Monday, February 8, 2016

8 FEB: Persuasive Devices in Media

As you researched on the first day of this unit, there can be a fine line between editorial writing and other forms of persuasive writing/journalism.  If you think of persuasive media as a spectrum, you might envision it as:

UNBIASED----------------editorials------------------------propaganda-----------------------FICTIONAL

Today we will be looking at propaganda, so that your eventual editorial pieces are classified as credible rather than as propaganda.  You should have received an email invitation to join the following gallery:

http://propaganda.mediaeducationlab.com/browse/cloonan

Looking back at your Persuasive Techniques (ethos, pathos, logos), Rhetorical Devices (everything from figurative language to the techniques we looked at for advertising), as well as Logical Fallacies, you will analyze various modern media.  Please choose 5 of the examples of propaganda on the Media Lab website on which to comment.  A substantive comment uses at least 3 sentences, deploys terms we’ve studied in this class, and acknowledges effects on readers.  DUE AT 11:59pm, MONDAY, FEB 8.

Done?  Make sure that you’re caught up on work.

Done? Check out the D&C’s editorial on Yik Yak, a controversial social media app.  It discusses issues like freedom of speech, which is central to the ethos of editorial journalism.

Done? Check out the Writers & Books “35 Word Story Contest” and start your submission.

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