her cell phone. Here are some fairy tales to choose from:

(You should find and read the fairy tale before attempting the assignment. Also, once a fairy tale has been chosen, it cannot be repeated.)

"The Three Little Pigs""
"The Ugly Duckling"
"Hansel and Gretel"
"Rumpelstiltskin"
"Rapunzel"
"The Elves and the Shoemaker"
"Sleeping Beauty"
"Little Red Riding Hood"
"The Fisherman and His Wife"
"The Gingerbread Man"
"Henny Penny"
"Puss in Boots"
"Jack and the Beanstalk"

Speaking of Speeches.....

Speaking of Speeches...

Write a short speech of your own (about 250 words) in which all of the components of classical organization are accounted for. Make sure to have at least two sentences for each section except the partitio, which should be one sentence. Here are some possible topics

Our school should/should not adopt i Pads in the classroom.
Our school should/should not require students to wear uniforms.
Our school should/should no shorten the school day to 2 pm
Students should/should no be required to participate in extracurricular sports.
Our school should/should not have a football team.
Our school should/should not separate students into single-sex classes.
________________should/should not be included as a literature selection in English class.
Facebook promotes realy/false friendships.
Stuents should/should not be allowed access to cell phones during the school day.
Our school should/should not have vending machines that sell pop and candy.

Once a topic has been claimed and completed, it may not be repeated. You may, however, choose the opposing side. So if a classmate argues in a speech that our school SHOULD shorten the school day, another students is permitting to argue in a speech that they SHOULD NOT shorten the school day.

When commenting, do you discuss whether or not your classmates did a "good job". Instead, you are to make intelligent comments in regards to the order of the speech etc. All comments must be at least 30 words.