· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.5Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.6Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
· CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1dRespond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
Task #1
Identification: Write your examples in your journal.
Persuasive appealsand rhetorical devices
o Logos: appeal to reason
o Ethos: appeal to one's own character
o Pathos: appeal to emotion
o Irony: techniqueof indicating,asthroughcharacterorplotdevelopment,an intentionorattitude oppositetothatwhichisactuallyorsupposedlystated
o Repetition: the act or process of saying or writing something again
o Imagery: mental pictures produced in poetry, plays, and other literary works though prose
o Denotation—generally, the literal meaning of a word
o Connotation—generally, the possible supplementary,impliedmeanings behind a literal meaning
For example, the word "city" connotes the attributes of largeness, populousness. It denotes individual objects such as London, New York, Paris.
For example, a stubborn person may be described as being eitherstrong-willedorpig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e.stubborn),strong-willedconnotesadmiration for someone's convictions, whilepig-headedconnotesfrustration in dealing with someone.
Find an example of each device or literary element above – 8 total. Write the quote from the biography and page number. Example: Ethos - "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence" (p. 18).
Task #2
www.negrospirituals.com
http://www.authentichistory.com/1600-1859/3-spirituals/
· Research and review spirituals to explore how spirituals play a role in African-American history, from the Underground Railroad to the Civil Rights Movement. Research three spiritual songs – read the lyrics – listen to three songs then write your thoughts from the following -
1. To what extent is this spiritual a song about escaping the physical conditions of slavery?
2. To what extent is the song an expression of religious hope and faith?
3. How did spiritual song sharing affect African Americans living in slavery through the lyrics?
4. How are they similar and how are they different?
5. Write for four-minutes about what you learned in the research and with stepping-out and trying a new presentation approach with Prezi as a tool even if you went back to PPT.
Finally, write your analysis and draw or find a picture to present a visual representation of the meaning of the song. You can use a PowerPoint, Prezi, construction paper, etc. to display your work.