Thursday:
Read and Annotate Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Friday:
Read Lincoln again. Then, write an 8-10 sentence reflection on the ways Lincoln appeals to his audience. What about the presentation of Lincoln’s ideas might make this speech persuasive or impactful for his audience? What might it persuade them of, or what impact might it have on them?
Work on Memorization and Delivery
Monday:
Read and annotate Homer’s Embassy to Achilles. Focus annotations on identifying instances of appeals to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
Tuesday:
Work on Memorization and Delivery
Wednesday:
Read and annotate MLK’s I Have a Dream
Thursday
Read MLK again and write 5 sentences summarizing his argument and 5 sentences summarizing any arguments that he refutes.
Friday
Work on Memorization and Delivery
Monday
Read and annotate Publius’ Federalist 10. Annotations should focus on marking out any instances of course concepts noticed.
Tuesday
Final night to work on memorization and delivery
Wednesday
· Write 5 sentences evaluating your performance. How did it go? How did you prepare? What would you do differently in preparation or performance for the next unit?
Thursday
Prepare your argument for the in-class essay
Friday
· Go back to your Plato and Aristotle essays from 11th grade and copy down the thesis from each paper onto a sheet of paper to bring to class.
· Read and Annotate Atticus Finch’s closing statement from To Kill a Mockingbird
Monday: Pick a passage and begin to practice for Memorize and Deliver
Tuesday: Practice for Memorize and Deliver
Wednesday: Read and annotate MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Thursday: Write down three remaining confusions you have about Aristotelian Logic
Friday: Practice for Memorize and Deliver