Three Appeals Essay

Assignment:

Write an 800-1000 word essay which discusses the three appeals found in Bryan Stevenson’s TED Talk titled “We Need To Talk About Injustice”.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tOp7OxyQ8

What devices does the speaker use to appeal to the reader? How are the appeals created with these devices? Identifying, evaluating, and analyzing the connections between the appeals (Ethos, Logos, and Pathos) and the devices the speaker uses to create them should be the focus of the essay.

 

The essay should be double-spaced and submitted by email to patgar1@gpsk12.org.

Please have your name as part of the file name (For example, BillThompsonTone.doc).

 

Important dates:

Class time        Thursday         10/10   Class time for reading of the text, annotation, and brainstorming.

Lab time          Friday              10/11   LAB time for drafting

Essay Due       Tuesday           10/16   (by 3:30 PM)