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Context

Students have been studying Julius Caesar and are familiar with
the language and plot line. They have been working on writing
warrants in their arguments using the claim, evidence, warrant
model; this assignment is designed to help them continue their
work on formulating strong warrants in a different way other than
writing. By writing a justification paragraph, they are required to
defend their choices about what they cut out and what they kept
based on the rhetorical strategies present.

Lesson Objective(s)

Students will be able to identify rhetorical strategies in writing and

speaking and make arguments about their function and
importance.

Lesson Assessment

The Cutting Antonys Speech Assignment https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jp4ClGlokKcMibqJLmth6sfik

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Students will be required to cut out parts of Antonys speech
based on which rhetorical strategies they deemed most important.
Based on those findings, they will be asked to write a paragraph
justifying their choices of what they decided to keep and what they
decided to cut out. This will demonstrate their knowledge

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of

substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and
relevant and sufficient evidence.

Learning Task
Go over Ethos Pathos and Logos

Methods

Review lesson on ethos pathos and logos

Explain that we are going to analyze some speeches and see w
along with other rhetorical strategies.

Annotate I Have a Dream together as a class.

Have students read it on their own (5)

Pair up and read it out loud with your pair.
Then, with your partner try and identify where MLK uses ethos,
strategies that you think affect you as a reader. Be sure to be a
each thing! (Beware of crazy annotating!)(10)
Walk around and offer help.
Whip around and have each pair share at least one thing they m
camera as they share)(10)

Watch Act Three

Watch act three together (students have books in front of them

Have students take notes during the speeches.
Write down when the crowd cheer and why they think they chee

Annotate Brutus and Antonys speeches in

their pairs.

In their pairs, annotate Brutus and Antonys speeches the same

They must explain five of their annotations for each speech.
Have each pair turn in one copy with both of their names on it fo
Explain where were going...

Go over some annotations in class.

Cutting Antonys speech assignment

Get in reading groups to do the cutting antonys speech assign

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jp4ClGlokKcMibqJLmth6sfik
Give time in class to work on group work and individual work.

Small Group Discussion

Who was more persuasive

Is it more persuasive to appeal to emotion or logic?
What rhetorical strategies are most effective?