Class Goals:

Recognize the rhetorical strategies and stylistic choices made by experienced communicators.
Focus on the relationship between rhetorical situation and style, structure, and design.
To think critically about a subject-matter question;
Practice wallowing in complexity;
Articulate a clear perspective on the way the assigned text works rhetorically. Define their rhetorical situation. Link

In class:

Review homework reading: Ramage et al. 31-41
What did you learn that was new?
Watch and then write both with and against the grain (apply the believing and doubting game) on “Mind your language: don’t insist on English by Patricia Ryan . Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Assignments:

Reading: Chapter 3, pp. 42-50

Writing:

Play the “Believing and Doubting Game, “found on p. 29. Make sure to complete Part 1 & Part 2 (Part 2 asks you to reflect on your experiences completing this writing task). Write to a topic listed in the textbook or one from the following list:
- Going to college these days is a waste of money.
- Violent video games should be banned
- We should ban all handguns in the US.
Prepare to exchange with a partner and return the work corrected in the following class.