Explain an author’s use of rhetoric in a text.
: Rhetorical devices for the purposes of this benchmark are the figurative language devices from
with the addition of irony, rhetorical question, antithesis, zeugma, metonymy, and synecdoche.
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Description |
| Writing for Change: MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail | In this lesson, students will anazlye the use of rhetorical appeals in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Students will read an excerpt of the letter and examine King’s effective use of ethos, logos, and pathos in achieving his purpose. |
| The Past and the Future | The lesson introduces students to irony and how instances of irony in the piece of literature, "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, advances the plot. Students are exposed to examples of irony from other works of literature to assist them with irony. The summative assessment entails a written analysis of how the author incorporates instances of irony to further develop the plot. |
| I Have a Dream Today! | Students will read and analyze Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Using the knowledge and textual evidence gleaned from multiple readings, students will write a short response to support their analysis of this famous speech. |
