Reading Assignment for the week of August 29th!  Response is due on Saturday, Sept. 3rd.

Thus begins our journey into the study of Rhetoric - the art of persuasion.

As you read this piece by Simon Rich, you will notice the hilarity of the scene, but quite quickly, it becomes much more.

You will have to take notes over and be prepared to discuss:
Speaker, occasion, audience, topic, purpose, tone.

DON'T FREAK OUT.  You can do this.  Begin simply:  look at the adjectives and adverbs used to describe nouns and verbs, look at the comparisons and analogies posed in this piece.

You will write a 2 paragraph response, and it needs to be completed by September 3rd at 10pm.  Remember, everything is time stamped.  If you have difficulty posting, let me know by sending your response attached in an email.  Still due by 10pm on September 2nd.  =)

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/animals

Write well.  This is your first formal assessment. 

Hello!!

Reading assignment for Tuesday, August 23rd!

"Omaha, Nebraska:  The Most Dangerous Place in America to be Black"

http://www.ibtimes.com/omaha-nebraska-most-dangerous-place-america-be-black-1548466

Take notes, be prepared to share thoughts and discuss ideas!!!