End of Quarter--- All Work Due by 3PM

Journals- 10 entries about 8 long form articles

Notes:
1  Syntax analysis of Timed Writing #4
2 Questions on rhetoric and style "On Compassion"
3 Identify and Analyze the rebuttal by MLK.
** Both notes and journals should include new vocabulary. It is your responsibility to look up unknown words after you encounter them.

(3) Timed writing revision submitted with the originals

One major essay revision submitted with the original

All work will be accepted anytime up until 3PM.  Any request for an extension or incomplete should be made through the Guidance office.

THREE APPEALS ESSAY

Assignment:

Write an 800-1000 word essay which discusses the three appeals Martin Luther King, Jr makes in his Letter from the Birmingham Jail. What devices does the speaker use to appeal to the reader? How are the appeals created by 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 text of the letter can be found here: http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Letter_Birmingham_Jail.pdf

The essay is due on 10/26 by 3PM.

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

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

Tone Words sorted by Category

TONE WORDS BY CATEGORY

REVERENCE

reverent

awe

venerated

solemn

mystical

majestic

apocalyptic

religious

pious

IRREVERENCE

irreverent

impious

iconoclastic

JOY

joyful

elated

zealous

fervent

ardent

jubilant

buoyant

euphoric

ecstatic

HAPPINESS

glad

pleased

merry

gleeful

light

delightful

cheerful

cheery

sanguine

mirthful

enjoyable

with relish

giddy

agreeable

amiable

warm

whimsical

friendly

blissful

effusive

SADNESS

somber

melancholy

sorrowful

lament

despair

despondent

regretful

dismal

funereal

saturnine

dark

gloomy

dejected

grave

grieving

morose

sullen

woeful

bleak

remorseful

forlorn

agonized

anguished

depressed

miserable

barren

empty

bereft

pitiful

pathetic

lugubrious

distressed

discouraged

disheartened

hurt

wounded

elegiac

LOVE

loving

affectionate

cherished

fond

admiring

tender

sentimental

romantic

platonic

adoring

narcissistic

passionate

impassioned

lustful

rapturous

infatuated

enamored

compassionate

benevolent

dreamy

sweet

flirtatious

coy

seductive

sexy

inviting

yearning

longing

HOPE

expectant

anticipatory

encouraged

CALMNESS

serene

tranquil

placid

peaceful

content

complacent

accepting

easy

satisfied

soothing

HATE

hateful

vengeance

abhorrence

evil

animosity

enmity

malicious

aversion

loathsome

despising

scornful

contemptuous

disdainful

jealous

envious

repugnance

repulsion

revulsion

resentment

spiteful

disgusted

vicious

invective

harsh

cold

threatening

savage

ANGER

vehement

rage

outrage

antipathy

irritated

indignant

vexed

incensed

petulant

irascible

riled

bitter

acrimonious

irate

furious

wrathful

rancorous

consternation

hostile

miffed

choleric

aggravated

futile

umbrage

galling

bristling

exasperated

explosive

caustic

revengeful

belligerent

perturbed

piqued

sharp

contentious

CONFUSION

shocked

befuddled

baffled

bewildered

disturbed

addled

upset

FEAR

frightened

afraid

timid

apprehensive

anxious

terror

horror

dismay

agitation

sinister

alarm

startled

uneasy

qualms

angst

alarmed

disturbed

STRENGTH

authoritative

confident

superior

dominant

arrogant

proud

audacious

WEAKNESS

weak

impotent

passive

lethargic

ashamed

guilty

IRONY

ironic

biting

smirking

sneering

derisive

icy

witty

sarcastic

mocking

sardonic

flippant

cynical

mock-heroic

mock-serious

taunting

YOUTH

young

innocent

callow

naive

childish

immature

fresh

MYSTERY

mysterious

furtive

surreptitious

sneaky

covert

subtle

allusive

MISC.

agreeable

apologetic

bittersweet

bored

chaotic

chauvinistic

classical

complimentary

concerned

condescending

convincing

critical

curious

cynical

determined

didactic

diffident

dramatic

explosive

frivolous

funny

gentle

heroic

hollow

horrific

humble

humorous

hypnotic

hypocritical

impatient

inflammatory

informal

insolent

jealous

laconic

lethargic

lofty

morbid

obnoxious

obsessive

passive

patronizing

pedantic

petty

poignant

preachy

presumptuous

prudish

regretful

remote

respectful

restrained

rude

sensational

sexist

solemn

stem

stuffy

sultry

vulgar

WORDS THAT DESCRIBE LANGUAGE

abstract

abstruse

artificial

bombastic

colloquial

concrete

connotative

cultured

detached

emotional

esoteric

euphemistic

exact

figurative

folksy

formal

grotesque

homespun

Tone Essay Due 10/19 3PM

Compare and contrast the tone in  “On Compassion” and  “Just Walk On By”.  800-1000 words. 

Tone:
diction 
syntax
figurative language
details
imagery.

Links to texts:

Just Walk on By

On Compassion  

The essay is due 10/19 by 3PM by email.