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A connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes. Usually it is positive or negative.
Denotation is the exact dictionary definition of a word.
Connotations / Loaded Words - these types of words are used in persuasion to influence the listener or reader
Direct Instruction
Look at Chief Joseph Speech.
1. Find 3 loaded words.
2.Find a logical appeal.
3. Find an emotional appeal.
4. Find a Rhetorical question.
5. Find repetition on the last page.
ethos / pathos /logos
Guided / Independent
Ethos / Pathos / Logos practice in groups.
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
ballot or the bullet
Guided
Read together excerpt from The Ballot or the Bullet - 1964 by Malcom X. Identify ethical, logical and emotional appeals as we read. Also look for "loaded" words, and any form of propaganda and/or bias.
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. 2 examples of repetition.
5. One Rhetorical question.
6. One Name-calling.
7. 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.
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