Objectives and Itinerary

• 1. Students will evaluate the implementation of the Rhetorical Triangle in a Ted Talk by Bryan Stevenson. (E1-3.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2)

• 2. Students will share and discuss these evaluations to decide if Stevenson’s speech is persuasive or not. (E1-5.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1)

-Journal-Learn about Ethos, Logos and Pathos

-Watch a clip from Remember the Titans-Watch and analyze a Ted Talk to decide if it’s persuasive

Creating a Persuasive Argument

Journal (5 minutes)This weekend I either want to see a new movie,

read a good book, listen to a good album or start a new TV series (and not grade any papers).

Give me your suggestion of your favorite movie, a book you’ve read or TV show you watch that you like and at least three reasons to convince me why your suggestion is superior to all.

Which category would all of your suggestions for the journal prompt fall under?

Aristotleand the rhetorical Triangle

(Great Band Name…)

Building an ArgumentAristotle and Story time:

Story teller----------->Story------------>AudienceSpeaker/Writer----->Message-------->AudienceEthos------------------>Logos------------>Pathos

*Ethos-Logos-Pathos: alphabetical order!

• Triangle formed by Robert Scholes, not Aristotle.

• What type of triangle is this?

• What does this type of triangle indicate?

Ethos“I disagree with you, but I still like you as a person who is a human

being and I will treat you like that because if I didn’t it would make everything bad and that’s what lots of people do and it is lame.” –Kid Pres

In Greek, ethos means character. So ask yourself, do you trust this person’s character?•Are they knowledgeable and credible?Kid Pres has had multiple videos go viral about doing good in the world.•Are they fair to opposing views?See above quote!•Do they build their argument based on shared assumptions with the audience, or are the assumptions one-sided?Shared assumption: People should always be nice.

Kid President or…Kid Aristotle?

LogosConvince audience based on

logic or reason.• Cites facts and statistics.• Historical and literal

analogies.• Citing other authority

figures on topic of argument. You tell ‘em, Abe!

PathosThink of the “path” to the audiences’ hearts.• Invoke sympathy, pity, humor or even anger if it will help

author/speaker to convey argument.• Emotional tone, stories of emotional events, implied meanings. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2VQ4SIRWM

How does Coach Boone appeal to pathos when motivating his quarterback? How does the “fluffed up” part of Boone’s family history interrupt his Ethos?

How is the speaker or author pulling at your “heart strings?”

Let’s hear from a Modern Day Atticus Finch

http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html

1/3: Looking for examples of Ethos-Do you trust this guy and what he’s saying? Why? What are his credentials?

1/3: Looking for examples of Logos-Does he cite current and/or historical facts? Is his argument logical?

1/3: Looking for examples of Pathos-Does he grab your sympathy at any point? How?

“Many of you understand that the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. That we cannot be full, involved human beings until we care about our survival of everyone. That our visions of technology and design, and entertainment and creativity have to be married with the visions of humanity, compassion and justice. And more than anything, for those of you who share that, I’ve simply come to tell you to keep your eyes on the prize. Hold on.”

Over the weekend…

Begin to pay attention to injustices that are surrounding you in your own community, that you or someone you know face every day. Next week we will begin

our Persuasive papers, so come to school with an idea of an injustice you wish to persuade your peers to pay attention to.