MONDAY: Introduction to Patrick Henry
OBJECTIVE: By reading and annotating Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, students will be able to: 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of parallel structure, loaded words, and the rhetorical triangle 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did authors of Early American speeches such as Patrick Henry view HUMAN NATURE? How did these thinkers use the Aristotelian Triangle to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Patrick Henry Notes, Patrick Henry Biography
TUESDAY: Speech to the Virginia Convention
OBJECTIVE: By reading and annotating Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, students will be able to: 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of parallel structure, loaded words, and the rhetorical triangle 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did authors of Early American speeches such as Patrick Henry view HUMAN NATURE? How did these thinkers use the Aristotelian Triangle to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: “Speech to the Virginia Convention”
WEDNESDAY: PSAT for all Juniors
THURSDAY: Rhetorical Triangle in “Speech to the Virginia Convention”
OBJECTIVE: By reading and annotating Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, students will be able to: 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of parallel structure, loaded words, and the rhetorical triangle 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did authors of Early American speeches such as Patrick Henry view HUMAN NATURE? How did these thinkers use the Aristotelian Triangle to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: Says-Means-Matters —
FRIDAY: “Speech to the Virginia Convention” Progress Check
OBJECTIVE: After reading, annotating, and discussing Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, students will be able to complete a SOAPS hat reveals evidence of their ability to : 1.) identify authors’ purpose , claim and use of parallel structure, loaded words, and the rhetorical triangle 2.) explain how these early writers’ views of human nature influenced American identity and political thought.
Essential Question: How did authors of Early American speeches such as Patrick Henry view HUMAN NATURE? How did these thinkers use the Aristotelian Triangle to clearly communicate their message about human nature? How did his views influence the United States of America as a political and cultural entity?
HANDOUTS: SOAPS, Learning Scales
HOMEWORK: Expository Summary