First They Killed my Father 3, 6, 7, 9, Determine an point of view or purpose Tone from a author’s “Letter Birmingham Jail” 10 Diction Analyze how the author uses rhetoric to advance Twisted Joke on a “A Teen Girl” Leonard Pitts Imagery that point of view or purpose (pg. 902) “Only Daughter” Sandra Cisneros Syntax to (pg. 954) “Farewell Manzanar” Appeals (pathos, logos, *Extend the concept of to director or “author” Propaganda, commercials, print ads: Hoveround, ethos) intent in selling a product company’s weight loss commercials/testimonials, tec. 5, 12, 13, Parallel Structure Tuesdays with Morrie Bias *Extend rhetoric to visual rhetoric as well (focus, color, The Color of Water Propaganda Techniques stereotype or bias, background, angles, etc.) Loung Ung First They Killed my Father Analyze a text to determine ideas and claims Sentences and paragraphs presented by the author Refinement of central idea Analyze the role of particular sentences, paragraphs Supporting details or larger pieces of text to develop or refine ideas or claims Trace an argument and claims through a text; Delineate include specific details Evaluate Evaluate the argument and claims Specific claims Valid reasoning Assess whether the reasoning of an argument is Relevant evidence sound Fallacious reasoning Assess whether the evidence is relevant and valid False premise Recognize false statements and fallacious reasoning in an argument or claim a. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis Textual evidence b. Use valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient Argument evidence MLA format c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link major Organization sections and ideas Thesis statement d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective Clincher/closing statement tone e. Provide a concluding statement that follows from and supports the argument Evaluate a point of view, reasoning, use of Target Audience -Is the News Always Reliable? (pg. 576) speaker’s evidence and rhetoric Symbol -Presidential Debates Emotional Appeals -How Do Candidates Get Your Vote? (pg. 738) Identify fallacious reasoning Glittering Generalities -Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus Identify exaggerated or distorted evidence Plainfolk -Stories from The Onion Evaluate a effectiveness in moving his/her speaker’s Music audience Persuasive Techniques Speech Activity—incorporating propaganda techniques Validity or elements of persuasion:
First They Killed my Father 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose Analyze how the author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose *Extend the concept of “author” to director or company’s intent in selling a product *Extend rhetoric to visual rhetoric as well (focus, color, stereotype or bias, background, angles, etc.) Tone Diction Imagery Syntax Appeals (pathos, logos, ethos) Parallel Structure Bias Propaganda Techniques “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” “A Twisted Joke on a Teen Girl” Leonard Pitts “Only Daughter” Sandra Cisneros (pg. 902) “Farewell to Manzanar” (pg. 954) Propaganda, commercials, print ads: Hoveround, weight loss commercials/testimonials, tec. Tuesdays with Morrie The Color of Water First They Killed my Father Loung Ung 5, 12, 13, Analyze a text to determine ideas and claims presented by the author Analyze the role of particular sentences, paragraphs or larger pieces of text to develop or refine ideas or claims Sentences and paragraphs Refinement of central idea Supporting details Trace an argument and claims through a text; include specific details Evaluate the argument and claims Assess whether the reasoning of an argument is sound Assess whether the evidence is relevant and valid Recognize false statements and fallacious reasoning in an argument or claim Delineate Evaluate Specific claims Valid reasoning Relevant evidence Fallacious reasoning False premise a. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis b. Use valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence c. Use words, phrases, and clauses to link major sections and ideas d. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone e. Provide a concluding statement that follows from and supports the argument Textual evidence Argument MLA format Organization Thesis statement Clincher/closing statement Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, use of evidence and rhetoric Identify fallacious reasoning Identify exaggerated or distorted evidence Evaluate a speaker’s effectiveness in moving his/her audience Target Audience Symbol Emotional Appeals Glittering Generalities Plainfolk Music Persuasive Techniques Validity -Is the News Always Reliable? (pg. 576) -Presidential Debates -How Do Candidates Get Your Vote? (pg. 738) -Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus -Stories from The Onion Speech Activity—incorporating propaganda techniques or elements of persuasion:
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