This “Wait” has almost always meant “Never.”

Ok, so quizzes are back and we’ll need to talk a bit about what to do about them. We might need to go back and teach a few things and/or have students who are still wrapping their brains around the ideas come see me for a STAR or two.

Now, just to make sure that you have Fact–>Claim–>Warrant down perfect.  Go here and read this George Will article. Identify fact, claim, and warrant. And then we’ll talk.

Next, we’re on to rhetorical figures.  I think we need a bit of study. So, in small groups, you’ll have a set of note cards. Break up the terms so that everyone has an equal amount. On one side of the card, put the term name (e.g. paraprosdokian) and on the other side write an example of that term.  When we’re done, we’ll exchange cards and quiz each other.  And then, take a little online quiz individually.

Finally, I want to look at a bit from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and start talking about how all of these techniques work in the hand of a master writer.

HW: I’ll give you a specific paragraph from “Letter” for you to look at with a microscope. First, identify the technique and then second, attempt to explain why King would use it. What is his purpose and strategy?