Hello, you fabulous Lang-ers! After this week, you have become skilled rhetorical analysis writers.

1. Your task for this short week is to go tohttp://Google.com/Doodles. 

2. Scroll through the years and find one that you feel is one you could write about in-depth. You will be doing a mini-rhetorical analysis of this image. 

3. Complete AP PARTS for the Google Doodle you have chosen in your journals (don't post your AP PARTS--this just helps you plan out your analysis). 

4. Then, determine what its purpose/argument is. Finally, determine what rhetorical devices this image is utilizing and what they say about the purpose/argument. 

5. In the comments function, link us to your image (drop the URL into your comment) and write a stylistic short rhetorical analysis of your Doodle. 

6. Once you have posted your comment, you are not done. Come back to the blog to comment on someone else’s Google Doodle Rhetorical Analysis. Feel free to add something you spot that the original poster may have overlooked. A second pair of eyes is always better than just one. 

If you are interested in what other people have said about Google Doodles, here is a cool article that someone compiled about a site's interpretation and opinion of the best ones Google has ever created.

Happy Google Doodling! Due: Friday, January 23 at midnight (technically Saturday, but whatever). 

What up, Lang-ers? The following video clip is Mitt Romney's first political advertisement in the last election. Watch the political advertisement. Then, in the comments section, publish a posting that responds to the following three questions.

1. Identify at least three different forms of pathos employed by the Romney campaign. Remember, pathos is utilized when someone makes an argument that appeals to emotion as a force of persuasion. A few examples of pathos might be fear, love, comfort, humor, patriotism, etc.
2. Analyze the style: that is, how are the camera angles, colors, music, and sound bytes used to create Romney’s ethos?
3. Symbols are powerful weapons in any rhetor’s arsenal. Identify one symbol that you see in the advertisement and argue what that symbol’s purpose might be. 
4. Once you have made your comment answering parts 1-3, you are not done. Engage in a conversation with someone else by commenting on their posting. Try posing a question to them about the ad or their response. 

All blog postings need to be carefully constructed: well written, unique in thought, concise but packed with your ideas, and one that answers all of the parts of the prompt (remember: Know thy prompt!). There is no word count/page requirement, but you should be able to adequately answer all of the parts and not sound like a robot. 
This blog posting needs to take place by midnight, Friday, January 16th. Happy blogging!