Review: What is a letter?
1. Parts: greeting, body, closing, signature
2: Purpose: communication between two people ... family, heads of state, companies, etc
3. Value today?
4. Ethos, Pathos, Logos are back!!
Assignment: write a letter to someone. This will be personal and it will be mailed (by me). I will be looking for sincere expression, clarity of ideas, precision of language, organization of ideas, articulation of a clear point (thesis). I understand that this assignment might be more personal in nature, but you must write a letter to someone about something that you feel comfortable with me reading. You will not have to swap with peers if you're uncomfortable doing so.
Discussion
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Small groups --> review homework questions (1. In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr. invokes passages from “The Gettysburg Address,” The Declaration of Independence, and the Bible. Why do you think he references these sources? How do these sources help make his letter more powerful? 2. Select a paragraph or section of this letter and talk about the tone. Define the tone. Is it effective? What is King trying to convey?)
Structure
1. This is a very persuasive essay with lots of argumentation. How does he organize his ideas, transition between different examples, and maintain the reader's attention?
Content
1. In King’s response he writes, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a
single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
What are the implications of this statement for all people in relation to social
injustices? Do you believe he is right? Why or why not?
2. Where do you hear King's passion? His desire to demonstrate his point?
2. Where do you hear King's passion? His desire to demonstrate his point?
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