Gents: After some rage at the start of class on everyone's part (yours and mine), y'all corrected your AP Style Multiple choice questions to regain some credit.
Next, we watched a video on Rogerian argument, which you should connect to MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in your homework (which you can locate in The Language of Composition or on the unit page for "Dissenting Voices").
Finally, we reviewed the context of the letter, especially looking at the state of Birmingham and its racial / ethnic discord (King's autobiography selection, video on Bull Connor, the Birmingham Segregation code), the state of Alabama (Governor George Wallace's inauguration speech), the plight of the civil rights activists (photos of King and Abernathy), and King's questionable ethos according to the public and the FBI (the memo we reviewed).
For homework, read King's letter (PDF or in The Language of Composition) and complete the analysis (PDF). For all resources, visit the Dissenting Voices unit page.
Next, we watched a video on Rogerian argument, which you should connect to MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in your homework (which you can locate in The Language of Composition or on the unit page for "Dissenting Voices").
Finally, we reviewed the context of the letter, especially looking at the state of Birmingham and its racial / ethnic discord (King's autobiography selection, video on Bull Connor, the Birmingham Segregation code), the state of Alabama (Governor George Wallace's inauguration speech), the plight of the civil rights activists (photos of King and Abernathy), and King's questionable ethos according to the public and the FBI (the memo we reviewed).
For homework, read King's letter (PDF or in The Language of Composition) and complete the analysis (PDF). For all resources, visit the Dissenting Voices unit page.