Blackfish, Day 1: May 1, 2018

Focus: What do we need to understand about how we treat living things?

Please take out your documentary tracking sheet.

1. Checking your current understanding with high velocity previewing questions for Blackfish and a warning of sensitivity triggers

• If you observed pathos last time, you will now look at ethos.

• If you observed ethos last time, you will now look at logos.

• If you observed logos last time, you will now look at pathos.

If you'd like to opt out of Blackfish, you can develop the same skills and gain knowledge on the same topic by reading the following articles for ethos, pathos, and logos:

National Geographic: Are Wildlife Sanctuaries Good for Animals?
The Conversation: In Defense of Zoos
NPR: Sea World Ending Captive Breeding of Killer Whales
Washington Post: SeaWorld's Whales Deserve Better
CNN: Sea World Responds to Blackfish


3. Switch-a-rooing your rhetorical appeals and watching Blackfish

HW:
1. Book club reading and syllabus for THURSDAY. If you were behind yesterday, you must work hard now to catch up. Each syllabus is worth 30 points, and you can only earn full credit by completing it on time and having everyone in your group ready to discuss.

2. Start preparing your new one-minute speech for this Friday; you will be emphasizing your NEW rhetorical appeal. You may use the same speech topic or switch it. Click here for the list.