Friday:
Today the instructor passed out the persuasive speech assignment (two pages). She first explained the fundamentals of persuasion (cognitive dissonance) and then she went through the outline (Monroe's Motivated Sequence) using an example with which she had experience.
At the end of class, group symposium folders were distributed.
Next class:
Continue with the readings
Check in on chapters from text
Choose a persuasive topic and be prepared to tell what your topic is in class
Tuesday
Matt: infrastructure
Justin: what oil companies pay for a barrel of oil
Joe: the real reason marijunaa is not legalized
Lashae: online dating
Leila: cellphones, driving, and inattention
Bryan: doomsday prophecies
Ankit: corrupt countries
Danielle: NJ movies
Thomas: Zone gas pricing
Stephen: stolen identities
Francheska: Ku Klux Klan in NJ & immigrants
Neftali: : Google, Craigslist, and newspapers
Diane: hybrid/electric cars
Nicole: healthier eating
Deeanne: become more environmentally conscious
Mariam: mortality rate in children in USA
Rebecca: media/newspaper crisis--what it is, why it is happening
Paul:
Persuasive topics:
Ankit: ban cellphones on campus
Joe: limit intake of transfatty acids
Luc: workout with weights
LaShae: benefits of massage therapy
Danielle: biodiesel fuel
Nicole: literacy programs in US (compare to European)
Matt: not ready for electric cars
Deanne: organic foods
Mariam: cell phone driving and inattention
Francheska:
Bryan: school uniforms
Leila: lowering drinking age
Justin:
Diane: buy an electric car
Francheska: digital textbooks
Joyce: no violence in cartoons
Neftali: shoes
Yang:
Thos: recylcing
Steve: be more aware of the news
