Revolutionary Period: Also Known As The Age of Reason Neoclassical Period The Age of Enlightenment

This period is no longer about God-it is about human control and achievement

Emphasized Self-knowledge, self-control, discipline, and order Celebrated reason and the scientific method-all about logic, not faith America is no longer a New Jerusalem (center of the church); now America is a New Athens or New Rome (historical centers of knowledge) Faith in natural goodness - a human is born without taint or sin; the concept of tabula rasa or blank slate. (compare this to predestination) Perfectibility of a human being - it is possible to improve situations of birth, economy, society, and religion-the American Dream is born

Deism “ My mind is my church." - Thomas PaineThomas Paine Deists believe that 1. One cannot access God through organized religion 2. God has not selected a chosen people 3. Deists deny the existence of the Trinity. 4. Jesus is a teacher, philosopher, not the Son of God. 5. Do not believe in miracles. 6. Deists pray, but only to express their appreciation to God for his works. They generally do not ask for special privileges, or try to assess the will of God through prayer. Our definition:

Writers of the Period 1. A searching inquiry in all aspects of the world around. 2. Interest in the classics as well as in the Bible- allusions 3. Mostly non-fiction, argumentative works 4. Logical, not ornate or extravagant 5. Constant search of the self - emphasis on individualism in: a. personal religion. b. study of the Bible for personal interpretation. Vs. Puritanism

Ben Franklin Patrick Henry Michel de Crevecoeur Olaudah Equiano Thomas Paine Phillis Wheatley

Persuasive Writing has a…. Specific Purpose Specific Audience Appeals to – Logic (logos) – Emotion (pathos-think sympathy, empathy) – Ethics-ethos

Types of Logical Appeals (logos) Appeal to the logical reasoning ability of readers facts statistics case studies experiments logical reasoning analogies anecdotes authority voices

Types of Emotional Appeals (pathos) Appeal to beliefs and feelings Higher emotions-belief in fairness; love,pity, etc. Lower emotions-greed, lust, revenge, avarice, etc. Examples

Types of Ethical Appeal (ethos) Sense the author gives of being competent / fair / authority trustworthiness credibility reliability expert testimony reliable sources fairness

Define the following: Oratorical Devices: Oratory/orator Repetition Rhetorical question Restatement Allusion Parallel structure

Define the following: Metaphor Personification Analogy Anecdote Epistle Autobiography aphorism