1. Visualizing Your Final Response
The Road to Independence
Visualizing Your Final Response

2. You will understand how persuasive rhetoric was used to communicate the annoyance and irritation of the American colonists that fomented in to revolution.
Write an illustrative essay showing an understanding of how persuasive rhetoric was used to communicate the annoyance and irritation of the American colonists that fomented in to revolution.
Create a Microsoft Publisher newsletter that reflects an understanding of how persuasive rhetoric was used to communicate the annoyance and irritation of the American colonists that fomented in to revolution.
Write a letter in which you craft a character that is a contemporary to the writers in the collection in which s/he uses persuasive rhetoric to communicate the annoyance and irritation of the American colonists that fomented in to revolution to another character that lives in England.
Create an MS Excel spreadsheet that lists the persuasive devices used and provides examples that communicate the annoyance and irritation of the American colonists that fomented in to revolution.

3. Essay * Device Emphasis Transitional Expressions 300 words
Introduction
Hook ≈ Guided Reading Deism, Definition of Persuasion
Thesis/ Plan ≈ Collection Persuasive Objective (List of Devices)
Essay
Topic sentence≈ Definition of Figurative Language
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of Metaphor, etc
Device Emphasis
Topic sentence≈ Definition of Rhetorical Question
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of Rhetorical Question
Transitional Expressions
Topic sentence≈ Definition of Syllogism
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of Periodic Sentence
Topic sentence≈ Definition of Parallelism
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of Parallelism
Conclusion
Review thesis/ plan
Tie back to hook
300 words
* Extra credit for specific references for all four persuasive authors

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5. Essay Author Emphasis Transitional Expressions Conclusion
Introduction
Hook ≈ Guided Reading Deism, Definition of Persuasion
Thesis/ Plan ≈ Persuasive Objective (List of Authors)
Essay
Topic sentence≈ Adams’ letter summary
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of persuasive devices
Author Emphasis
Topic sentence≈ Equiano Excerpt summary
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of persuasive devices
Topic sentence≈ Henry speech summary
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of persuasive devices
Transitional Expressions
Topic sentence≈ Paine brochure summary
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of persuasive devices
Topic sentence≈ Jefferson speech summary
Supporting Sentences ≈ Examples of persuasive devices
Conclusion
Review thesis/ plan
Tie back to hook
* Make sure to have at least one example of the five persuasive devices
300 words

6. Newsletter Creative Banner Title Multiple Column Layout
Multiple Articles Present Critiquing :
Adams
Henry
Paine
Jefferson
Franklin
Equiano
For inspiration refer to:
Guided Reading
Notes of Persuasion
Grievances articulated
Call to Action communicated
300 words
Must use MS Publisher

7. Letter Letterhead Salutation 300 words Closing
Use the writings/ notes listed below as style and content inspiration for the letter’s content:
Adams, Henry, Paine, Equiano, Jefferson, Franklin
Guided Reading
Notes on Persuasion
Grievances articulated
Call to Action communicated
Letter

8. Excel Define, Give Examples, Provide explanations for:
rhetorical question
syllogism
parallelism
(figurative language used in emotional appeals) at least two-- for example, metonymy or assonance
Make specific references to at least three writers
300 words
MS Excel Formatting must include:
Hide unused rows and columns
Wrap text in used columns
MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO