The prompt of this essay was, "Is The Crucible by Arthur Miller historically accurate?" In my essay I argued that it was not based on its inaccurate portrayal of the character, Tituba.
We were prompted to write an essay on our rhetorical analysis of an excerpt from the article, "Why I Wrote The Crucible." In my essay I analyzed Arthur Miller's use of ethos to build reputability, pathos to appeal to the audience's emotions and demonstrate his deep connection to the story, and diction to show his tactfulness with researching this story's history.
In this process of writing of revision, I learned to be careful with writing mistakes. Much of my revision dealt with grammar and spelling, so next time I write an essay I know to read over my words if I have time to ensure my message is clearly conveyed.
After reading The Great Gatsby , our class wrote an essay discussing the novel's allegory to the American Dream. In my essay, I argue that the book illustrates the self-destruction within the American Dream. I do this by contrasting the characters Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan.
In this project, our class picked a song of our choice to analyze and advocate for as the greatest of all time. I chose "Champagne Coast" by Blood Orange. Based on our analysis, we outlined three claims to support the argument that the song was the greatest. This assignment was coupled with a discussion on whether music was poetry. In the notebook template given and the essay that we wrote. we connected our GOAT song with the idea that music is a form of poetry.
Our class read a book, written by Jason Lanier, titled 10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts. We divided into groups to break down the argument for each chapter. Based on the presentation that each group delivered, it was up to us to decide to argue for or against deleting your social media accounts. I argued for keeping your social media account.