Objective: I can distinguish the appeals in the Davidson article against gun control by identifying quotes for the appropriate categories(ethos, pathos, logos, argumentum ad populum) and placing them on the poster chart with my elbow partners.
BW: Students will read this appeal and definition: Argumentum ad Populum(Argument to the People) “If so many people believe it is so, it is so.” Turn-and-Talk: When does this idea apply in my own life?
Activities:
- Independent Study: Students will write a short reflection about how the Latin rhetorical appeal applies to their lives.
- Share Out: Random selection of students to read aloud reflections. Does this type of appeal provide the basis of a strong argument? Why or Why not? Is it a “fallacious” or false appeal?
- Set Up: Using butcher block paper and markers, make a 4-column chart with these categories at the top: ethos, pathos, logos, argumentum ad populum.
- Group Work: Using the alternating marker method, list at least three quotes for each category.
- Share Out: If time allows, groups will present their findings in front of the class.
- Reminders: Bring your DHS library book with the completed commitment form(if not submitted already) to class tomorrow. Also, for those students who were absent Wednesday(4/25) or Tuesday(May 1), you are permitted to complete make-up work after school tomorrow(Friday May 4) from 2:15-3:00 pm.