THE ARRANGEMENT OF RHETORICTHE CLASSICAL MODELAP English Language

Mr. Gallegos

Vocabulary Quiz

• Please pick up a copy of the vocabulary quiz from the front table and begin working silently. If you talk, you will receive a zero.

• Also, please pick up a copy of “The Classical Model” packet from the front table. When you finish your quiz, please read the front page of the packet.

• Be sure to submit your rhetorical appeals analysis essay.

Learning Objectives

• Content Objective: Students will be able to identify the essential components of the classical model and analyze the use of ethos, pathos, and logos within the model.

• Language Objective: Students will read the selection by Sandra Day O’Conner and Roy Romer and answer the questions in complete sentences.

Key Vocabulary

• Ethos is an appeal to character by demonstrating that the speaker is trustworthy and credible. Ethos often stresses shared values between the speaker and the audience.

• Logos is an appeal to logic or reason by offering clear and rational ideas to back up your thesis, or claim.

Key Vocabulary

• Pathos is an appeal to emotion. An argument should never be based solely on pathos. Figurative language, personal anecdotes, and vivid images are commonly used.

• The introduction is used to introduce the reader to the subject.

• The narration provides factual information and background knowledge on the subject.

Key Vocabulary

• The confirmation includes the development of proof needed to make the writer’s case.

• The refutation address the counterargument and serves as a bridge between the writer’s proof and the conclusion.

• The conclusion brings the essay to a close and appeals to pathos and reminds the reader of the ethos.

Exit Ticket

• Please think about the following question and then write down your thoughts.

• What did you learn today that has implications for your writing? Why is the organization of an argument so important?

Email Address• Gregory_Gallegos@dpsk12.org