Review and discuss chapter 18. Focus on series of compromises between north and south, Missouri Compromise, Wilmot Proviso, Compromises of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Definition as a Rhetorical Mode, Discuss Dave Barry's Essay "Guys vs. Men"
Lesson Outline
1)Rhetorical Terms: Allusion, Apostrophe, Aphorism, Syllogism, and Bildungsroman.
2)Discuss Results to Multiple Choice AP Exam
3)Definition as a Rhetorical Mode: What is is useful? What is the larger purpose of defining?
4)Discuss "Guys vs. Men" Definition Essay: S.O.A.P.S Tone and Appeals
Sedaris Essay: "Remembering My Childhood" and AP Multiple Choice Questions
Lesson Outline
1)S.O.A.P.S Tone: "Remembering my Childhood" Essay.
2)Appeals: Logos, Ethos, Pathos
3)Mixing Rhetorical Modes: How are the modes Example, Classification, Compare and Contrast mixed here?
4)Discuss the results of take-home Multiple Choice AP Exam
We clarified an issue that arose with a "maximize" problem last week. Then we reviewed the guidelines for solving "maximize" and/or "minimize" problems and the plunged into several such problems. We spent the rest of the session on the problems.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jess's attitude is great. She seems comfortable and competent with the material.
1) Read "Gender in the Classroom" Essay and Biography of Deborah Tannen (author)
2) Discuss Tannen's argument: Classroom instruction should be as diverse as the students in the classroom. Do you agree with this argument? With her generalizations about how men and women communicate differently?
3) S.O.A.P.S Tone
Assignment
Read Next 2 Compare and Contrast Essays, Complete Multiple Choice Exam Questionnaire
