Persuasion in Democratic Politics

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.02.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objectives
  4. Background Information
  5. The Architects of Rhetoric
  6. Moments in History to Illustrate the Importance of Rhetoric
  7. The Components of Rhetoric
  8. Putting a Speech Together
  9. Instructional Strategies
  10. Activities
  11. Appendix A: Parts of Speech Used in Persuasive Writing
  12. Bibliography
  13. Additional Readings
  14. State Standards
  15. Appendix B: Examples of Work
  16. Cloze Activity
  17. Analyzing Speeches for Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Activity

To Persuade or Not to Persuade: The Makings of a Persuasive Speech

David Lane Probst

Published September 2010

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Bibliography

1,5 Wächter, Christine Language is a Virus: Sprache und Politik im Wahlkampf der Ära

Reagan. München: Profil Verlag (1996). http://www.proscientia.at/uploads/media/Stefan_Reichelt_-_The_History_of_Rhetoric_and_Modern_Rheto_.pdf

This is a paper on rhetoric. It gives the history and different parts of rhetoric. (accessed July 6, 2010)

2,3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric This webpage gives working definitions of rhetoric. (accessed July 6, 2010)

4 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rhetoric. This is a website giving a working definition of rhetoric. (accessed July 6, 2010)

6 Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C (accessed July 6, 2010)

7 A More Perfect Union "The Race Speech" Philadelphia, PA March 18, 2008. (accessed July 6, 2010)

8,9 What is Logos? http:/web.cn.edu/kwheeler/documents/Logos.pdf. This is a pdf document that explains what logos is and how it is used in rhetoric. (accessed July 7, 2010)

10 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm. This speech was given in response to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor asking for permission to join World War II. (accessed July 7, 2010)

11 What is Pathos and Why is it Critical for Speakers? by Andrew Dlugan Mar 8th, 2010. Six Minutes Speaking and Presentation Skills Your guide to becoming a confident and effective speaker. http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/pathos-definition/ This website has articles to make one become a more effective communicator and speaker. (accessed July 7, 2010)

12 The Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp. This website has a transcript of the speech that President Lincoln gave at Gettysburg. (accessed July 7, 2010)

13 Dana C. Munro, "Urban and the Crusaders", Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History, Vol 1:2, (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1895), 5-8 pope urban. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html. This site gives five different versions of this historical speech given by Pope Urban II. (accessed July 7, 2010)

14http://www.specialconnections.ku.edu/cgibin/cgiwrap/specconn/main.php?cat=instruction&section=main&subsection=udl/graphic. This website is useful in learning how to use a graphic organizer. (accessed July 8, 2010)

15 http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/cloze/index.html. This website gives information on what is a Cloze activity and how they can be used. (accessed July 8, 2010)

16 http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/raft/. This website gives information on what RAFT activities are and how to use them. (accessed July 8, 2010)

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