8/15/19--Class Agenda
*What is rhetoric? Review Ethos, Pathos, Logos
*HW: persuasion log, syllabus due tomorrow
Oral Rhetoric
Assignment Calendar
Course Description
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This one-semester course (can take it twice for credit) is designed to help students improve their speaking skills, their writing skills, and their understanding of literature. Students will analyze the structure and content of effective speeches, will write and present speeches using techniques studied, and will learn to listen with critical attention. They will study and analyze literary works, interpret them orally, and write critically about them.
Course units include:
- What is Rhetoric
- Speeches of Literature
- Speeches of History
- Expository Speeches
- Spontaneous Speeches
- Special Occasion Speeches
Posts
8/14/19--Class Agenda
*Collect Author Bios
*Collect Syllabus
*Q & A
*Index Cards for teacher
*Soft Skills Discussion
HW: syllabus due Friday
8/13/19--
*Syllabus and planner pages 2/3
*Classroom Scavenger Hunt
*Author Bios
HW: Author Bios due tomorrow, Signed syllabus due by Friday