Fresh English: Recognizing Rhetorical Strategies: Ethos, Logos and Pathos

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Recognizing Rhetorical Strategies: Ethos, Logos and Pathos

Goal: Begin to understand ethos, logos, and pathos, while looking for examples in our reading.

Agenda:
Read
Order some pizza (sort of)
Take some notes
Look for examples of ethos, logos, and pathos in Undercover Parent.

English Journal Work:

Open your English Journal

Quick Write: Describe a time when someone wanted you to do something. How did they talk you into it? What did they say or do to convince you?

Let's watch a video. Take notes in your English Journal as you watch. (I'll add the video link here later in case you need to see it again.)

Look for more examples:

Open Undercover Parent.

Re-read looking for examples of ethos, logos and pathos. Highlight the examples you find, but color code them: green for ETHOS, blue for LOGOS, and lavender/purple for PATHOS.

Compare what you find with your partner.

Reminders:

Keep reading; update your status in Goodreads.

Return your group novel to the library. They are now overdue.

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score or missing score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank or missing scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros usually appear after I have asked the student several times to get the work finished. Students can sometimes undo a zero by turning in the work late. Some assignments can be regraded. See the button at the top of the blog to request a re-grade.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. I try to enter progress grades every few weeks into the "progress category." Note that the progress category is only 10% of the total grade. Low scores on progress grades indicates that a student needs to improve their work before the final project is due.

Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

40% Reading & Listening (Book reviews and reading progress and some listening assessments.)

10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

Student grades are based on meeting grade level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is no extra credit, but there may be additional opportunities to show proficiency.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Recognizing Rhetorical Strategies: Ethos, Logos and Pathos

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