1. Thomas Paine Most persuasive writer of the American Revolution

2. Paine met Ben Franklin in London-they became friends and Franklin wrote Paine a letter of introduction which helped to get a job in Philadelphia He published Common Sense – a 47 page pamphlet denouncing King George III as a “royal brute”. The pamphlet sold ½ a million copies BACKGROUND

3. “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly, ‘tis dearness only that gives everything its value.” QUOTE

4. “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country, but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” QUOTE

5. What would inspire you to fight for your country? How might a writer influence politics more than a soldier? “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Edward Bulwer-Lytton - 1839 QUESTIONS?

6. Style is determined by the following: Diction – word choice Sentence length Figurative language Imagery “THE CRISIS” NUMBER 1

7. Aphorisms Parallelism Charged Words Analogies Metaphors Repetition Restatement Anecdote RHETORIC DEVICES

8. Tyranny – oppression Consolation –comfort Celestial – heavenly Impious – irreverent Ravage – violent destruction Relinquished – given up Pretense – false claim VOCABULARY

9. Read the excerpt and do the questions. Do not take the hand out. It is in your book and you can find it online. READ

10. Eloquence – well articulated persuasive speech Perseverance – persistence VOCABULARY CONTINUED