Revolutionary Period - Also known as …

This period is no longer all about God-it is about human control and achievement

Characteristics of this period - Self-knowledge, self-control, discipline, and order Celebrated reason and the scientific method- all about logic, not faith Faith in natural goodness - a human is born without taint or sin; the concept of tabula rasa or blank slate. (compare this to predestination which states that people are born either saved or damned)

Belief in scientific method and reason

So how about a short definition describing the Age of Reason as a literary period? ► Age of Reason: a movement that was marked by an emphasis on rationality rather than tradition, scientific inquiry instead of unquestioning religious dogma, and representative government in place of monarchy.

Deism (as opposed to Puritanism) “ My mind is my church." - Thomas PaineThomas Paine Deists believe that 1.One cannot access God through organized religion. 2. God has not selected a chosen people. 3. Jesus is a teacher, philosopher, not the Son of God. 4. Do not believe in miracles. 5. Deists pray, but only to express their appreciation to God for his works. They generally do not ask for special privileges, or try to assess the will of God through prayer. Our definition:

Ben Franklin Patrick Henry Michel de Crevecoeur Olaudah Equiano Thomas Paine Phillis Wheatley

Persuasive Writing has a…. Specific Purpose Specific Audience Appeals to – Logic (logos) – Emotion (pathos-think sympathy, empathy) – Ethics-ethos

Types of Logical Appeals (logos) Appeal to the logical reasoning ability of readers facts statistics case studies experiments logical reasoning analogies anecdotes authority voices

Types of Emotional Appeals (pathos) Appeal to beliefs and feelings Higher emotions-belief in fairness; love,pity, etc. Lower emotions-greed, lust, revenge, avarice, etc. Examples

Types of Ethical Appeal (ethos) Sense the author gives of being competent / fair / authority trustworthiness credibility reliability expert testimony reliable sources fairness

Define the following: Oratorical Devices: Oratory/orator Repetition Rhetorical question Restatement Allusion Parallel structure

Define the following: Metaphor Personification Analogy Anecdote Epistle Autobiography aphorism