Rhetorical Analysis of 2012 RNC and DNC Keynotes

Wordle of Christie 2012 RNC Keynote

Analysis experiment-
Let's see how well you can tackle a politician's rhetoric in real-time.  You and your partner already have your group letter (A-....)  Now decide which speech you will watch/ listen (Castro or Christie).  As you listen to the speech, you will place comments on the speech that unpack the various rhetorical strategies at play.  This means both of you have the same document open and comment on it.  You can stop the audio/video at any point if you need to catch your thoughts.
For example: "Speaker X attacks the economic policy of Candidate Y because ...." or "A weakness of Candidate X is....this is why it is targeted."

Focus all of your commentary energy on what emotions/ideas that the speaker is attempting to evoke or plant in the minds of the audience.

  Aim for a minimum of 20 comments in your doc.

Transcripts of Speeches for Analysis
Period 1      Period 2     Period 9

Audio/Video of Castro via NPR or video via NYT
Audio/Video of Christie via NPR or video via NYT

Wordle of Castro 2012 DNC Keynote

Cool Reads for the week of Feb 24

From A.O.Scott's Review of 3 Days to Kill

By any reasonable standard, “3 Days to Kill” is a terrible movie: incoherent, crudely brutal, dumbly retrograde in its geo- and gender politics. But it is also, as much because of as in spite of these failings, kind of fun. 

• When Even the Starting Line Is Out of Reach 
• Cool visualization of Language from 2012 RNC and DNC Candy 
• Crush making some real money 
• Cool photo of a ghost town

Valentine's Day- Civil Wars cover Portishead....Hmm

On the search for the best examples of the rhetorical situation from romance movies...Send them along to me for Friday... Scene #2 The Big Guns Lloyd Dobler

Best Reads of the Week- Late return for 2nd Semester!

Warsan Shire - "For Women Who Are Difficult To Love" from MovingOn & StereoOpticon on Vimeo.

• Sudanese Refugee Crisis Photo Essay AP Study aide 
• Behind your handshake with FB 
• Death of Prince Charming? 
• Euphemism example:

Pocket-sized devices that permit, with minimal effort, the instantaneous distribution of deadly force from a distance: controversial idea?
— William Gibson (@GreatDismal) January 20, 2014

• Would you go to this school?

Basic Appeal:  Aesthetic...no doubt