ELA 9 Persuasive Speech Please get out your

ELA 9 – Persuasive Speech Please get out your research from Friday (this should be printed out, or on a lined piece of paper, or pulled up on your phone on Google Docs). Please also get out a piece of paper on which to write your speech.

Reminders for today - Clear argument (what do you want to change? ) - Address WHY this is a problem - Suggest a legitimate, viable solution - Use and label at least 5 DIFFERENT rhetorical strategies - Cite at least two sources (consider SIRS, but any credible source is fine. 25 minutes to write your speech; 15 mi nutes to practice

Expectations 4 (Excellent) 3 (Good) 2 (Basic) 1 (Not Yet) Speaking Student speaks very clearly, eloquently, and persuasively; definitely at a volume and pace that engages the audience. Frequent eye contact. Student looks the part by speaking with great feeling or dressing formally. Student speaks for 2+ minutes without being repetitive. Student speaks clearly, at a volume and pace that the audience can understand. Occasional glances at notes with prolonged audience eye contact. Student has a relatively confident stance or looks the part by dressing well. Student speaks about 2 minutes Student speaks somewhat clearly, though may be a bit quiet at times. May look at wall or look frequently at notes. Student seems very nervous and uncomfortable. Student speaks for 1. 5 to 2 minutes. Student is difficult to understand due to speaking too quickly or too quietly. Reads from notes the majority of the time and refuses to make eye contact. Student speaks for less than 1. 5 minutes. Writing Student has a compelling, insightful argument, supported by 5 convincing, original, labeled strategies. Cites 2+ convincing sources. Student has a clear, compelling argument with 5 clear and relevant rhetorical strategies. Cites 2 relevant sources. Student has an argument. Student labeled 5 strategies but 1 may be used incorrectly. Cites 2 sources. Student has an unclear argument. Student labeled fewer than 5 rhetorical strategies. Only cites 1 source.

APEL – Practice with Poetic Analysis Please get out your “Merchant of Venice” annotations from Friday. If you were gone Friday, pick up a copy of the speech from the absent bin. Then flip to Sonnet 116 on the back.

Poetic Analysis - 10 minutes to read annotate the poem individually. Circle words you don’t know; paraphrase the main ideas, look for figurative language, etc. - 15 minutes to discuss with your group: WHAT is the poet saying? How do you know? What is the message? Go through and paraphrase. Now, you may look up words if needed. - 10 -15 minutes to discuss the HOW (literary devices) - Finished? Begin reading your lit circle book