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11/16 English III

1) M&M 27-translucent

trans: across, through    lucere: to shine    ent: makes adj

Model: "He was the color of a gravestone; light was both absorbed and reflected by his skin, as with a pearl, so that he appeared translucent at times.." from A Prayer for Owen Meany

infer meaning:
actual meaning: permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects on opposite side are not clearly visible; clear, transparent, easily understandable

Write a sentence, draw a picture, have a peer review

2)Finish Exit 6: Expectations. Submit today. Prepare portfolio. Turn in today under your class tag, where the portfolios left in class are stored. (20%)

3)W3-Persuasive Cnotes- add to notes

Logos: subject- If you don't know a lot about your subject you have to conduct research and become knowledgeable. Logos is the facts, info and knowledge you have about your subject.

Pathos: audience: Emotional appeals you make toward your audience to influence their attitudes, opinions and feelings. You must be aware of your audience when adding pathos. Not just anything would be OK to add with any audience.

Ethos: speaker: Your credibility as a speaker is important when trying to convince others. There are many things you can do to make them trust you as a reliable source. The way you dress, speak, how much information you have, whether you sound confident, how you've prepared your presentation or the lack of these things can influence whether your audience trusts you.


Logos: a logical appeal
-convinces a person using logic, reasoning, facts, statistics, evidence, examples, has logical chains of reasoning
-is specific, reliable, truthful, can be proven, makes sense
-Logos Example: "Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer."

Logic: using convincing reasons  and facts that are hard to argue with

Peter D. Heart Research revealed to class. Students identify the most convincing logos elements found.  
 
Students copy the following chart on their logos notes and fill in the sections after watching the following clips