11th Grade

Opening VOCAB QUIZ PHONES UP Perform Tues Sponge Turn in Recipe Assignment

Today: LQ: How do Revolutionary authors use argument to make their points? What Am I Going to Do: Learn About Revolutionary Period, Ethos, Logos, Pathos and read “Patrick Henry.”

Revolution! 1770-1800 Justice! Liberty! Equality! Reason! Common Sense! History: War with England! American Independence! Formal, logical, political works. Author: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Phyllis Wheatley Work: Declaration of Independence, Common Sense.

What Will We Look For? Who Is the Author? Who is their audience? What is their point of view? What is their argument? What words and methods do they use to persuade their audience?

TAKE NOTES:Three Types of Persuasion: Logic- (Logos) The use of logic to make an argument Repuation- (Ethos) Appeal to the audience based on the character or reputation of the speaker/writer. Emotion – (Pathos) The use of emotion to move the audience STOP FOR VIDEO!

Techniques: Should be familiar from persuasive writing… Rhetorical Questions, Emotional Appeal, Repetition, Restatement, Allusion…what are three more examples?

Speeches Speeches: Spoken Words that Change Hearts and Minds Video clips Speeches on both sides attempted to move large groups of people to choose a side, give money, etc. How do these three speeches move using logic and emotion?

1/3 Rule 1/3 Were Patriots 1/3 Were Tories 1/3 Didn’t Care/Didn’t Pick a Side. Patriots and Tories argues constantly over those Undecided people.

The King’s Argument England believed America was part of the English Empire. It had been British for 150 years. What is the King’s Attitude? What relationship does this sound like? What are his arguments?

Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention Virginia hadn’t picked a side yet. A Tory had just given a speech about why America should back down before the fight became serious. Patrick Henry gave the Patriot argument. Where does he use logic? Analogy? Emotion? Rhetorical Questions? Personal Anecdote?

Part 1: Reasons (20 Minutes) Read Henry’s Speech and Find His Reasons for Believing that WAR is IMMINENT. 1) Underline his Reasons for Believing that War is at Hand. 2) Circle the Reasons Some Say War is NOT going to occur.

Part 2: Figurative Language 1) Paraphrase his Arguments in Each Paragraph. 2) Explain His Figurative Language. Examples Have Been Given To You.

Red, Yellow, Green I understand how rhetorical devices like ethos, logos, pathos, rhetorical questions, repetition and parallelism affect the strength of an argument?

Opening PHONES UP Perform Wednesday Sponge

Today: LQ: How do Revolutionary authors use argument to make their points? What Am I Going to Do: Learn About Revolutionary Period, Ethos, Logos, Pathos and read Paine’s “The Crisis.” What will I Do to Show My Learning: Summarize Paine’s speech.

Claims A claim is the point the creator of the argument is trying to make. The claim is the conclusion, proposition, or assertion an arguer wants another to accept. The claim answers the question, "So what is your point?” example: “You should send a birthday card to Mimi, because she sent you one on your birthday.” example: “I drove last time, so this time it’s your turn to drive.” example: “Because the groundhog saw his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.”

Rhetorical Triangle Speaker or Writer Audience Subject

Pamphlets: Change You Can Hold Most political pamphlets printed 300 or so copies. Common Sense sold 500,000. It was smaller and cheaper than a book, and provided a simple, clear tool to lay out an argument.

Take Notes:The Crisis People were leaving the Patriot army and going home. Written for George Washington to convince soldiers to stay. Lists reasons and arguments for why people should not quit. What are his main ideas about the nature of patriotism? Where does he use logic? Shame? Emotion? Rhetorical Questions? Personal Anecdote?

Group 1 :Read Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Task I: Work together to create an outline of his speech. (Group of two) 1) Identify his main points, what is his purpose? 2)For each paragraph: What is the main idea? What is the main rhetorical device he uses to make that point (describe)? (Hint: One will be a comparison, one will be an anecdote, one is an analogy)

Red, Yellow,Green I understand how authors create claims using logic, emotion, character and evidence.