1. Bell Ringer 6/4
Please get out your books and your Benjamin Franklin activity so that we can go over section 4 for participation points.
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2. Bell Ringer 6/4
Please get out your Persuasive Speech Brainstorm Activities and return to your groups so that we can finish this assignment.
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3. Bell Ringer 6/4
Please get out your Crash Course Constitution Graphic Organizer and your text books so that I can check your homework. 9

4. English III Bell Ringer/Discussion Agenda/EQ
EQ: How do Henry and Franklin use persuasive appeals and rhetorical devices to persuade effectively while anticipating the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases?
Agenda
Bell Ringer/Discussion
Agenda/EQ
Benjamin Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention” (pg. 191)
Crash Course: The Constitution
Type 2 Writing & Graphic Organizer
Reading Benjamin Franklin’s Bio (pg. 184)
Reading Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention”
Analysis Activity
Type 3 Writing Activity

5. Crash Course Graphic Organizer
In the first column, define the following terms from the video
Articles of Confederation, Shays’ Rebellion, Federalist, Anti-Federalist, Constitution, Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, The Federalist Papers
In the second column, list the issues or concerns associated with that term

6. Benjamin Franklin’s Bio
As we read Franklin’s Bio on pg. 184, think about the following question:
Why would Franklin be a good person to make an ethical appeal?

7. Type 3 Collins Writing
Write a brief speech (1 page, front and back – skip lines).
Don’t worry – you won’t have to give the speech, just write it.
Persuade your classmates to support you in your quest to change one element of our school life – rules, culture, environment, etc.
FCA #1: Chose an idea that you feel passionate about and support your claim with 1 of each type of persuasive appeal (logical, ethical, emotional).
FCA #2: Refute (or argue against) one counter argument.
FCA #3: Use 3 of the 4 rhetorical devices (repetition, restatement, parallelism, rhetorical questions).
Bonus: +5 points if you type your response
25 points total

8. Persuasive Speech Brainstorm
What one element of our school life – rules, culture, environment, etc. – would you change if you had the power?
Come up with 10 potential topics (both the problem and the solution)
Choose topics that you feel strongly about.
Make sure your topics are school appropriate (you’re persuading your classmates IN class) and respectful toward all people.