October 6-9

Unit 2 Focus: Persuasive Techniques/Midterm Elections
We are not powerless!! "Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet."– Alice Walker

Monday: 

1. Visit usatestprep.com and practice 5 skills from your weakness list.

2. Research the 4 candidates running for either the Senate or Governor seat by visiting the website and clicking on each candidates campaign website link. You need A-D complete for each person. 

a. Professional background (jobs)

b. Key issues (things important to them like jobs, taxes)

c. Educational accomplishments (degrees, universities)

d. Place of Birth/Personal Info

3. Watch political ads from the candidates to add more info about their key issues  
4. Create a thesis statement explaining why you chose your candidate for Georgia Senate, or Governor (Hint: TPR)

Tuesday: Take notes on Ethos, Pathos, Logos in order to analyze persuasive writing that uses these persuasive appeals.  Study notes for this Friday quiz.

Wednesday: Analyze student essay with high score from mock writing.  Learn how to brainstorm and write a persuasive thesis statement that addresses the counter-argument.  HW: develop one of the ideas from the brainstorm into a paragraph by adding emotional or logical appeals/examples as support.

Thursday: Take speech writing notes and analyze former President Bush's 9/11 speech and Nelson Mandela, and JFK's speeches looking for rhetorical devices.  Complete a rough draft for your political speech in the point of view of the candidate you are endorsing for the GA midterm election.  You must include ethos, pathos, and logos (see Tuesday notes) in your speech.

Friday: Take a quiz on persuasive appeals, and thesis statements.  Watch MLK's speech on the war in Vietnam and answer the following question: What was MLK's claim about the war?  And what appeals (PEL) stood out as most effective in convincing the American people? 
HW: 40 word check on Monday.  Complete your final draft of your political speech (Look at President Obama's 2004 speech for tips on using PEL)