1. BELL WORK: EVERYDAY EDIT/ edit task

2. Rfk’s eulogy & Clinton’s memorial address
Ms. Szilage, English 1 honors

3. Learning goals (grade 9 benchmarks) we can…
Cite textual evidence to support our analysis of the texts.
Determine central ideas of the texts and analyze development of those ideas, including how they emerge are shaped by specific details.
Analyze how authors unfold a series of ideas, including the order in which points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.
Determine author’s point of view or purpose in a text.
Write an explanatory essay that analyzes common purposes of two texts.

4. Essential Question: How can we analyze a series of ideas through multiple texts or multi-media?
Our target goal for today is… We will learn how to compare quotes to find a common idea. We can analyze a series of ideas through multiple texts or multi-media. We will use compare and contrast to identify the common ideas and to identify the unique/ different ideas.

5. texts, multimedia/ visuals
Text 1 = Robert F. Kennedy’s “A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Text 2 = Bill Clinton’s “Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Address”
PBS American Experience documentary Video Clip 1 =
PBS American Experience documentary Video Clip 2 =

6. Quickwrite: turn & talk
What might be the difference between a Eulogy and a Memorial Address? Explain.
A written speech that praises someone who has passed away.
A formal speech, monologue, or dissertation ( a long essay on a topic).

7. Culminating writing task
Robert F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton both delivered speeches after tragic events. Although delivered in response to different tragedies, both speeches share common purposes.
Write an explanatory essay in which you determine the common purposes of the two speeches.
Your essay must be based on the ideas and information found in the texts.
Manage your time carefully so that you can
Read the passages
Plan your response
Write your response; and
Revise and edit your response.
Your written response should be in the form of multi-paragraph essay.

8. Close read: our purpose for reading is…?
1st read = read one time independently; cold read, start text-marking
2nd read = Teacher reads aloud; continue text-marking
3rd read = read key lines and passages in order to dig deeper; analyze key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integrate your knowledge with ideas from the text
Also…Determine meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases.
You will continue to re-read the text many times as you prepare your answers to text-dependent questions and the culminating writing task.

9. Break down the prompt Step 1: Break down the prompt.
What is the prompt asking me to do with the texts? What is my purpose for reading the texts? What am I supposed to find in the texts?
Step 2: Read and take notes to meet the purpose.
How can I take notes to help me meet my purpose for reading? What kind of organizer will help me take notes?
Step 3: If comparing or synthesizing, identify and group related ideas.
What ideas do the texts have in common? What ideas or words are repeated across the texts?
Step 4: Draft a plan or outline of the response.
What will be my thesis for my essay? Does my thesis answer ALL parts of the prompt? How will I organize my ideas in my body paragraphs? What evidence from the text will I use to support my ideas?

10. Synthesis warm-up: compare two quotes
Read each quote.
Answer the question by writing a paragraph outline.
Both RFK and Clinton believe ________________________.
- Supporting detail 1 (Citation 1)
- Supporting detail 2 (Citation 2)
3) Once you finish your paragraph outline, you may complete your chart.
4) Be prepared to share out.

11. Multimedia introduction: build background knowledge
You will be reading and comparing two speeches delivered after tragic events, but before you read the texts, you will watch two short clips that will help to provide some context.
RFK’s speech = death/
kennedy-speeches/statement-on-assassination-of-martin-luther-king-jr-indianapolis-indiana- april
Clinton’s speech =

12. Google Classroom: TYPE notes & attach to assignment
What is the tone of the speech/ speeches? What is the speaker’s attitude toward the topic?
What is the mood conveyed to the listener? How does the speech make your feel?
What word choice stands out to you? Are there any words or phrases that were memorable for you?
Comment on the time period or summarize the historical aspects of each video clip.

13. What is the prompt asking us to find in the speeches
What is the prompt asking us to find in the speeches? How many parts does the prompt have?
The prompt is asking me to find common purposes in the two speeches.

14. What might a fill in the blank thesis statement sound like?
In the two speeches, the speakers try to _____________________________________. Or
Both Kennedy and Clinton encourage their audiences to _____________________________
___________________________________________________.

15. How could I organize the essay
How could I organize the essay? What are different ways to organize my essay?
Because the prompt is asking me to determine common purposes, I will probably avoid a text by text organization. If I am organizing based on the focus of the prompt, I will probably organize my essay

16. How will I take notes?
Because I will be synthesizing ideas across the two speeches, I will probably take two column notes, one column for each speech. For each speech, I will note purposes and ideas and evidence used to support those purposes.

17. How could I get it wrong?
Summarizing the speeches, but not determining purpose…
Finding different purposes in the two speeches rather than common purposes in both.

18. Identified purposes with examples/ Possible common purposes
Read & take notes
Gather relevant information from the texts and place in the graphic organizer.
Kennedy
Clinton
Identified purposes with examples/
evidence
Possible common purposes
found in both speeches

19. Let’s read: mark & annotate
RFK: 1 – 4, 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12,
Clinton: 1 – 3, 4, 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12, 13 – 15
Underline key words and phrases
Write thought and questions in the margins
After discussions, return to your note-taking and continue to fill out to show your understanding of the speeches and to stay focused on our purpose for reading.

20. Text-dependent questions
Read and write short written response to the T-D-Q’s.
Cite evidence.
Be prepared to share out.

21. Find common purpose
What were the common purposes to both speeches? What ideas did both speakers want to convey?
Remember that for any common purpose that you find, you will need to find evidence of that purpose in both speeches. Can you find evidence for the common purposes in each speech? For your common purposes, go back and find at least one piece of evidence in each speech.
Which purposes seem to be most important in the two speeches? Are there purposes that seem to be more emphasized than others?

22. Draft a plan/ outline of the response: Thesis
In both speeches, the speakers try to _(common purpose)_ and _(common purpose)_.
Both Kennedy and Clinton encourage their audiences to _(common purpose)_, _(common purpose)_, and _(common purpose)_.
After such tragic events Kennedy and Clinton are careful to begin by _(common purpose)__, but they both also emphasize __(common purpose)_.

23. Example of an outline Thesis:
Kennedy and Clinton clearly acknowledge the grief felt after the tragedies, but both speakers strongly encourage their audiences to overcome that grief and to continue working for peace and justice.
Supporting point #1
Kennedy and Clinton are both careful to begin by acknowledging pain and grief of their audience.
Kennedy:
“you can be filled with bitterness, with hatred;” “I feel in my own heart that same kind of feeling.”
Clinton:
“nation joins with you;” “your pain is unimaginable”
Supporting point #2
Both speakers warn the people to not be overcome by anger or resentment.
effort “to go beyond these difficult times;” “pain falls drop by drop”
Widow’s letter: “you must not be consumed by it; “hurt must not be allowed to turn into hate.”
Supporting point #3
Each speech ends with a clear call for the audience to continue to work for peace and justice.
“say a prayer for our country;” “dedicate ourselves… to make gentle the life of this world.”
“stand up and talk against it;” St. Paul “overcome evil with good”

24. Revise your outline: checklist/ comments
Thesis statements are clear and answer all parts of the prompt.
All main ideas make clear points that directly support thesis.
All evidence pulled from the speeches directly supports the points in the main ideas.
“One thing you did well was…”
“I like how…”
“Have you thought about…?”
“Have you considered…?”
“One thing that you might add is…”

25. Draft essay Purpose Focus Organization Evidence Elaboration
Conventions