Students read and analyzed and annotated Truth and Stanton with focus on rhetorical appeals, strengths and weaknesses of the argument, and impact upon the reader (Truth) and structure, parody, and language (Stanton)
–Homework–Read and annotate Harriet Jacobs (with focus on use of detail and comparison) and France Harper (with focus on pronoun usage and understanding how to anticipate responses to unspoken questions within the passage)—Students are to write a rhetorical analysis essay that focuses on the use of tone in comparison to both Jacobs and Harper