Check out the book Nickel and Dimed: On NOT Getting By in America from the classroom. You will begin reading the book Friday and use two-column notes as a tool to prepare for a rhetorical analysis of the book. Today we practiced two-column notes using the following article.
It is important to read the article because it serves as an introduction to the book. Click on link below for the article.
Read current event article and respond. Follow link for the article. Follow directions in the box in the upper right corner of the article. Turn in the article and your response.
Create a Google account, then create a document in Google Docs. Share it with me, and make sure I am able to edit the document, not just view it. Share with me at this email address: mrs.m.hefner@gmail.com
Look at my rhetorical analysis of Lincoln’s address as an example of what you will eventually be asked to do.
Create an outline of a rhetorical analysis for “I Want a Wife.”
Rubric: Understanding of Essay 10 points; At least three claims or points for analysis 15 points; Reasoning behind the claim 15 points; Specifics for support 15 points. Due Monday, August 30
Thursday is picture day. Pictures will be taken during English class, so NO WORK! But do’t forget to smile.
Today’s topic: Subject & Context
Rhetorical Analysis of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address.
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