Companion Pieces to To Kill A Mockingbird

The Great Depression A Short History of the Great Depression

(Taylor)Critical Analysis•Read and annotate the article•What were the causes of the great depression?•What effects did it have on Americans during the time period?•Who and what were responsible for the ending of the Great Depression?

•CITE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS

Rhetoric

Rhetoric is the art of persuasion.The persuasive power of words was discussed by Aristotle around 350 BCE. He presented an analysis of rhetorical strategies, which included three elements: logos (logic), pathos (emotion), and ethos (credibility).Effective rhetoric uses all three as a means of persuasion

How to effectively persuade an audience

• Rhetorical Strategies – Logos (logic)– Emotion (pathos)– Credibility (ethos)

• Rhetorical Techniques– Emotional language– Figures of speech (simile, metaphor, symbols, etc.)– Repetition of key word or phrase for emphasis– Parallelism-structuring sentences the same– God is on our side/Biblical references

FDR’s First Inaugural Address

• Identify rhetorical strategies• How does President Roosevelt’s use of rhetorical

strategies effectively appeal to American during the time of the Great Depression?

Jim Crow South

• Video Clips (~10 min)– Complete video viewing sheet

• Historical Context: The Jim Crow South (article)• Jim Crow: Shorthand for Segregation (article)• Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday (~3 min)• Strange Fruit by Annie Lennox (~3 min)• Complete the questions on the handout. Finish

for homework if not completed in class. Turn this in.