1. Warm-up Academic Language North: East: West: Discourse Roles North: East: West: TASK: Looking at the Declaration of Independence, write down two quotes where the speaker affects the audience’s emotions. Describe the emotional impact of these quotes and how they appeal to (or help convince) the audience (pathos).

2. Content Language Objective Analyze a seminal* U.S. Document (FDR’s Four Freedoms; Declaration of Independence) and explain in writing what is known about the speaker, occasion, audience, tone, etc. *highly original and influential

3. Agenda Warmup Learning Objectives Declaration of Independence SOAPSTone Wrap-up, reflection on learning objectives

4. Week of 9/22 – 9/26 Lit Circles Focus on character development. What are struggles/conflicts the main characters are facing. How are they responding to this? Text based predictions?

5. Declaration of Independence Use the SOAPSTone graphic organizer to help analyze The Declaration of Independence First, read silently the Declaration, annotating the text for significant details that relate to main idea, theme, tone, etc.

6. SOAPSTone Process Groups of 6 (teacher selected) – Use the Active Reading Activities sheet – Number group members 1 to 6 – First we will be focusing on the Speaker and Occasion sections, working individually and then in whole groups – Next we will be working on the Audience, Subject, and Tone sections, working in pairs and then in whole groups – Finally, we will be working on the Purpose section individually

7. SOAPSTone Process Round one: Look at the questions for Speaker and Occasion that correspond with your number – Skim the text and annotate for text support for your question (you could annotate using a shorthand code, such as S1 for Speaker question 1) – Write down detailed, text-supported responses for each of your questions – Work together as a group to create a comprehensive, text-supported document of the Speaker and Occasion portions of the SOAPSTone

8. SOAPSTone Process Round two: Working in pairs, complete the Audience, Subject, and Tone sections – 1’s and 2’s work on Audience, 3’s and 4’s Subject, 5’s and 6’s Tone – Skim the text and annotate for text support for your questions (you could annotate using a shorthand code, such as A2 for Audience question 2) – With your partner, write down detailed, text- supported responses for each of your questions – Share your responses with the whole group

9. Rhetorical Appeals Ethos Appeal-Speaker’s credibility (trustworthiness, expertise) as well as connection to the values of the audience. (How does the speaker develop his credibility?) Pathos Appeal- Emotional Appeal (exploiting the audience’s emotions) Logos Appeal- Logical Appeal (Facts, figures, stats)

10. Questions What is the central message of the DOI? What line(s) from the text best support that message? How does Jefferson develop his credibility? What rhetorical appeals does Jefferson use to advance his argument? Cite at least two examples from the text to support your answer. Why do you think Jefferson used these specific appeals to advance/justify his message/argument

11. Essential Questions 1.What is the “American Dream”? 2.Is the “American Dream” accessible to everyone in America?