1. Book Cover Analysis Ms. Reeve’s Period 2
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Book Cover Analysis
Ms. Reeve’s Period 2

2. PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES
On a piece of binder paper, create five columns. Write these titles on each column, then wait for further instruction from your teacher. You will be going through a visual literacy exercise.
SEE
MEAN
QUESTIONS
PREDICTIONS
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES
Young boy
Broken flip flops
Gun – rocket RPG
Bayonet
Red shirt
Satchel
Skinny stature
Dirt road
Grass
Forest or green background (Hazy)
Black shorts
Wrist band
Words different lettering
Bag
Some titles are lower cased
 Blurry might mean can’t remember past very well.
Might be brainwashed.
Gun shows violence (or at least he has been exposed to it.)
Looking down might mean depressed.
Looks like he doesn’t want to be here.
Broken flip flop – walking a lot .
Ready to fight at all times
Young – child. Enslaved/ possible captive..
War/ death/ alone.
Out of soldiers so using little children.
 Why is he sad?
Where is he?
What is in the bag?
Why the RPG on shoulders?
How old is he?
Why is he alone?
Where is his family?
 Change of font – Logic – to make it seem like it is his handwriting.
Sad , looking down, invoke sympathy (Pathos)
Ethical issue: Is is not okay to use children in war!
Memoirs – This is a true story – Ethos (value my words)
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3. Color Symbolism Colors are often used symbolically by writers
Color Symbolism Colors are often used symbolically by writers. If you study the list below, you will see that the same color can symbolize both positives and negatives.

4. Red
excitement, energy, passion, speed, strength, power, heat, love, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war, violence
Yellow
joy, happiness, optimism, idealism, imagination, hope, sunshine, gold, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, covetousness, deceit, illness, hazard
Blue
peace, tranquility, calm, stability, harmony, unity, trust, truth, confidence, conservatism, security, cleanliness, order, loyalty, cold, technology, depression
Orange
energy, balance, warmth, enthusiasm, vibrancy, expansive, flamboyant, demanding of attention
Green
nature, environment, healthy, good luck, renewal, youth, vigor, spring, generosity, jealousy, inexperience, envy
Purple
royalty, spirituality, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, mysterious, transformation, wisdom, enlightenment, cruelty, arrogance, mourning
Gray
security, reliability, intelligence, modesty, dignity, maturity, solid, conservative, practical, old age, sadness, boring
Brown
Earth, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, endurance, stability, simplicity
White
reverence, purity, simplicity, cleanliness, peace, humility, precision, innocence, youth, birth, winter, snow, good, marriage
Black
sophistication, formality, elegance, wealth, mystery, fear, evil, anonymity, unhappiness, depth, style, evil, sadness, remorse, anger, underground, mourning, death

5. How would you write your own autobiography?
Quickwrite:
How would you write your own autobiography?
What title would you give its cover?
Compare this to Beah’s cover.

6. Homework:
You are to design your own cover of your own memoir/ autobiography.
Give it a title and subtitle
Give it graphics, color, depth (meaning)
Include persuasive techniques
Give it a publisher
Give it a review from a well known reputable company.
Due: _________________________

7. Time magazine Article Reading:
Group 1: Reading “The Moral Ape”
Group 2: Reading “How we Stay Good”
Group 3: Reading “ Why We Turn Bad”
Group 4: Reading “The Altruistic, The Atrocious” and “Where Decisions are made”
Group 5: Reading the Intro all the way to “The Moral Ape” Set up the scene for why we are reading this article!
Group 6: Read “Why We Turn Bad” and “Where Decisions Are Made” and be prepared to show the connections between the two.