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.

Ronald Reagan Is Pretty Clear!

Ronald Reagan became president during the Cold War. In this address, he articulates the competing ideologies that had for several decades pitted the Soviet Union against the United States. The Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Berlin, became a symbol of the deep divide between Western democratic nations and pro-Soviet governments.
Complete a rhetorical analysis of the speech. How and why is or is the speech not effective? What is the purpose of the text? What is the author’s point of view in the text? Does the author fairly represent both sides of the topic? What point would an opponent of the point of view focus on?  This entry should be at least 350 words.

Just Kidding!

How'd He Do That?

Choose one of the following topics. Once a topic is chosen twice, it is off the market. First come first serve.

Topic # 1:

Martin Luther King Jr. considers the accusation that he is an “outsider” meddling in local affairs. Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

Topic #2:

Martin Luther King Jr. considers the accusation that he has resorted to demonstrations rather than negotiations. Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

Topic #3:

Martin Luther King Jr. considers the accusation that his nonviolent protest movement is “unwise and untimely”. Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

Topic #4:

Martin Luther King Jr. considers the accusation that his nonviolent protest movement breaks the law. Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

Topic # 5:

Martin Luther King Jr. considers the accusation that his nonviolent protest movement is “extreme.” Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

Topic # 6:Martin Luther King Jr. expresses his grave disappointment with the white church and its leadership. Analyze the strategies used to argue his position.

You will be choosing the passage from King's letter that relays the ideas from the prompt you are assigned. 

Schemes and Tropes

PLEASE UNDERSTAND: "Strategies" does not mean just schemes and tropes.  The prompts above ask you to identify and connect how strategies are used in the passage you're working with.  This could mean anything from this Rhetorical Framework graphic.  

Take that Maxim! A Duel of Words!

Maxims are wise sayings that can add power to one's argument. Write conflicting arguments (about 5 sentences each) addressing a situation of your choosing, concluding your speech with the appropriate maxim. You will argue for the first maxim and then argue against it with the second maxim. NO REPEATS! So once one of classmates chooses their set of maxims and posts their blog, you may not reuse it. Be sure not to repeat!

Here is an example. Should your Dad order his favorite meal at the restaurant, or try something new? Try to convince him one way or the other and end your argument with the following maxims
"It's better to be safe than sorry"
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained".

Birds of a feather flock together

Opposites Attract

What's good for the goose is good for the gander

One man's meat is another man's poison.

The bigger, the better.

Good things come in small packages.

You're never too old to learn

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Wisdom is found in a multitude of counselors.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Haste makes waste

Strike while the iron is hot.

Actions speak louder than words

The pen is mightier than the sword.

The more the merrier.

Two's company; three's a crowd.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

The devil is in the details.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Rome wasn't build in a day.

Strike while the iron is hot.

If you can't beat em, join em.

If you lie down with dogs, you'll wake up with fleas.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Don't beat a dead horse

Knowledge is power.

Ignorance is bliss.

First come, first served.

The last shall be first.

The early bird gets the worm.

The second mouse gets the cheese.