Monday, December 15, 2014

Douglass 2.1

Do Now: What do you remember about rhetoric from the persuasive writing unit last year? (Hint: appeals, logical fallacies, effective persuasion, etc)

Objectives:
  • Use close reading skills to analyze Douglass’s use of rhetorical devices to reveal meaning


Agenda:
1. Do Now
  1. Invisible Knapsack articles
  2. how do the current events in Ferguson and Staten Island change our discussion on race/racism in America?
  3. Review the first two paragraphs of chapter 6. How is his mistress described in the first one (highlight a quote)? In the second (highlight a quote)? Write a short paragraph comparing and contrasting the two depictions; be sure to analyze how this enhances Douglass’s rhetoric
  4. Summarizer

HW: Read/annotate ½ of chapter X. Have parents sign the permission slip

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