Monday, October 16 - Malcom X Speech - Ballot or the Bullet

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

DO NOW
ON THE HANDOUT PROVIDED: Scenerio: You want to stay out past curfew and must convince your parent / guardian to allow you to do so. Use each appeal to be persuasive:
1. Logical (provide facts - good reasons for them to agree)
2. Emotional (build sympathy for your cause)
3. Ethical (show how you earned it - how you are so trustworthy)

Direct Instruction

ethos / pathos / logos

Read together excerpt from The Ballot or the Bullet - 1964 by Malcom X.  Annotate as we read for appeals and any rhetorical devices.


Guided / 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.