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Agenda November 13

Agenda November 13. Journal Rhetoric Charting Exercise Homework read the anti-imperialism documents: Thoroughly annotate each document, Read for tone and purpose. Decide who is in the audience, who does the author appeal to, why and how?

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Agenda November 13

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  1. Agenda November 13 • Journal • Rhetoric • Charting Exercise • Homework read the anti-imperialism documents: • Thoroughly annotate each document, • Read for tone and purpose. • Decide who is in the audience, who does the author appeal to, why and how? • Decide which elements of language, or rhetorical devices, are the most important to this author’s tone and purpose. Journal: How has imperialism effected US foreign affairs today?

  2. Rhetoric • What is Rhetoric? • Aristotle • Rhetorical Triangle • Read McKinley Prays for Guidance and complete the rhetorical triangle • How do we get to Rhetoric? • Four fundamental ways we relate to text • Rhetorical Framework • You must establish a dialectic between what you conclude is the meaning/purpose/effort of the text and how you perceive it’s parts, working together to achieve those ends. • Read Albert Beveridge Trumpets Imperialism Page 184 and complete the rhetorical framework for the piece.

  3. Charting Exercise • What do writers do? • Explain, Describe, Clarify, Persuade, Challenge, Question, Sound Off, Provide Evidence, Anticipate an objection, Reflection, Contrast • Read Article “Others’ roles in slavery beside the point” • Examine the example chart • Read A San Francisco Weekly Defends the Army and chart the article using the above verbs.

  4. Agenda Period 5 • Current Events • Read the remaining pro-imperialism documents • Presentations

  5. Group Assignment • Complete the rhetorical triangle, relate to text, rhetorical framework, and rhetorical chart. • Be prepared to Teach your text to the class • “Albert Beveridge Deplores Unpatriotic Talk” • “ John Hay Twists Colombia’s Arm” • “Theodore Roosevelt Hopes for Revolt” • “Roosevelt Launches a Corollary” • “President Roosevelt Anticipates Trouble”

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