English 10 Unit 7-3

English 10 Unit 7-3

Persuasive Texts

Purpose

7-1 Due Date 4/17

7-2 Due Date 4/19

7-3 Due Date 4/23

7.4.3 CST Due Date 4/24

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• ​Analyze purpose and rhetorical strategies within a persuasive narrative.

• Omitted the Discussion objective

• Create annotations that help readers understand work of literature.

​Objectives

​Fable --- 7.3.1 page 2

​A very short story that uses animals to represent or stand in for common human characteristics.

Conveys a life lesson in a way that's enjoyable and memorable​.

Multiple Choice

A Fox and a Leopard spent some time arguing about who was more beautiful. The Leopard argued that since he had such a wonderful fur coat, he was more beautiful. Although the Fox was proud of the colors of his bushy tail, he was also very wise and knew that he could never beat the Leopard based on outer beauty alone. Instead, he argued that he was more beautiful because he was so smart - that he had much more inner beauty. What is the lesson of this fable?

• Beauty is very important in life.

• Beauty is more than skin deep.

Open Ended

This section of the unit is about purpose. So what is the purpose of a fable?

Multiple Choice

Fables ____________.

• teach us a lesson

• are non-fiction stories

• tell us how to be good students

• show us how to draw

​Parable 7.3.1 page 3

​Another form of writing designed to teach its readers is the parable. The parable

unfolds in a realistic setting, and unlike fables, real people populate parables, rather than talking animals. Parables are also often used in religious instruction to teach or illustrate moral lessons.

Open Ended

What is the purpose of a parable?

​Satire 7.3.1 page 5

​Satires are different from fables and parables because they usually don't state their lesson or moral outright.

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Instead, they use humor to try to make a reader or audience member think. By thinking, the audience members can figure out the message without the author telling them directly.

Open Ended

What is the purpose of satire?

Multiple Choice

What is satire?

• The use of literary devices to create cinematic, rich images
• The use of incongruity, irony, parody, exaggeration to mock vices and folly
• The use of personification and metaphor to create a unified tone and theme
• A form of zeitgeist

​Read 7.3.3 figures into written assignment and discussion

​Read "Top of the Food Chain" by T. C. Boyle

Find out what it satirizes. Much of Study 7.3.6 helps you understand this selection.

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Discussion ​7.3.5

One Question.... post a meaningful response and 2 comments on classmates' posts for full credit.​

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​Rhetorical Appeals 7.3.6 page 2

Multiple Choice

"Where would we be without this tradition?  Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we've celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes.  We've made cherished memories." 

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of these,

Multiple Choice

"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-after-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• None of these.

Multiple Choice

"Mr. Anderson is clearly the most qualified candidate for the open teaching position.  He has a doctorate in elementary education, 25 years of teaching experience in public schools, and has been twice awarded for his innovative style and classroom management skills."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• None of these.

​7.3.8 7.3.9 Practice

​In this activity, you will play the role of a teacher who is helping students understand T. C. Boyle's "Top of the Food Chain." You'll create 10 to 15 annotations, or explanatory notes, to define some of Boyle's more difficult language and to show students how Boyle makes an argument through storytelling. You'll tie your thoughts together with an introductory paragraph that prepares students to interpret Boyle's story.

This writing assignment will focus on the following skills:

• Using dictionaries, thesauruses, and etymology dictionaries

• Defining words in context

• Explaining how a writer makes an argument through storytelling

• Backing up ideas with evidence from the text

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Check out this rubric!!!!

​What is an annotation? 7.3.8 page 2

​An annotation is a note that helps a reader understand a text. When you read online, you can sometimes roll your cursor over certain words and phrases to read annotations. On paper, annotations usually appear in a column on the side of the page or in a list of footnotes at the bottom of the page. In this activity, you'll write annotations as footnotes.

​Using Reference materials 7.3.8 page 5

​About half of your annotations will define words for student readers. You need to use three kinds of reference materials to create these annotations.

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Dictionary — Your most important resource. It gives you a word's definition, pronunciation, and history. It often includes short example phrases or sentences to show how words are used.

defines words in context...helps with pronunciation​

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Thesaurus — Provides lists of words with similar meanings. This can help you explain what a word means more concisely.

helps finding words with similar connotation​

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​Etymology dictionary — Gives information about a word's history. A word's history may influence its connotations, which in turn may influence the tone of a work of literature.

offers the history of the word... how it has changed over time​

Multiple Choice

"If his years as a Marine taught him anything, it's that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of these.

Multiple Choice

"After years of this type of disrespect from your boss, countless hours wasted, birthdays missed... it's time that you took a stand."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• None of these.

Multiple Choice

"Private demand for this product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all time low.  It's time to research other options."

• Ethos 

• Pathos

• Logos

• None of these.

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of Satire is to...

• Agree with something
• Make people laugh
• Criticize something
• To bring about change

Multiple Choice

Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

Multiple Choice

Satire is

• drawing a conclusion based on facts.

• taking advantage of someone or something for one own's benefit.

• a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. In satire, the understated language may be ironic.

• provoking change or reform through poking fun at society's vices

​Respond to ME in the CHAT:



Which rhetorical appeal deals with a doctor inspiring trust because of offering his or her expert opinion..... or a sports star endorsing a product related to fitness?