Wednesday, October 26 - Persuasion / Background of civil rights / malcom X speech

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze historical events and persuasive speeches in order to improve reading comprehensive skills and persuasive abilities.

DO NOW

Denotations vs. Connotations

Direct Instruction
We discussed international human rights through fiction and non-fiction....Now we are examining equal rights in the United States. 

The Fourteenth Amendment
The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws".

Chief Joseph fought for equal rights in his speech to the White House in 1879, 11 years after the 14th Amendment. But as we read and discussed, equal rights were not afforded to the NAtive American Indians. 

The fight, however, did not stop there. Fast Forward 1960's.....


Civil Rights Montage

JFK Speech on Equal Rights..civil rights motage

jfk assasination

1964 civil rights act signed by lyndon johnson

ballot or the bullet

Guided

Read together excerpt from The Ballot or the Bullet - 1964 by Malcom X.


Independent

1. Identify three logical appeals.
2. Identify three emotional appeals.
3. Identify two ethical appeals.
4. List at least 5 "LOADED" words - words with a strong negative or positive connotations. Explain how these words influence the reader.

5. Evaluate the ethical, emotional and logical appeals presented by Malcom X in his speech, the Ballot or the Bullet. Which type of appeal, in this speech, do you think is most effective and why? Provide textual evidence for your answer.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work.

Closure

Review elements of strong persuasive speeches.


Lyndon johnson equal rights amendnment - 1965