Reminders about presentations

Reminder:

The powerpoint (Google Slides) is supposed to be a visual aid. Do not type your entire project on the slides.  You should memorize (or use a few note cards) your presentation for class.

Note card assignment

Of the last three terms/vocab quizzes, IF you have below a 10 on 2 or more you must do the following assignment.:

Create a flashcard for EVERY term and vocab word.  The TERMS will be due Thursday the 17th and the VOCAB will be due Monday the 4th.

It is up to you to know what your grades are and complete the assignment if need be.

Johnson

Johnson questions for class discussion today 12/10

Fallacies

Make sure to go through this Introduction to Fallacies more in dept than we did in class today.

Johnson HW - due Thursday

Steven Johnson – “Games” p 196-201

Terms: induction, rhetorical question, cumulative sentence, periodic sentence, compound sentence, compound-complex sentence, inverted syntax, anaphora, analogy, 2nd and 3rd person point of view

Vocab: hypothetical, belligerent, patronizing, derisive, satiric, skeptical, contention, cynical, invoke, ostensible, honed

Complete a SOAPSTone

Journal  -  Read a book. How many times have you heard this in your life? Many people argue that children watch too much tv and play too many video games. Is it possible to read too many books? Answer (with development and in one page or more) the question about books. Can they be just as dangerous as tv and/or video games? Why or Why not?

Schlosser HW

Schlosser Homework: For Monday read Eric Schlosser’s “Kid Kustomers” and do all of the following:

• SOAPSTone
• Journal Response: Many readers will be disturbed by the notions that children often recognize brand logos before their own names and that dream research is used in child-focused marketing.  Why do you think this is?  Do you find these things disturbing?  Why or why not?
• Vocabulary (new and review): phenomenon, consumerism, cognitive, neurological, assertive, cynical, lobby (verb), critical, pedantic
• Terms (new and review): parallel syntax, expert testimony, complex sentence, quantitative data

Fallacies and advertising project

You will be analyzing several advertisements and their use of rhetorical devices such as the three appeals. You will need to download the directions for the project.

Ads also tend to be fallacious in nature so, make sure you familiarize yourself with these fallacies.