Thursday & Friday - October 4 & 5 - Persuasion in speeches

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

DO  NOW

Situation # 1: 

You want to go to a party but you need to convince your mother to let you go because it is far away and it will end past your curfew. 

Convince her by providing an:

1 - emotional appeal (pathos) - make her feel bad for you

2 - logical appeal (facts) - provide facts of why you should be allowed to go

3 - ethical appeal (why should she trust you?)

Situation # 2: 

The 10th grade should have their own prom.

1. Who should you address in order to get this (who is your audience?)

2. What would you say if you were trying to persuade by using logic (logos)?

3. What would you say if you were trying to persuade using an emotional appeal (pathos) ?

4. What would you say if you were using an ethical appeal (ethos)?

Situation #3:

You want to convince your parents to get you a new IPhone 10.

Use one logical, one ethical and one emotional appeal and write it in prose form to persuade them to purchase it for you.



Direct Instruction / Guided

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 montage

jfk assasination

1964 civil rights act signed by lyndon johnson

ballot or the bullet


Independent

Quizlet - ethos, pathos and logos




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

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.