April 24

Agenda – Tuesday, April 24, 2018 ACT Bell Work “Civil Rights Movement” MLK – “I Have A Dream” Watch Analyze

1. I started taking group skating lessons when I was four 1. I started taking group skating lessons when I was four. I progressed through various levels rapidly and gave my first ice performance at age seven, soon I started winning local and regional competitions. A. NO CHANGE B. seven. Soon I started C. seven, soon I was D. seven. Soon I had

2. Saying good-bye to my family, and friends made me homesick before I even left, but I knew deep down that I had to leave to train full-time in Canada to give my dreams a chance at reality. A. NO CHANGE B. family, and, friends C. family and friends, D. family and friends

3. Saying good-bye to my family, and friends made me homesick before I even left, but I knew deep down that I had to leave to train full-time in Canada to give my dreams a chance at reality. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable: A. even left yet I knew B. even left. I knew C. even left; I knew D. even left; however, I knew

4. I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992 4. I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992. No one, not my coach or even my family, ever talked to me about giving up. In fact, I wouldn’t even allow myself to think about it. I thought my thoughts would jinx me. Yet, I went with the attitude that I wanted to enjoy the Olympic spirit. Given that all the choices are true, which one provides information that is most relevant at this point in the essay? A. NO CHANGE B. all the hard work required C. the joy of competing in the Olympics D. winning a gold medal

5. I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992 5. I went to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992. No one, not my coach or even my family, ever talked to me about giving up. In fact, I wouldn’t even allow myself to think about it. I thought my thoughts would jinx me. Yet, I went with the attitude that I wanted to enjoy the Olympic spirit. A. NO CHANGE B. Nevertheless, I C. However, I D. I

Answers: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. D

Bellwork: wordwall quiz On your own paper, match the word to the correct definition. You must get at least 15 out of 20 to make a 100.

1st period: Read “Letters from Birmingham Jail” 1. FIRST, List the other historical movements to which King compares the civil rights movement. THEN explain the purpose of including this information. 2. What is King’s tone in the opening paragraph? How might you make an argument for its being ironic?

2nd period: Read “Letters from Birmingham Jail” 3. How do King’s allusions to biblical figures and events appeal to both ethos and pathos? 4. Why does King go into such detail to explain the basic principles and process of the nonviolent protest movement?

3rd period: Read “Letters from Birmingham Jail” 5. In the periodic sentence in paragraph 14 (beginning with “But when you have seen…”), why does King arrange the “when” clauses in the order that he does?  Try repositioning them and discuss the difference in effect. 6. Paragraph 16 exerts a strong appeal to logos. How can you express King’s arguments in a series of syllogisms?

4th period: Read “Letters From Birmingham Jail” 7. What are the rhetorical strategies* in paragraph 25? Try to identify at least four. 8. What are the chief rhetorical strategies* in paragraph 31? Identify at least five.

6th period: Read “Letters From Birmingham Jail” 9. Trace one of the following patterns of figurative language throughout King’s “Letter”: darkness and light, high and low, sickness and health. (Last names beginning with A- F trace Darkness and Light, Last names beginning with G-M trace High and Low, Last names beginning with N-Z trace Sickness and Health) – You may simply highlight any instances of this language – in  a different color – on the text. 10. King uses various kinds of repetition – repetition of single words or phrases, of  sentence structures, and of sounds. Focusing a a passage of one or more paragraphs’ length, discuss the effect of King’s use of repetition.

7th period: Read “Letters From Birmingham Jail” 11. Considering the final three paragraphs as King’s conclusion, explain why or why not you believe it to be rhetorically effective. 12. Describe what King does in the two sentences that make up his second-to-last paragraph of his letter (If I have said anything in this letter…).