Monday

 Today we are going to take a vocabulary quiz. Once you are done go back to Patrick Henry and begin to write a PRECIS of "Speech in the Virginia Convention"

PRECIS overview:

1. Name of author, [optional: a phrase describing author], genre, title of the work, date in parentheses (additional publishing information in parentheses or note); a rhetorically accurate verb (such as “assert,” “argue,” “suggest,” “imply,” “claim,” etc.); and a that clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work.

2. An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.

3. A statement of the author’s apparent purpose followed by an “in order to” phrase.

4. A description of the intended audience (and/or the relationship the author establishes

   with the audience) and a description of his or her tone.

 LEARNING GOAL: RI6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text.  

As a class we will read and discuss "Speech in the Virginia Convention".  Before we read, who was Patrick Henry?  What two things is he known for?  A speech?  What do think it is about?  What type of things do people give speeches about?  

 

On your blog: Who is the speaker's (author's) audience?  What tone or attitude do you detect in his language; what is his purpose?  List two - three of this claims (or arguments). List an example of logos, ethos, and pathos. Note - on Monday you will be writing a PRECIS on this.

 

NOTES ON PERSUASION:

LOGOS - Appeal of Logic (is your argument logical)

ETHOS - Appeal of self (does your audience like due to how your act, speak or write)

PATHOS - Emotional Appeal (why should your audience care, what is in it for them?)

Things that make a good persuasive argument:

1) Self-connections, Self-interest. What is your connection to your subject or argument. If you are passionate or invested, your audience won't be.

2) Expert Testimony - interviews, quotes, documentation with experts that backs up your opinion.

Make sure you state how the quote backs up your ideas.

3) Quality of Reasoning - can you offer facts, statistics or supporting details. This is research driven.

4) Point of the flaws of your opposition.

5) Appeal to audience's self-interest.

UPCOMING TEST - ON FRIDAY

Native American Texts:

For the Native American Myths, be able to describe the type of myth (creation or trickster), what ideas the myth reinforces, and cite textual evidence to support your ideas.

Non-fiction pieces:

Be able to determine the author's purpose and give examples from the text that back up your ideas.

a) “From the General History of Virginia”
b) “Of Plymouth Plantation”
c) “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”

Be able to determine author's purpose and list examples of appeals (logos, ethos, pathos) and claims for

d) "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God"
e) "Speech in the Virginia Convention"

Outline the three sections

f) "The Declaration of Independence"

And for The Crucible be able to discuss what aspects of New England life are displayed within the text.