Personal and Social Responsibility
Persuasive Techniques
ASSIGNMENT 4.1: The Strength of the Human Spirit
Task:
Choose three examples of influential voices from the categories below. Be sure to select from 3 different categories. For each one you will compose an analysis using the skills that you have learned from the previous lessons. Remember to use full sentences to show what you know.
As part of each analysis you will include:
- a summary - 2-4 sentences (The poem, Still I Rise, by Maya Angleou is about...)
- at least three direct quotes demonstrating the rhetorical devices used - minimum 2 sentences per quote ("this quote", shows simile by...)
- 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...)
- you may choose to include how Ethos, Logos and Pathos were demonstrated
**You may choose to separate each part of the analysis with headings or write it as a completed paragraph (some sentence starters have been included to help get you going). Write each part using specific details with evidence from the pieces you chose.
Use the following planning template to help outline and organize each of your analyses.
Strength of the Human Spirit Worksheet.docx
Strength of the Human Spirit Worksheet.pdf
*Do not submit this with your assignment
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 one piece from each genre 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 Targets: 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. Content is complete to assignment requirements and makes insightful, mature connections with logical information and inclusions.
Submission:
Use the "4.1 Strength of the Human Spirit" link on the main page of this section of the course to upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.
Estimated Allotted Time: 60 minutes (20 per selection)