Welcome to Week 3!

Propaganda:

This issue article focuses on ADVERTISING. How many of you are writing about advertising for your Argument Essay?

Propaganda (cont'd)

• What is "propaganda"?                              
• What does "bamboozled" mean?

Cross: "For good or evil, propaganda pervades our daily lives, helping to shape our attitudes on a thousand subjects." Thoughts? Examples?

Propaganda (cont'd)

• What are some types of propaganda Cross mentions?
• How CAN we avoid being "bamboozled"?
• Case study: Natural American Spirit cigarattes
• How could I integrate this article into my Argument Essay?

Female Chauvinist Pigs

This issue article focuses on IDENTITY. How many of you are writing about identity for your Argument Essay?

Female Chauvinist Pigs

• What is "female chauvinism"?  Examples?
• How is "female chauvinism" different from "feminism"?
• Levy uses a lot of personal narrative here. Why? Is it successful?

Levy says, "'Raunchy' and 'liberated' are not synonyms." What does she mean? Thoughts?

Levy: "It is worth asking ourselves if [raunch culture] reflects how far we've come, or how far we have left to go." Which do you think it is ?

Female Chauvinist Pigs (cont'd)

• Case study: Britney Spears (mentioned in article)
• How could I integrate this article into my Argument Essay?

NOTE: We've seen some good examples of critical writing about pop culture; let's see what we can learn from these articles and begin to think about how to best organize your Argument Essay!

First: What is rhetoric?

Writer/Designer: "Rhetoric is the study of making texts that effectively persuade an audience toward change."

Successful rhetoric considers:

• Audience                                       
• Purpose
• Context  

Group Reading Response

Continued from Last Week

• Titles
• Intros
• Conclusions
• Evidence

Sample Student Essay!

Peer Reviews

E-Portfolio: Citing Sources in MLA Format

• Works Cited / Annotated Bibliography            
• In-text Citations

Homework

• Reading + be prepared for in-class Reading Response
• SUBMIT Draft #2 (at least 3-4 pgs!)