HW DUE FRI. 2/6

1st/3rd AP LANG

**HW DUE FRI. 2/6:

BE READY TO TURN IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR RHETORICAL ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARAGRAPH for ONE of these three assigned texts:

*Wiesel: Nobel Acceptance Speech  

*King, Jr.: from "I Have A Dream" Speech
*Herman: Prologue from Coming Out of the Ice
*Eisenhower: "Message to Invasion Troops"

1) for your text, pick ONE APPEAL (ethos/pathos/logos) to focus on 

2) choose TWO VERY SPECIFIC language/lit. devices (tone, syntax, metaphor, antithesis, imagery, specific diction, punctuation, specific repetition, cause-effect, allusion, circumlocution, etc.) within that text to SUPPORT YOUR APPEAL toward the AUDIENCE and PURPOSE of that text/the "HOW" of the text 

LOOK HERE !!!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW..........
**USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT FOR YOUR PARAGRAPH TITLE:
*Wiesel: Nobel Acceptance Speech  

*King, Jr.: from "I Have A Dream" Speech
*Herman: Prologue from Coming Out of the Ice
*Eisenhower: "Message to Invasion Troops"

**USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT FOR YOUR IN-TEXT CITATIONS:
*blended "quote" (Wiesel).
*blended "quote" (King).
*blended "quote" (Herman).
*blend "quote" (Eisenhower).    

***CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETION:
__Is my format basic MLA-STYLE (heading/header FONT consistent, etc.)?
__Is my ext. para. "Title" correct? (**see above) 
__Have I chosen ONE appeal (ethos/pathos/logos) and carried it throughout my paragraph (intro to conclusion)?
__What TWO devices/terms did I use to back up my claims about my appeal?
__Have I considered BOTH the AUDIENCE and PURPOSE of this text and this assignment?
__Do I avoid EVALUATION of the text and tie all my ideas BACK to the "HOW" of the text and "breaking it down"?
__Are my "quotes blended" and CITED properly (**see above), then related to my rhetorical analysis (#)? 
__Have I AVOIDED META-DISCOURSE ("This quote means...")?
__Do I stick to 3rd-person analysis (NO "I"/"you") with PRESENT TENSE VERBS ("speaks"/"shows"/"describes")
__Do I have a CONCLUSION that ties BACK to my chosen rhetorical elements/analysis?
__Have I followed ALL the suggestions/revisions to make from my first extended paragraph?
__Did I PROOFREAD FOR ERRORS?? *Especially MLA silly errors, plus COMMA SPLICES/FRAGMENTS/RUN-ONs and SEMICOLON ERRORS!!! 
__DOES MY PARAGRAPH INCLUDE A PROPERLY-FORMATTED Work Cited BELOW THE PARAGRAPH/for the text I chose?
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**IN ESSENCE, BELOW ARE THE "PROMPTS" FOR EACH OF THE FOUR TEXTS THAT YOU ARE ANSWERING IN THIS EXTENDED PARAGRAPH.  MAKE SURE YOU'VE COVERED EVERY ASPECT OF THESE QUESTIONS:

The following is an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech given in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  In it, King speaks about the need to re-examine the issue of racial inequality in the U.S.  Read the passage carefully.  **Then write an EXTENDED PARAGRAPH that analyzes the language elements (2) [TIED TO ONE RHETORICAL APPEAL THE AUDIENCE REACTS TO] King incorporates in order to convince his audience of the urgent need for change. (AUDIENCE: EVERYONE)

The following is Elie Wiesel’s 1986 Nobel Prize-winning speech. In it, Wiesel speaks about the need to remember the past in order to prevent atrocities such as the Holocaust from happening again. Read the passage carefully.  **Then write an EXTENDED PARAGRAPH  that analyzes the language elements (2) [TIED TO ONE RHETORICAL APPEAL THE AUDIENCE REACTS TO] Wiesel incorporates in order to convince his audience of the urgent need for reflection. (AUDIENCE: EVERYONE)

The following is the Prologue of Victor Herman’s memoir Coming Out of the Ice.  In it, Herman speaks personally and directly about the circumstances that affected his understanding of life and the triumph of the human spirit. Read the passage carefully.  **Then write an EXTENDED PARAGRAPH  that analyzes the language elements (2) [TIED TO ONE RHETORICAL APPEAL THE AUDIENCE REACTS TO] Herman incorporates in order to convince his audience of the deep authenticity of his words and his experiences. (AUDIENCE: EVERYONE)

The following is General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s “Message to Invasion Troops” speech given to the Allied Forces in Normandy on June 6, 1944. In it, Eisenhower speaks to the troops concerning the great task they are about to embark upon. Read the passage carefully.  **Then write an EXTENDED PARAGRAPH  that analyzes the language elements (2) [TIED TO ONE RHETORICAL APPEAL THE AUDIENCE REACTS TO] Eisenhower incorporates in order to convince his ***audience*** of the important task they are about to complete. (***AUDIENCE: ALLIED TROOPS)

4th 9th Lit./Comp.

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