Thursday October 27th UM is hosting a Day of Dialogue. If you attend one event, two at the most, and complete two separate assignments for each I will give you extra credit that will be equivalent to two homework assignments OR two days worth of participation for one event or double that for two.
Assignment One:
Write a one page essay style response that includes which event you saw, how it engages in civil discourse, or not, and what elements from our Op-Ed unit you noticed and whether or not it counts as an effective argument that engages in argument as dance. What was the presentation about? How did you react to it? Did they use rhetorical devices? Did they idenitfy or use logical fallacies?
Assignment Two:
Write a one page proposal for a presentation or activity you would do for the Day of Dialogue event. What would it be on? How would you structure it? What point would you be making? Why do you think people would like/need to hear it? Use ideas taken from class on logical fallacies, civilized discourse, using research, and addressing a certain audience, or anything else from this unit you would like to use. You could even cite specific books, youtube clips, powerpoint presentations, music, or art you would incorporate to prove your point. You could be as creativity, or not, as you wish.
This is due Friday November 4th at 12:10. If you need this extra credit to apply to something else you are missing or lacking in this class come talk to me. Also, you need to let me know if you are interested in this. I have pasted the website to the Day of Dialogue homepage below.
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