Writing Project 5--Comparison/Contrast of Washington and Guevara Documentaries

As Etta James sang, "At last." Yep, this is the last short writing assignment for the semester.

In this writing assignment you will be doing a compare and contrast of the George Washington and Che Guevara documentaries viewed in class. In this compare/contrast examine the ways the docs portray these revolutionaries figures. Be sure to use principles from previously introduced ideas on rhetorical analysis in this examination, and devote equal time to each documentary in your text. To aid in your examination of these revolutionary figures be sure to integrate the class readings (speeches) in your text.

SOP (standard operating procedure) for this writing assignment...also, be sure to include both the documentaries and assigned readings in your text and works cited.

Good luck and enjoy.

Quick Look Unit 14

04-13-2010 Begin Michael Collins, Writing Project 5 due

04-15-2010 Finish Michael Collins, final rough draft due, student meetings

Quick Look Unit 13

04-06-2010 View George Washington, Writing Project 3 due, read this Washington speech for class: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/washington.htm.

04-08-2010 View Che Guevara, read this Guevara speech for class:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/guevara/1964/12/11.htm.

Writing Project 4--Leonard Peltier Rhetorical Defense

For this writing assignment, you will be crafting an argument for the innocence ("not guilty because of reasonable doubt" or "self-defense argument") of Leonard Peltier. So, the task will be to place yourself in the shoes of one of Leonard's defense council and then craft a rhetorically sound argument for your "client." Be sure to include aspects of ethos, logos, and pathos in your argument.

You will have to establish credibility as a writer of this defense and also establish credibility for Leonard. Elements of logos will likely come out of the documentary Incident at Oglala or other readings you do out of class. Elements of pathos could come from the documentary or perhaps even from the history of relations between Native Americans and the Fed.

This writing project follows the standard format we have been using including font, page length, and spacing. If these instructions are not followed in a concrete manner, I will not grade the writing project. Be sure to cite and create a proper Works Cited page. In this paper, I am asking that you use at least 3 sources from three different source types.

Good luck and I look forward to reading your arguments.