On Tuesday, July 29 we met to discuss All Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonald.
[Summary to come.]
If you weren't able to make the second seminar, you should add the following to the All Souls pre-session work. (It's best to share all the work with me in a Google document.)
Entry ticket 3-2-1
What are the three most important parts of the book? Briefly explain why.
What are the two most important rhetorical strategies (writing style; narrative voice; use of figurative language; organization choices; appeals to reason, emotion, trustworthiness; etc.) used in the book? Briefly explain.
What is the overall point Michael Patrick MacDonald wants to make in All Souls?
Aritstole's ideas about rhetorical appeals
What is the meaning of the following terms? How do they apply to All Souls?
rhetoric
logos
pathos
ethos
The purpose of rhetoric
It can be said that rhetoric attempts to persuade, inform, and engage (or entertain) its readers. Explain how Michael Patrick MacDonald does these three things in All Souls.
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