2: Rhetoric of the Op Ed (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
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Text #2: "A change of Heart About Animals..."
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Day 3
Re-Reading
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Day 4
Pre-read a New Text!
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Day 5
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Comparing Famous American Speeches
Writing About Persuasion in Seminal U.S. Documents
READING
In groups, students will read and annotate the texts above before sharing their findings and preparing an essay.
Group Member 1: Separate the text into structural parts (intro, body, conclusion, and above all: Thesis). Group Member 2: Annotate the text for appeals to Ethos. Group Member 3: Annotate the text for appeals to Logos. Group Member 4: Annotate the text for appeals to Pathos. Each group will have a packet containing these four seminal American speeches: - 1963 "I have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr. (speech) - 1961 Inaugural Address of Pres. John F. Kennedy (speech) - 1863 The Gettysburg Address by Pres. Abraham Lincoln (speech) - 1776 The Declaration of Independence by representatives of the 13 united colonies of Great Britain in the Americas hereafter referred to as the United States of America. |
WRITING
Use the sources above to draft a thoughtful and clear response that either Defends, Challenges, or Qualifies the following claim: "Important leaders have used persuasion techniques to alter the course of American history." Rubric: A-100% Rough draft is turned in with typed Final Draft. Both drafts are a minimum of 5 paragraphs. Both drafts are turned in on time and the student uses the Evaluation sheet to get 3 different evaluations from 3 different people. F-50% The document is turned in but any of the following conditions are NOT met.
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