Tuesday, August 20, 2024

**ATTENTION 1st/2nd AP/1101: HW RDG/ANNOTATIONS DUE COMPLETED BY CLASS THURS. 8/22**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1101

HW DUE THURS. 8/22: 

Read Elie Wiesel's (Sept. 1928-July 2016) 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance SPEECH (copy given to you WED.8/21 in class/SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION), and:
  • ANNOTATE/mark/highlight/POST-IT/ANALYZE/EXPLAIN specific references within the speech that apply/illustrate the rhetorical elements/APPEALS of ETHOS, PATHOS, or LOGOS

**here's a link to the text online as well, so EVERYONE should have access to the text (*also posted/linked on the Classroom):
 


***TO HEAR THE SPEECH AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED IN ITS SPOKEN GENRE, here's also a VIDEO of Wiesel giving his Nobel acceptance speech (again, also linked on the Classroom):



**NOTE: This time as you annotate the text, be sure to attempt to tie your comments/observations to ONE OF THE THREE RHETORICAL APPEALS at work in the text
  • LEARN FROM/IMPROVE UPON IF NECESSARY THE FIRST ANNOTATIONS YOU COMPLETED FOR "TFD"
  • Look for specific language connotation, repetition/parallel structure, dialogue, a ____ tone/tone changes, flashbacks, etc. and be prepared to SHARE WITH THE CLASS your findings
  • PLEASE NOTE: There are examples of ALL THREE APPEALS (ethos/pathos/logos) working and evident ALL throughout this important speech!!

**ALSO NOTE: Again, I'd like to hear from the majority of you with your analysis/findings with this speech, so be ready to share tomorrow!

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