Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in Patrick Henry's Speech

Explore the effective rhetorical strategies used by Patrick Henry in his influential speech "Give me liberty or give me death" delivered at the Virginia Convention. Dive into the structure and persuasive elements of the speech to understand its impact on the audience and its historical significance.

• Speech analysis
• Rhetorical strategies
• Persuasive communication
• Patrick Henry
• Virginia Convention

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1. Bellwork Monday, November 14, 2016: What did you find most effective in Patrick Henry s Give me liberty or give me death speech? Topic/Objective Monday, November 14, 2016: Analyze the rhetorical strategies Patrick Henry used in Speech in the Virginia Convention. Evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in hi s or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

2. Small Group Work Monday, November 14, 2016 You and your partner should join other partners for a group of six. I will assign each small group a paragraph for which they will be responsible for presenting. Discuss your answers and make sure you have information to share in the whole class forum. You have 30 minutes to complete this part of the assignment. Class discussion will begin at

3. Class Discussion Monday, November 14, 2016: Two people will present each paragraph. If there are questions, please raise your hand and address the presenters. Arrange desks so that the presenters face the class. Please note: Everyone will be a presenter. There are still speeches to analyze. I usually go easier on the volunteers who go first. ;-)

4. Closure Monday, November 14, 2016 1. How did our presenters do today? 2. What advice can you share with the presenters to improve their skills?

5. Bellwork Tuesday, November 15, 2016: Grab Cornell Notes and fill out the header with the following information: name, date, class period. Topic/Objective: The Elements of Essays and Speeches. Essential Question: What kind of knowledge changes our lives? Open your textbook to p. 96. The answers to the Cornell Note Questions can be found on this page.

6. Classwork Tuesday, November 15, 2016: Answer the following questions in your notes: 1. What is a speech? 2. Name and describe three types of speeches. 3. What are rhetorical devices? 4. Name and define at least five types of rhetorical devices. Read about Benjamin Franklin on p. 104. Summarize the information at the bottom of your Cornell Notes.

7. Classwork Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Read Benjamin Franklin s Speech in the Convention on pp. 105-107. Note-taking Guide Franklin suggests that a perfect Constitution will never be created. Use this chart to list his reasons why the delegates should support it even though it is not perfect. Benefits of supporting the Constitution

8. Bellwork Thursday, November 17, 2016 Skim Benjamin Franklin s Speech in the Convention on pp. 105-107. Literary Analysis: Use a chart like this one to identify the rhetorical devices used in this speech. Example Effect Restatement Repetition Parallelism

9. Classwork Thursday, November 16, 2016 Compare and contrast the endings of Patrick Henry s and Benjamin Franklin s speech. Why is each ending effective?

10. Topic/Objective Thursday, November 17, 2016: Analyze the preamble, identified rights, and list of complaints in The Declaration of Independence. Evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.

11. Classwork Thursday, November 17, 2016: 1. Read Thomas Jefferson p.111. 2. Name at least three accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson. What do his talents and actions suggest about him? 3. What college did Jefferson attend?

12. Individual Task Thursday, November 17, 2016: As I read the Preamble aloud, think about the reason for this opening paragraph and jot down ideas to question #1. Share out.

13. Individual Task Thursday, November 17, 2016: As I read the second paragraph aloud, think about possible answers to questions #2-4. Think-Ink-Pair-Share Whole group share out.

14. Closure Thursday, November 17, 2016: 1. Have you ever read The Declaration of Independence before today? 2. What do you understand from this document that gives you an insight into the foundation of our country? What are your impressions?

15. Bellwork Friday, November 18, 2016 Please write these questions down and skip spaces to answer them after you have watched the speeches The Most Important Thing to Analyze: The Speech Objectives Knowing the speaker s objective is critical to analyzing the speech, and should certainly influence how you study it. 1. What is the speaker s goal? Is it to educate, to motivate, to persuade, or to entertain? 2. What is the primary message being delivered? 3. Why is this person delivering this speech? Are they the right person? 4. Was the objective achieved?

16. Watch these speeches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyBvbot3emM (Tim Minchin Grad Speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqcLUqYqrs (USA is NOT the greatest country) Think-Ink-Pair-Share Answer the questions for the speech by Tim Minchin Share your answer with a partner. Share out to the whole class.