Lyddie: Unit2 lesson3
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This document provides guidance for a lesson on Cesar Chavez's "Agents of Change" speech. It includes learning objectives, points from the speech, definitions of rhetorical strategies, and instructions for an analysis activity where students analyze paragraphs of the speech and identify the rhetorical strategies used. The activity guides students to understand how Chavez persuades his audience through emotionally charged language, statistics, establishing his credibility, rhetorical questions, and including a counterclaim.
Lyddie: Unit2 lesson3
- 1. DO NOW Entry Task – visuals! • Look at pictures • Answer questions on your Entry Task
- 4. Lyddie Learning Objectives I can determine one of Chávez’s main claims and identify the supporting evidence for it. I can identify basic rhetorical strategies and analyze how Chávez used them to develop his claims.
- 5. Lyddie Agents of Change Point 1: Chávez asserts that farmworkers face difficult and unfair living conditions and working conditions. Point 2: Chávez decided to organize the union to empower the workers in particular and the Chicano people in general.
- 6. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • “Rhetorical strategies?” • Rhetorical toolbox • Persuasive writers use different tools than essayists or journalists
- 7. Lyddie Definitions Copy on top of the Rhetoric Toolbox sheet rhetoric: the art of trying to persuade someone
- 8. Lyddie Agents of Change Rhetorical toolbox – look at par # 2 • Use powerful words and phrases: • Emotionally charged language Examples?
- 9. Lyddie Agents of Change Rhetorical toolbox – Par. 2 • Why does Chávez use these motional words? • How does it make his audience feel? • Why would he BEGIN his speech this way?
- 10. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Left side= 5 or less (gist) each paragraph • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • Par. 2: With emotionally charged language to engage the audience and build empathy (feeling).
- 11. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • You and shoulder partner, try paragraph 3 • • • What rhetorical tool is he using? How do you know? What does the tool do?
- 12. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • Par. 3: He is using statistics to make a logical appeal to back up the emotional one.
- 13. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • You and shoulder partner, try paragraph 5 • • • What rhetorical tool is he using? How do you know? What does the tool do?
- 14. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • Par. 5: He is showing he is credible (trustworthy). He lived it, so he knows it.
- 15. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • You and shoulder partner, try paragraph 8 • • • What rhetorical tool is he using? How do you know? What does the tool do?
- 16. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Right side= “HOW he’s saying it” • Par. 8: He is asking rhetorical questions (he doesn’t want them answered by the crowd). This helps him lead people to a conclusion.
- 17. Lyddie Definitions Copy on bottom of the Rhetoric Toolbox sheet rhetorical question: a question someone uses to make a statement, and not get an answer Examples: Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Is the sky blue? Why not?
- 18. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Paragraph 8 - Listen as I read aloud • Why does Chavez argue that it is logical for the Hispanic movement to start with the farmworkers? • How does asking questions help him develop this claim? • What other strategies are in this paragraph?
- 19. Lyddie Agents of Change Commonwealth Club Address • Paragraph 9 - Listen as I read aloud • What lines have a counterclaim? • Highlight or circle the counterclaim • Why would he include a counterclaim?
- 20. Lyddie Agents of Change Text-Dependent Questions • AT THE WEFT THREADS partners • Re-read paragraphs # 8-15 • Answer questions as you go • Raise your hands for help!
- 21. Lyddie Agents of Change Point 1: Chávez asserts that farmworkers face difficult and unfair living conditions and working conditions. Point 2: Chávez decided to organize the union to empower the workers in particular and the Chicano people in general.
- 22. Lyddie Homework Homework • Add to the Structure Anchor Chart paragraphs 8-18 (Main claim and connection) • Independent Reading Book (15-20 min)