1.25.12 AD ANALYSIS

Here are three ads for you to analyze. You will follow the format we have been using in class by completing the Ad Analysis Sheet  Once you complete the analysis please post your personal response to one of the ads on the blog.  Make sure you write in complete sentences, and include your name and class hour.

Part One - The Hearth and the Salamander  and Part Two - The Sieve and the Sand
Choose one of the following to comment on before Monday Jan. 30th.
To receive full credit follow the steps below:

• Identify which question you are answering 
• Use complete sentences
• Quote the novel for support
• Include your name and class hour.

1. What are some of the things Montag now realizes about himself or society?

2. What are some similarities between the society in 451 and modern society?

3. "We must all be alike. Not everyone created equal as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal."
Is this possible? Do you agree or disagree? What has caused people to believe this concept?

1.30.12    DETECTING BIAS

Read some of the the entries in this blog.  Since it is anonymous you are unable to verify his information.  Based on the author's posts what can you assume about his values, beliefs and biases? http://shroudedindoubt.typepad.com/

Post one comment and support your observations through quoting a telling statement you found in the blog entries.

English 2 Honor Assignment

Logical Fallacy Scavenger Hunt

Using the internet find at least 4 types of logical fallacies used in some type of ad.  Use the link on my blog if you need another copy of the Ad Analysis Sheet.

In Google docs you will include a link to each ad or image and an explanation of how the logical fallacy was used to manipulate the audience.  Be sure to also identify the rhetorical situation.

EXTRA CREDIT  Watch this video about the Information Diet make post a personal response.  What do you think of the analogy and the issue presented? What do you think might contribute to the problem introduced in the video?  Are you guilty of information over-consumption?

Welcome!

In an effort to continue discussions outside of the classroom and provide additional materials I have created this blog for my English classes.  You will need to navigate to the correct page for each unit of study.

Since this is a new project, I welcome any comments or suggestions on how to improve this blog.