Thursday, August 19, 2021

**ATTENTION 1st/2nd block APLANG/1101 for HW DUE MON. 8/23**

 1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1101


HW DUE MON. 8/23: 

Read Elie Wiesel's (Sept. 1928-July 2016) 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance SPEECH (copy given to you FRI. 8/20 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: 

***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:



**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
  • There are examples of ALL THREE APPEALS (ethos/pathos/logos) working and evident ALL throughout this important speech!!

**ALSO NOTE: Those of you who did not share/speak in discussion of "The First Day" short story/annotations will be starting this discussion!

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