Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Today's Assignment

1. Read through the color-coded "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"

2. Using the same color-coding technique, type your own letter (750 word minimum) in a Word document in which you use the same rhetorical strategies to ask for something.

3. Email the color-coded letter to mrhughesthurston@gmail.com


Possible audiences:
  • political figure (current or past)
  • parent/guardian
  • friend (anonymous, please)
  • celebrity
  • someone you have a crush on
  • teacher (anonymous, please)
  • work supervisor
  • college admissions officer
  • school principal
  • anyone else (ask for approval)

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