MONDAY: Today we began our study of Lesson 9: Persuasion Techniques. We read through the first 2 pages in this lesson today. In the lesson, we encountered our next two vocabulary words.
subtle: not obvious, slight
propaganda: persuasion that is systematic and organized to bring about a change in a group of people
In the first two pages of this lesson, we also learned about three types of persuasion techniques:
1. Ethos: appeal to a person's character, sense of authority, or trustworthiness
2. Logos: appeal to the use of logic
3. Pathos: appeal to one's emotions
To introduce this topic, I showed the following short video: An Introduction to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
Homework assignment: Create a graphic organizer of the 3 types of persuasion.
TUESDAY: After completing the bell ringer and the vocabulary exercise, I walked by to take a look at each student's graphic organizer that was due today. Next, we worked together to demonstrate how to make a simple web from the information that we discussed yesterday. Then, we jumped right back into Lesson 9 and read about three different techniques which each represent a form of pathos persuasion.
Homework: Finish reading Lesson 9 and create a WEB of the entire Lesson 9 by finishing what I started:
WEDNESDAY: Today we discussed the students' graphic organizers and how they decided to divide Lesson 9 in a way that makes logical sense to them. With the help of some students' input, I showed the students what the first half of their graphic organizer should look like. Equipped with this knowledge, the students were told to redo the second half of their graphic organizer so that it followed the same pattern as what we discussed for the first half. As well, we delved deeper into the contents of Lesson 9 by discussing 6 types of rhetorical devices.
At the end of class, the students were shown how to set up (see below) their homework assignment, which is to write down at least 1 UNIQUE example of each of the 6 rhetorical devices mentioned in the lesson WITHOUT using the examples provided either in the lesson or discussed in class.
THURSDAY: Today I did a quick homework check of last night's homework. Those who had completed the homework were then sent to the tables in the back of the room to work in a group and share their responses, choose the "best one" from each category and write it on a piece of paper. One member of the group then shared their group's "best" choices with the class. Those who had not completed the homework were required to sit quietly and complete the homework. Afterwards, those students also listened to the results of the groups that were being shared with the class.
Finally, we worked together as a class to finish the graphic organizer for Lesson 9. All students were required to make sure that their graphic organizer was "correct" before tomorrow's class and bring it back to class corrected.
FRIDAY: After completing today's bell ringer exercise, the students graded another student's vocabulary exercises for this week. I asked them to do this grading primarily to make sure that each student is fully aware of my expectations for these exercises.
Then, we finished our study of Lesson 9: Persuasion Techniques by applying our knowledge of the 7 persuasive techniques used in advertising to actual television advertisements. The students created a chart and then used their chart to help them identify which of the 7 techniques were present in each of the advertisements they viewed.
This week's Vocabulary Exercises:
Monday: 1. inference + mistake
2. viable + problem
Tuesday: 1. advocate + lunchroom
2. trivia + pizza
Wednesday: 1. foreseeable + mother
2. proliferation + copy machine
Thursday: 1. substantiate + opinion
2. subtle + propaganda
Friday: We graded the Vocabulary Exercises in class today.
This week's Bell Ringer exercises:
MONDAY: Correct the grammar.
a. mother she have not read easy cooking a Magazine article
b. one of the cats are washing it's fur
TUESDAY: Correct the grammar.
a. i have laid their in the hammock many times to
b. im righting a letter to history today my favorite magazine
WEDNESDAY: Correct the grammar.
a. after us have left their we will do the following get a map eat lunch and explore the city
b. its much easier to carry the smallest of the too boxes
THURSDAY: Correct the grammar
a. she pointed out by the way that he had already shook the container of orange Juice
b. in portland oregon we stayed at the blue spruce hotel
FRIDAY: Correct the grammar.
a. i am bringing my to brothers old clothes to the international agency for the poor
b. the burglar would of stole the bike if i hadnt been sitting on the porch
Thanks for helping.
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