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

Tools for this Unit:

Analyzing Speeches for Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Activity

Name __________________________________________ Date__________________

Directions: Listen and read excerpts of speeches. Check the boxes for the part or parts of a persuasive speech that are present.


Name of the speech
 Ethos 
 Logos 
 Pathos 

1. President Lyndon B. Johnson's "We Shall Overcome"
speech. 1965.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

      

2. Senator Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech. 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe751kMBwms

      

3. President John F. Kennedy. First Inaugural
Address.1960.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

      

4. Hillary Rodham Clinton."Women's Rights are Human
Rights". 1995.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

      

5. Mary Church Terrell. "What It Means To Be
Colored in the United States". 1906
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

      

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