Name: Ms. Fittz English 2 21 January 2015  

English 2 Agenda Wednesday, January 21  

 

    Bell-Ringer.

1. Good Morning! What was the most important thing you learned about engineering yesterday?

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2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Write down everything you know about MLK. _______________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

3. Logos, Pathos, and Ethos. Define logos, pathos, and ethos: ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

4. Rhetorical Devices. Describe a situation when a person would need to use logos, pathos, and ethos: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

II. Logos, Pathos, Ethos Review & Pop Quiz III. Selma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6t7vVTxaic IV. Intro to MLK: Historical Context

a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIpfCVt2eb4 b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9kT1yO4MGg

V. Read & Analyze “Letter from Birmingham Jail” a. Analyze b. Identify logos, ethos, and pathos

VI. Exit Ticket

Homework #3: Due Friday

Learning Objectives *We will… ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

*We will… ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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III. Characterization in Selma: Describe MLK’s character as portrayed in the trailer for the film, “Selma.”

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What type of characterization (direct or indirect) is this? do you know? _________________________________

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IV. Introduction to MLK: Historical Context What was MLK fighting for? ___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________ Describe Birmingham, Alabama: _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Who is Eugene “Bull” Connor? ______________________________________________________ Why was MLK in a Birmingham Jail? _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ MLK was in ______________ ________________ for _____ days. During this time, he __________ ___________________________________________________________________________ To whom / to what is this letter responding? ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

V. MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The task: read & analyze MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

How to do it:

1. Form groups of two 2. Take turns reading “Letter from Birmingham Jail” out loud. {Be sure to annotate while you read} 3. Respond to the analysis questions at the bottom of King’s Letter. 4. Using colored pencil / highlighter, annotate for logos, pathos, and ethos. Create a key on your

page for which color designates which rhetorical device. 5. Choose your strongest example of each rhetorical device and be prepared to present.

Logos: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Pathos: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Ethos: ______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________