DO NOW! Read the following & respond 1. Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those I represent to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us? And am I, therefore, called upon to bring our humble offering to the national altar, and to confess the benefits, and express devout gratitude for the blessings resulting from your independence to us? (from “Hypocrisy of American Slaver” by Frederick Douglass) Which of the given rhetorical tools is used in this passage? rhetorical question b. allegory c. lexis • 2. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence bequeathed by your fathers is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought life and healing to you has brought stripes and death to me. In context, brought stripes refers to: a. Clothing b. punishment c. health d. wealth 9-15-17

I WILL determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. LEARNING TARGET

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? I must learn to analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, such as how language evokes a sense of time and place, and how it communicates an informal or formal tone.

TASK/HOMEWORK COMPLETE THE WORD WALL: due 9-22-17 1. DEFINE 2. EXAMPLE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A. “What is Rhetoric” article p.2 B. “An Appeal to Congress on Women’s Rights, speech p.18 C. excerpt from “The Jungle” novel p.32

CLOSURE: make certain your responses are clear EXAMPLE: RHETORIC DEFINITION: EFFECTIVELY SPEAKING AND WRITING TO PERSUADE AN AUDIENCE. CITE EVIDENCE: IN CATT’S SPEECH SHE USED RHETORIC TO CONVINCE CONGRESS TO PASS THE SUFFRAGE ACT. EXTEND: PARAGRAPH 5, PAGE 18..”SERVE IN EVERY UPLIFTING MORAL & SPECIAL ENTERPRISE…”