WHS: American Literature & Composition A Wednesday, 10/31/13 WHS: American Literature & Composition A

Bell Ringer: Wed, 10/31 None 

Daily Agenda: Rough drafts. . . 10 pt deduction per day Introduction to revolutionary literature. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOlKBX7BzpI    Take background notes. Review persuasive techniques. Read "Build Background" on pg. 262 in preparation for Patrick Henry's speech.                     Read & discuss Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention" (pg. 263 in textbook). Trace persuasive appeals in the speech, and answer questions; finish for homework!

Daily Agenda: Edit: Find three rhetorical questions. Use an ellipsis for long quotes. Henry states, “. . . give me liberty or give me death” (Henry 265). Henry states, “But as for me. . .” (Henry 265). Mythological allusion: sirens