Text Reflection 5-8
I think that one of my favorite things from the second half of Fletcher's book was the extension of the learning concepts into exercises explained. Some I recognized from my 12 or 13 years spent in public education but some were new ideas to me entirely and I think I would have really enjoyed learning about them. When talking about establishing pathos, ethos, and logos to a reader in a student's writing, Fletcher gives a specific and elaborate definition of them all and explains a few different ways in which a student can use each in their writing or see examples of them in other people's writing. She then has sections titled "Going Deeper into Pathos/Ethos/Logos" and these sections offer activities to help students practice concepts and then apply what they've learned. For instance, with Pathos there's an activity called List, Group, Label which I'm interested enough in to try that helps students categorize adjectives and then a very interesting story that shows how word choice is used to express an idea. The story itself is on whether or not tuition should be cheaper/more expensive by major and relates to students' futures. Lastly, Fletcher offers a chart for students to analyze each of the three logical appeals and to summarize their findings and practice writing. Each of these steps helps the student become a better writer, but not all at once.