3.8: Unit 2- Writing Task- Putting it All Together
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Writing Task Instructions
Choose one of the prompts below for your next essay assignment.
Ethos, Pathos, Logos | Plato’s Allegory of the Cave |
Your essay should include all three persuasion techniques. It would be a good idea to focus on one technique for each of your body paragraphs to have a nice 5-paragraph essay. Research is not required for this essay, but if outside sources are used, MLA style must be used. |
Research is required for this essay, and it is wise to evaluate your sources! MLA style must be used. The following outline might be helpful to organize this essay:
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End of Chapter Journal Questions
Answer the questions below using your own words in a short paragraph.
- We read 6 stories: About the Underworld, Ceres and Proserpina, Prometheus, Pandora, Sisyphus, and Tantalus. Which story did you like the best? Explain why.
- Of the 6 stories, who had the worst punishment, and why?
- What new vocabulary from these stories did you find the most interesting and why?
- Compare Prometheus’ stealing of fire from the gods to the knowledge (light) that Plato says is knowledge for humans.
- Choose one of the critical thinking questions that you found to be the most interesting to expand upon in your journal.
- Write a diary entry in the perspective of one of the characters. What would their daily life be like? What is their personality?