I will not be in class today, so your op-ed articles will be due on Friday. Please come meet with me during opportunity period this afternoon or tomorrow if you'd like a conference before turning in your final draft.
Having read some of your articles in conferences, I'd like to remind you that you are trying to persuade your reader to share your opinion. Let's practice identifying some of the elements of persuasion today. Please complete the followings tasks IN PAIRS in the computer lab. You'll turn in your work on a separate sheet of paper at the end of class:
1) Read this article and identify parts of the author's argument that use logos, pathos and/or ethos to appeal to the reader;
2) Read this article and identify the register and write down three passages from the article that support your assertion. Also read the discussion posts below the article and summarize the response to Sarah Lakewood's article with which you most agree;
3) Read this editorial sharing an opinion of the violent protests in the Middle East that erupted in September over a YouTube video critical of Islam. Identify parts of the author's argument that use logos, pathos, and/or ethos to appeal to the reader; and
4) Lastly, put your names, today's date and your block number at the top of your paper and turn your paper to your substitute.
If you have extra time today, ask your partner to read your op-ed and tell you which of the grading criteria you still need to work on to earn a 4. See you Friday!
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