Midterm Proposal & Midterm PROJECT - A very High Quality Work Required. 24-26 Hours

Introduction

Classic rhetoric is primarily based on the idea of a great person being a good man speaking well. It is one of the most explored philosophical discipline in education today. Because of his outstanding contribution to the field, many scholars regard Aristotle and the greatest theoretician of rhetoric. Looking at his life and philosophical work, there is a significant amount of lessons to learn. For instance, Plato’s influence, contribution to classical rhetoric, and his significance as a Philosopher with the expectation that the combination of these lessons provides certain values to students. Comment by Author: disciplines Comment by Author: Who makes this claim? Comment by Author: Can you reference names who say this? (I know they do, but this is a good example of when we make claims in our writing to make sure we also include who those “scholars” are). Comment by Author: You mentioned Aristotle before, but Plato here. Are you including both? The wording was hard to follow.

Lessons

Plato’s Influence on Aristotle

The objective of the lesson is to gain insight into the role of Plato in modelling Aristotle into a distinguished rhetoric theoretician. The purpose of this lesson, in a class setting, is to help determine the ideal relationship between educators and students and how such a relationship can influence learners. An in-class activity borrowed Aristotle and his teacher Plato is to imitate their association when learning. The past and present connection of the lesson to the course lies in the status of Aristotle before and after encountering Plato. Comment by Author: Molding? Comment by Author: rhetorician Comment by Author: is this needed for clarification? Comment by Author: The wording here is hard to follow. Comment by Author: Is there evidence of his life before encountering Plato?

Contributions to Classical Rhetoric

As mentioned earlier, Aristotle is considered the greatest rhetoric theoretician. Therefore, his effort in the field is undeniable. According to George Kennedy (2009), Aristotle wrote a book on rhetoric which was published in three volumes. The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand the length they can go pursuing their dreams. Aristotle is one of the most referenced philosophers today, and this is purely because of his remarkable work. Students took, by learning from Aristotle, especially when he was a student of Plato, can make a life-changing impact in the future. Comment by Author: So are you applying Aristotle as inspiration for the students? In what ways?I think this lesson will stray away from rhetoric as the focus and look more at his life in general. I would highly recommend steering this back to rhetoric. Comment by Author: I’m not sure what you’re saying here.

Significance as a Philosopher

Apart from authoring multiple scholarly materials, Aristotle was a teacher as well. He is known to model Alexander the Great to what he became in the century. He is a classic example of a student turning out to be an excellent teacher. The connection between this and the course is that there is evidence suggesting the possibility of a student becoming a globally influential teacher at the end of the program. The in-class activity for this is to practice principles, decisions, behaviours, and actions of Aristotle as a student.

Explanation

The lessons work together to create an enabling environment for the completion of the unit and providing essential knowledge to help students impact their future tremendously. Aristotle’s case is relatable because his experiences transitioning from a normal child to a student and then becoming a philosopher and a teacher is similar to most of the educational experiences today. The idea is not only to learn about Aristotle but to also obtain practical insights into how students can become like him. Comment by Author: I certainly applaud your design for this unit, and I think students need more role models and examples of humble people becoming legends; however, I think your approach is to discuss Aristotle as a person in general rather than explain his rhetorical principles. While Aristotle is tied to the foundations of rhetoric, giving an overview of his life doesn’t necessarily give a focus on rhetoric itself. In fact, Kenney and others have already provided a clear overview. My suggestion is for you to use Aristotle as the rhetorician of focus, but develop lesson plans that are less historical and more rhetorical, meaning you make his principles on rhetoric the focus of the lesson plans. You could divide the plans according to a specific artistic proof and provide activities and examples that might illustrate those for the students.Yes, Aristotle is a rhetorician, but the lesson plans you’ve overviewed lean heavily on the discipline of history and would alter the form of this midterm project.Before the end of the week, email me a quick snapshot (you don’t have to redo all of this) of how you might design the lesson plans to focus on rhetorical principles, and that will give me a clearer idea of what the final project would look like.

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