Seniors
12A and 12CD: 
1.) Finish the analytical paragraph you started in class on Friday.
2.) Read ch. 9, 10, and 11 of Flight this weekend. As you read, continue to track your motif in your notebook. Aim to jot down two quotes for each chapter. 

12B: 
1.) Read ch. 9, 10, and 11 of Flight this weekend. As you read, continue to track your motif in your notebook. Aim to jot down two quotes for each chapter. 
2.) Then, consider and write: How does the motif you are researching connect to our larger discussion of good and evil? 

AP Language
This weekend, you will annotate Trump's speech on Classroom Salon. Before you start your conversation  read the whole thing through first, either in the packet I gave you or at this link.http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/full-transcript-donald-trump-nomination-acceptance-speech-at-rnc-225974. As you read, consider how Trump's rhetoric is similar to and different from the analysis made in the NY Times article, "95,000 Words, Most of Them Ominous." 

Once you have read the entire speech, head on over the Classroom Salon and annotate it. Use everything we have been practicing together to discuss the speech with each other - point out arguments and techniques, ask questions, predict what the ideas and proposals might look like in a Trump presidency, and articulate your questions and observations.  You can access the Classroom Salon at this link: http://classroomsalon.com/pdf/viewPdf.aspx?id=3050


In case you didn't finish your homework on Thursday, here is the assignment again:

1. Read the article distributed in class today, which is an example of sophisticated rhetorical analysis. If you do not have a copy, you can find it here: 95,000 Words.

2. As you read the article, answer the following questions:
-What is the thesis statement of the article?
-Based on the analysis, what patterns emerge in Trump's rhetoric?
-Find specific sentences that discuss Trump's appeals. Note that they do not say ethos, logos, pathos. What do they say instead?
-According to the article, what is effective about Trump's rhetoric? How did he appeal to specific audiences? How does that rhetoric fit into a larger historical pattern?
-Consider this article in the context of the election. How does it illuminate how particular strategies and appeals impact voters?
-If this is an example of professional rhetorical analysis, what are some "moves" you can steal to make your own rhetorical analysis stronger?