Analyzing Structure

LT: I can complete a says/does analysis of a piece to analyze the arrangement of a text.

1. Review RFK’s “MLK Assassination” speech

2. Look at this menu for possible starting points for reading and writing analysis...

1. Rhetorical Situation (Speaker, Audience, Subject)
2. Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos)
3. Diction (word choice) and how that creates TONE
4. Imagery and allusions
5. Figurative Language
6. Syntax (sentence structure)--we’ll be looking more into this soon
7. Arrangement (organization)

3. Arrangement of Argument: : The Classic Model

4. Groups: structure of the text

1. Work in groups of 2 or 3
2. Complete Says/Does Analsysis

5. Read and discuss a rhetorical analysis

HW:
1. Read Sandra Day O'Conner piece and mark the 5-7 parts of classic argument
2. Read Gettysburg Speech and annotate/fill out SOAPStone