Introductory Assignment:

Resources:

1.  The Vocabulary of AI
2. Learning about the Rhetorical Appeals:
   1. What are they? Rhetoric Powerpoint
   2. Visual of Pathos, Logos, and Ethos
   3. Video – the appeals
   4. Appeals in advertising
   5. analysis of the Super man photo for Logos, Ethos, Pathos

Assignments

1. Annotations on the AI Ted Talks
2. Con – ChatGPT article
3. ChatGPT Is Coming for Classrooms Pro Article

The Essay Instructions

1. English 12 Intro-Write Fall 2023
2. Intro – Persuasive Essay Assessment Rubric
3. How I used Chat GPT
4. Chat GPT Essay Checklist

 

Documents to help you write your argumentative composition

Some organizational thoughts about the assignment and process

 The WHAT:

Notes on the TED TALKS:

Con – Sam Harris Pro Maurice Conti

Other articles/documents to help you with the WHAT for the essay:

Resources Pro and Con …as well as a graphic organizer

Con: The End of High School English Con article

Con: Guardian Article

Pro: Pro – ChatGPT Don’t Ban ChatGPT teach with it

both perspectives: ChatGPT Podcast Transcript

The HOW:

Hook and rhetoric examples by Chat GPT

Formatting and Attribution

Quote-integration

Statements of Transition, Argument, Setting up sources

 The Essay as a genre

10 Rhetorical Strategies

 

• Ms. Shong’s email – kshong@sd43.bc.ca
• the daily agenda is posted on the tab “Today in English 12”
• Course documents for each unit can be found in the pull-down menus. You will need a password to access the documents.

Some helpful links for English 12:

• Thinking of an English Major at University? Here are a list of careers you can explore with an English degree
• Sift your words!
• Play Free Rice
• Play bean bean bean
• quotes to inspire your writing
• English is Weird!
• Etymology Dictionary (the origin of words)
• Shmoop quote finder
• The origin of idioms and proverbs
• Word Hippo – a great way to learn new vocabulary
• Grammar girl
• Note-taking tips
• Creative image maker tools for students
• digital image-maker tools
• 150 great articles and essays
• Great Reads from the New York Times
• New York Times article of the day
• This I Believe Essays
• Pros and Con of Controversial issues
• famous expressions from literature
• Here is a recent article that I found very interesting
• Vox – Understand the News: has interesting articles
  
• Big Think – Videos and Articles
• A very interesting article about The Game of Thrones and how it is an allegory for our times.