1. "Letter from Birmingham Jail" & "On Nonviolence"

2. Mohandas Gandhi 1869-1948 Indian leader for independence
non-violent protest
often arrested and imprisoned

3. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968 civil right leader
inspired by Thoreau
assassinated

4. Literary Skills Focus: Parallelism
repetition of similar grammatical structure
both sides of sentence balanced
Ex: He is going to the game and is going to eat

5. Reading Skills Focus: Persuasive Techniques
logical appeals: appeal to reason
ethical appeals: appeals to right and wrong &
credibility of speaker
emotional appeals: appeals to the heart

6. Example of Logical Appeals

7. Example of Ethical Appeal

8. Example of Emotional Appeal

9. What are These?

10. These?