4.1 The Strength of the Human Spirit
Task:
Choose two examples of influential voices from the categories below. Be sure to select from two different categories. For each one you will brainstorm an analysis using the skills that you have learned from the previous lessons. Use the provided planning template. You will submit this template for each of your choices.
Strength of the Human Spirit Worksheet.docx
Strength of the Human Spirit Worksheet.pdf
As part of each template you will include:
- the genre of your choice and the title and author of the presentation
- how Ethos, Logos and Pathos were demonstrated
- rhetorical devices you observed and at least two direct quotes demonstrating the rhetorical devices used - minimum 2 sentences per quote ("this quote", shows simile by...). Practice using quotation marks correctly.
- theme - minimum 2 sentences (A theme of Maya Angelou's poem, Still I Rise is...this is evident because...)
- historical purpose and importance - 2-4 sentences (This poem gave a voice to...)
- your own rationale for choosing this piece. - 2-4 sentences (I chose Maya Angelou's poem Still I Rise because...)
- a summary - 2-4 sentences (The poem, Still I Rise, by Maya Angelou is about...)
As you listen to, read, or view each piece consider the following:
- Choose a quiet space without any distractions.
- Read, view, or listen to your chosen pieces at least three times - the first to find connection, the second to find meaning, and the third to find evidence.
- Choose pieces from different genres to focus on for your assignment.
- Choose pieces that you connect to (personally, religiously, because of the message, content, or speaker); however, consider pieces that you are not very familiar with in order to produce authentic reactions.
- If questions form, do some research and find some answers. Include those points of interest in your assignment.
| Speeches | Poems |
| What to the Slave is the Fourth of July – Frederick Douglass The Decision to Go to the Moon – John F. Kennedy Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech – William Faulkner We Shall Fight on the Beaches – Winston Churchill Chief Joseph's Surrender Speech – Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Tribe Quite India – Mahatma Gandhi Sermon on the Mount – Jesus Christ Freedom or Death – Emmeline Nakhurst Ain't I a Woman – Sojourner Truth Freedom From Fear – Aung San Suu Kyi On the Pulse of Morning – Maya Angelou UN Climate Change Speech - Greta Thunberg
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Still I Rise – Maya Angelou |
| Songs | Spoken Word |
| Zombie – Cranberries We Shall Overcome – Pete Seeger Revolution – The Beatles I Want to Break Free – Queen What's Going On – Marvin Gaye Bloody Sunday – U2 Imagine – John Lennon The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott Heron A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley |
What if I had 3 Minutes to Change the World? - Asia Greene Changing the World one Word at a Time - Get Lit This Poem Will Change your Life - Rudy Francisco 59 - Harry Baker Smile - Rhiannon McGavin Can We Autocorrect Humanity? - Prince Ea Why are Muslims So - Detroit Team Therapy Session - Atlanta Team To This Day - Shane Koyczan |
Assessment: Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.
Learning Target(s): Exemplary (6/6): Students can read, view or listen to understand, evaluate and analyze the examples to demonstrate how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance and shape meaning and impact. Students consider the examples through a critical, creative and reflective lens to demonstrate meaning within and beyond the text.
Written Expression: Exemplary (6/6): Sentence structure and vocabulary are skillfully written and carefully chosen. Work has been proofread and there are no errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation or grammar. Template content is complete to assignment requirements and makes insightful, mature connections with logical information and inclusions.
Estimated Allotted Time: 40 minutes (per selection: 80 minutes total)
Submission:
This is where you will upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.
You will upload the file (.docx, .pdf, .png, .ppt, etc.) containing your assignment.
Name the file with your name and the title. eg. First name Last name Strength of the Human Spirit
- Click Add submission.
- Upload the file containing your assignment under File submission.
- Click Save changes.
OR provide the shareable link from your google drive in the online text box.