Final Version Due

Hand in your final Long Essay.

Remember watching TED?  We watch this.  

What is Mike Rowe's point?  What does he want to do?

Now read this article.

Homework:

1.  Copy two quotes by Mike Rowe from this video into your daybook.  Use the "interactive transcript" feature beside the video to do this.

2.  TWFTD:  Machiavellian

3.  Here is the prompt to think about for Monday. 


A. Mike says there are "forgotten benefits" to hard work.  Do you agree?  Can you describe them?  Or if you disagree, explain why.

B. How can young people be convinced to train for the kinds of jobs that our nation will need workers to do? Consider how you decided to come to Milford;  can you recommend some ways to bring more students here?

C. Your choice, as long as it relates to Mike's talk.

Editing

Course evaluations.

Do Ex. 36.2 on page 88.  Find and fix the comma splices. Number 1-10 and indicate your fixes.

Time in the lab to edit and improve the paper due Friday.

Homework:

1.  Final Version with all drafts due.  You must have the ads to turn in also for me to grade your paper.

Draft #2 Rhetorical Analysis

I return the MLA Informing paper.  In your daybook, list the following:

1.  One strength of the paper:

2.  One weakness of the paper:

3.  What is the grammar/puctuation error most often marked on your paper?

What about Rammstein?

You read drafts. Read the draft BEFORE you look at the ads. Then you can comment on how well the ads are described.

Homework:

1. Finish and upload your draft  in Moodle so that you can edit it during class tomorrow.

2. Final version due Friday.

3. TWFTD:  segue (find out how to say it)

In-Class Essay

Today you write the Shared In-Class Essay.

Read the prompt carefully.  Chose one option, plan out your answer, and then begin.

Homework:

1.  Draft #2 of your Rhetorical Analysis of an Ad due.

2. TWFTD: antecedent

Rhetorical Analysis of Moving Pictures

First of all, what about the pronouns you choose? 
Everyday Writer Section 33g pages 305-306. You do Ex. 33.6 on page 77-78 # 1-5 in the exercise book.  Then look at 33.7 and do #1,2,4,5 and 6. 
Then it's more visual rhetoric -- moving pictures.

So get out your daybooks to think about WHAT'S THE POINT of this video.

AMERIKA - AMERICA

Refrain:We're all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.

When I'm dancing,
I want to lead,
even if you all are spinning alone,
let's exercise a little control.
I'll show you how it's done right.
We form a nice round (circle),
freedom is playing on all the fiddles,
music is coming out of the White House,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.

We're all living in America...

I know steps that are very useful,
and I'll protect you from missteps,
and anyone who doesn't want to dance in the end,
just doesn't know that he has to dance!

We form a nice round (circle),
I'll show you the right direction,
to Africa goes Santa Claus,
and near Paris stands Mickey Mouse.

We're all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
We're all living in America,
Coca-Cola, Wonderbra,
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.

This is not a love song,
this is not a love song.
I don't sing my mother tongue,
No, this is not a love song.

We're all living in America,
Amerika is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.

We're all living in America,
Coca-Cola, sometimes WAR,
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.            (from about.com)


In order to get there, write down these questions:


1. How is color used in this video?

2. What shots can you notice that allude (make you think of) to other images or ideas?

3. How are close-ups of faces used?


Here is a link to another student's interpretation of the song.


And if you have time for some more rhetorical analysis of videos, watch this.

Homework:

1. Buy a bluebook for tomorrow.  You know how to write a 5 paragraph essay.  Be sure that you FOCUS  ON DOING WHATEVER THE PROMPT ASKS FOR.

2. Draft #2 is due Wednesday.