English 1302

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English 1302

• -Kevin Garrison
• 9/14/05

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Class Business

• Sign-in Sheet
• Questions? Problems?
• Plagiarism Sheets

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Last week

• Rhetoric the art of persuasion.
• If you understand rhetoric, you have power.
• First Principle of Rhetoric know your audience.

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How do you practice Audience Awareness?

• Put yourself in their shoes.

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A Chance to Vent Frustration

• Write a 10 sentence letter to someone that you
  dislike, perhaps a roommate, an
  ex-boy/girlfriend, a family member, or a friend
  that hurt you. Tell them specifically why you
  dislike them, and give relevant examples of how
  you know you dislike them. I wont collect these,
  so say ANYTHING that you want to say.

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Become the person you hate

• Write 10 more sentences to yourself specifically
  addressing each of the claims made in your first
  writing.
  

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How do you argue against something you are for?

• Be skeptical
• Be critical
• Be a doubter
• Be mean
• Be a devils advocate

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Draft 1.3 (and other assignments)

• Topic

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Time for Music
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Exercise

• In groups of three, try to reach a consensus
  about this following question
  
• Is one persons opinion just as good/valid as
  another persons opinion? Why/why not? Give me an
  example to illustrate why you think so.

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Homework

• 1.2 Topic Post Tonight
• 1.2 Writing Review Friday
• 1.3 Letter Monday