1. Lesson 18: How do Churchill’s rhetorical choices help him to convey his message to the House of Commons and achieve his purpose?
Ops. Mgr. hires this week’s staff.
Lesson Recapper recaps Friday’s lesson. (2 mins)
Distributor distributes The Language of Composition. Open to page 1144 (glossary) and copy down the definition and example of a cumulative sentence in your AP Exam Prep section of your notebook. Then, turn to page 991 .
Read out loud pages

2. Mini-Lesson:
Why is the following sentence a cumulative sentence?
“That this House welcomes the formation [of a Government] [representing the united and inflexible resolve] [of the nation] [to prosecute the war] [with Germany] [to a victorious conclusion].”
Writers use cumulative sentences when they want to put forth the main idea first, and provide details to elucidate the idea further thereafter. 
Cumulative sentences are easier to understand, straightforward and simple.
They are useful when the goal of a writer is clarity rather than suspense.

3. Tonight’s homework: WWA#3: Rhetorical Analysis of [Your Section] of Churchill’s Speech. Include today’s date and the first 3 words and last three words of the section you are analyzing. Do NOT use the Internet to help you write your analysis. You may use a thesaurus or dictionary to help you with vocabulary.
I have also posted a reading assignment on our class webpage.
Distributor distributes tone and diction word lists to anyone who doesn’t have them.
Make sure that from now until the AP Exam you are reviewing these words lists EVERY DAY!

4. Arrange desks in group formations.
Group-mates collaborate to do a rhetorical analysis of their assigned section of Churchill’s speech.
Make sure you have out your strong active verb, tone, and diction word lists.
Analyze Churchill’s diction, tone, syntax, and rhetorical strategies with the following questions in mind:
What is he trying TO DO in his speech?
How does he want his words to affect his audience?
How does he want his audience to think or act after hearing his speech?