Warm-up (Complete the warm-up on the packet that you may obtain on the table at the front of the classroom.) What do you think of when you hear the term “The American Dream”? Explain your understanding of this term. Use your introduction sheet to explain what you think the American Dream might mean to the following people: Malcom X Ralph Ellison Huck Finn Gatsby

Introductions Read your partner’s paper. On the back, write a one paragraph response to what they shared. Do you share something in common with them? Can you tell them a few things they did well? Do you have any questions for them to get to know them more? Volunteers to read?

The Myth and the Reality; rhetorical devices The American Dream The Myth and the Reality; rhetorical devices

The term “American Dream” was first used by James Truslow Adams in his book, The Epic of America, written in 1931. Adams states that the American Dream is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement… It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.”

“I Have a Dream” Speech Articulates the dream of America. Shows the way in which we haven’t “arrived.” August 28, 1963 (50 years ago today!) Delivered to 250,000 civil rights supporters. From the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Excellent example of rhetoric.

Warm-up Give an example (real or made up) of each of the following types of rhetoric: Ethos Pathos Logos Define, in your own words, the meaning of the following rhetorical techniques: Analogy Repetition Rhythm

Rhetorical Devices Rhetoric: art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. Logical Appeal (logos) – engage the reader’s ability to think clearly Emotional Appeal (pathos) – stir readers’ feelings and personalize the issue for the audience. Ethical Appeal (ethos) – establish yourself as a fair and knowledgeable speaker; call upon your readers’ sense of right and wrong.

Devices Continued Analogies – give readers new ways of thinking about your issue by making a comparison between your issue and something familiar. Repetition – focuses readers’ attention on key terms and core ideas. Rhythm – create rhythm by using rhymes, repetition, pauses, and variations in line length, and by balancing long and short words or phrases.

“I Have a Dream” Analysis Mark up the text as we listen to/watch the speech. Afterward, complete 4 Dialectical Journals in which you note examples of rhetoric throughout King’s speech. Model: Example of Rhetoric Explanation 1.

Allusion A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumable and commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art.

I Have a Dream Speech “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”

Isaiah 40:4 Biblical Allusion “Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.”

Groups You will create a 2-sided poster based upon MLK’s speech that includes the following things: 1st side: example of each of the following rhetorical devices… Logos Pathos Ethos Allusion Repetition Rhythm 2nd side: representation of MLK’s American Dream. Five bullet points that summarize it. Graphic representation.