QUIZ next Wednesday over semicolon use. You'll need to know how to answer/punctuate the sentences and give the complete semicolon rules. See resources below in the HW section.
Explain Election Authentic Audience presentations - share template to help you plan presentations
PTSA Election Night 10/24 @ 6:30pm in the Cafeteria
Tips for drafting Election Ad script - use brackets/parentheses and italics for sound effects/music descriptions. Look at "Future" ad for guidance.
UNDECIDED: lots of appeals to emotions, includes facts (though not necessarily very specific--e.g., "she created jobs" as opposed to "she saved taxpayers 1.4 million over the last eight years), often story-based with characters people can relate to. GOAL: Undecided ads are introductions--they give the basics, rely heavily on emotions, and probably won't mention the other side.
BASE: appeals to emotions, esp. at end. May use fallacies sparingly. MUST include specific facts with concrete details and/or numbers. May discredit opponent/opposing side. GOAL: to affirm your side and encourage supporters to get out and vote, and get even more involved in the campaign.
OPPOSITION: appeals to emotions, esp. at beginning and end. MUST include specific facts with concrete details and/or numbers. Often targeted at a very narrow audience, trying to win people over on one part of the issue or based on one common thread or idea. (Narrower audiences: mothers, environmentalists, people sympathetic to illegal immigrants, etc.) GOAL: to clear up misunderstandings, misrepresentations, or set the record straight and clear up confusion from other side. Try to win a few votes/change a few minds at a time. (Common phrases include "you've heard..." "____ has said that _____" or "supporters say ____, but ____.")
HW: Indie reading - complete 500 pages by November 7th!
QUIZ on Wednesday over semicolon use and logical fallacies
Logical Fallacies Practice #1
Logical Fallacies Practice #2
Understanding Fallacies PowerPoint
Understanding Fallacies PowerPoint Notes
Semicolons Practice #1
Semicolons Practice #2