Objective LAFS910RI26 Determine an authors point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose Target Skill To write a rhetorical analysis of an argument ID: 480205
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Introduction to Rhetorical Analysis
Objective:
LAFS.910.RI.2.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.
Target Skill
:
To write a rhetorical analysis of an argument.Materials: pen or pencil
Mrs. Wickham
VCS Secondary Writing CoachSlide2
Assassinated in Dallas
, Texas: November 22, 1963Slide3
Assassinated in Memphis,
Tennessee: April 4, 1968 Slide4Slide5
Our Question How
does Kennedy’s use of rhetorical strategies advance his argument? Cite evidence from the text in your response.What are rhetorical strategies?How do you know this is an argument?Slide6
Definition: any strategy or technique an author uses to get his point and purpose across to an audience.
RhetoricSlide7
“Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”April 4, 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rfkonmlkdeath.htmlSlide8
Our Question
How does Kennedy’s use of rhetorical strategies advance his argument? Cite evidence from the text in your response.How do you know this is an argument?Begin with: SOAPSToneThen ANALYZESlide9
SOAPSTone
S = SpeakerO = OccasionA = AudienceP = PurposeS = SubjectToneSlide10
1. Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.
Identify the Text and AuthorSelect a VerbFinish Your ThoughtSlide11
1. Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.
Identify the Text and AuthorSelect a Verb.Finish Your Thought.In his "Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." delivered on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Robert Kennedy
2. Add a verb which describes what the author does. Slide12
Verbs that Describe What an Author Does
acknowledgesaddsasksclarifiesconfirmsconfrontscomparescritiquesdemonstratesdescribesencouragesendorsesentertainsenumeratesexplainsexploresfeaturesfurnishesgivesidentifiesillustratesinviteslistsnamesofferspraisespresentsprovidesproposes
recommendsshowssuggestssupportsteachestellstraces Slide13
Verbs that Describe What an Author Does
acknowledgesaddsasksclarifiesconfirmsconfrontscomparescritiquesdemonstratesdescribesencouragesendorsesentertainsenumeratesexplainsexploresfeaturesfurnishesgivesidentifiesillustratesinviteslistsnamesofferspraisespresentsprovidesproposes
recommendsshowssuggestssupportsteachestellstraces Slide14
1. Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.
Identify the Text and Author.Select a Verb.Finish Your Thought.In his "Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." delivered on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Robert Kennedyencourages
2. Add an adverb which describes tone. Slide15
affectionateambivalent
angryannoyedanxiousapprehensivebewilderedbitterbluntbrusquecandidcautiouscheerfulcoldcompassionateconceitedconfidentconfusedcontentiouscynicaldelightfuldepressedderisive
derogatorydesolatedesperatediabolic
disappointeddoubtfulebullient
elated
empatheticencouragingenragedeuphoric
excited
expectant
fatalistic
fearful
fervent
foreboding
frantic
frightened
frustrated
furious
gleeful
gloomy
grave
grim
happy
haughty
hilarious
hopeless
humorous
impatient
incisive
incredulous
indignant
intimate
introspective
jocund
joyful
lugubrious
melancholy
mirthful
miserable
mocking
mournful
mysterious
nervous
nostalgic
objective
ominous
optimistic
outspoken
paranoid
passionate
pathetic
pedantic
pensive
pessimistic
pithy
playful
proud
romantic
sad
sanguine
sardonic
scared
scornful
serene
serious
silly
sinister
skeptical
solemn
stressful
suspenseful
suspicious
sympathetic
tender
tense
terse
thoughtful
uncaring
unconcerned
uneasy
unhappy
unsympathetic
upset
vitriolic
whimsical
wistful
worriedSlide16
1. Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.
Identify the Text and Author.Select a Verb.Finish Your Thought.In his "Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." delivered on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Robert Kennedycautiouslyencourages(what does the author do and how does he do it)Slide17
Our Question How
does Kennedy’s use of rhetorical strategies advance his argument? Cite evidence from the text in your response.Slide18
1. Write a topic sentence using the three-part topic sentence method.
Identify the Item.Select a Verb.Finish Your Thought.In his "Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." delivered on April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Robert Kennedycautiously encouragesall Americans to work together peacefully to end racism through his use of rhetorical strategies.Slide19
Claim
It!Name It!Frame It!Slide20
Claim It!
Quotation/Evidence from Text(Give an example of the writer’s craft)Name It!Terminology(film technique, rhetorical strategy, literary device)Frame It!Author’s Purpose
(Impact on the reader and/or text)
Kennedy says, “But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land.” Slide21
Claim It!
Quotation/Evidence from Text(Give an example of the writer’s craft)Name It!Terminology(film technique, rhetorical strategy, literary device)Frame It!Author’s Purpose
(Impact on the reader and/or text)
Kennedy uses climax when he says, “But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land.”
Climax
– listing elements in order to emphasize the last listed detail.Slide22
Claim It!
Quotation/Evidence from Text(Give an example of the writer’s craft)Name It!Terminology(film technique, rhetorical strategy, literary device)Frame It!Author’s Purpose
(Impact on the reader and/or text)
Kennedy uses climax when he says, “But the vast majority of white people and the vast majority of black people in this country want to live together, want to improve the quality of our life, and want justice for all human beings that abide in our land.”
Climax
– listing elements in order to emphasize the last listed detail.
“All human beings” placed last in the list emphasizes Kennedy’s main point that Americans of all races must join together to end prejudice.Slide23
Your turn:
1. Read the definition and examples for the rhetorical strategy you have been assigned. Write the name of the strategy in the Name It! Column.2. Find an example in the speech of your assigned strategy. Start with: Kennedy also uses (strategy) when he says, “ (copy your example)” 3. In the Frame It! Column, write a sentence which explains how Kennedy used the strategy to make his argument to the American people.Slide24
4. Write a concluding statement.
Robert Kennedy’s use of rhetorical devices helped defuse an emotional powder keg and helped console a grieving nation.Repeat the steps using a rhetorical strategy of your choice on your handout.Slide25
Assassinated in
Los Angeles, CaliforniaJune 5, 1968