Friday, March 24 - RFK SPEECH

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze persuasive speech in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

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COPY INTO NOTEBOOKS:
TONE - the author's attitude towards the topic of which they are speaking or writing about.  

You can figure out the tone usually by circling words in the text that are emotional and suggest a feeling or attitude. 

Direct /  Guided Instruction

Read RFK speech - Eulogy for MLK, Jr.  - annotate for persuasive elements ( Logical, emotional, ethical appeals, repetition, rhetorical questions)

View RFK speech

assasination of RFK

Independent

Complete the Speech Analysis sheet for RFK.
Also: 
Identify loaded words, repetition and any vocabulary words that you know.

Start on review sheet - questions 11-22.

Check for Understanding

Individual student checks during independent work


Closure

Review effective Persuasive Techniques compared to weaker use of propaganda - introduce political propaganda...