Week of April 26 - May 2

Hello Class! I hope today finds you well. Here is what's listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:

*Read Chapter 15 - Understanding Argument in Persuasion
*Read Chapter 16 - Media Appearances and Other Occasions
*Participate in Week 15 Discussion
*Reminder - - - Actuative Speech Outlines are due NO LATER than this Friday, May 1st by 10am

Class Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:

1). Speech Buddy: Review the following Interactive Videos, 15.1, "Schooling: Pro" and "Schooling: Con" on the Interactive Video Website. Respond to the ideas in the videos. What did you learn that could be helpful in your speech? What types of appeals were used? How did the speaker connect with the audience?

2). Reflect on a recent discussion you've had in which you tried to persuade others to accept your point of view. What type or types of reasoning did you use? How well did your reasoning work?

3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during this discussion week.

Reminder: There is a MANDATORY MEETING on May 8th at 12:0opm in HGH225. This meeting has been scheduled since before the semester began, and there is no excuse for missing the meeting. I WILL NOT be on campus after May 8th, so if you miss the meeting, you are fore fitting your opportunity to present the final speech in this course. The final speech in this course is approximately 30% of your grade. In other words, you WILL NOT be able to pass this course without presenting your final speech. Make necessary arrangements to attend the class meeting.

I suspect the meeting will be shorter than it has been in the past since the only task we have on May 8th is presenting speeches.

***If you will notice on the Schedule Page on Blackboard, you need to write a paper called the Speech Critique Paper. This essay is due on May 8th in class. DO NOT EMAIL ME THIS ASSIGNMENT. Please write the essay, print it out and bring it to our class meeting on May 8th. This is the ONLY assignment in the course that IS NOT submitted through email. I will email out the assignment this week (it is already on Blackboard).