English 3 American Literature

English 3 American Literature Unit 9 Theme Study The Struggle for Freedom

Readings • Eulogy for Rufino Conteras by Cesar Chavez • The Children’s Era by Margaret Sangar • I Have A Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin • Girl by Jamaica Kincaid • On Girl by Jamaica Kincaid

Key Content: Intro to Freedom Movement • Abolitionism sought to end slavery of people of African descent; also called Anti-Slavery movement • Happened in the U.S. during 19th century • Roots of movement began in 15th century with resistance to Native American slavery • A euphemism for slavery was “the peculiar institution” • William Lloyd Garrison published The Liberator, a famous abolitionist newspaper • Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863

Suffragist and Civil Rights Movements • Suffragist Movement sought the right for women to vote • Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin • 1950s through 1970s were important times for civil rights activities • The next step after Civil Rights Amendment was ERA, Equal Rights Amendment, still not passed

Key Content: Rhetoric of Freedom • The desire for freedom is a universal theme in literature • Persuasive speech tries to change the listener’s attitude • Rhetoric, from the Greek rhetor, means orator, using language persuasively • Deduction means the deriving of a conclusion by reasoning; specifically: inference in which the conclusion about particulars follows necessarily from general or universal premises • Syllogism is a deductive argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")

Key content: Stories of Freedom • Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell are social satires • Dystopia - an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives • Utopia - having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization • Allegory – using symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence • C.S. Lewis uses allegory in his Narnia books • The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a muckraking novel about America’s meat packing industry • Muckrake - to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business; goal is to change practices

Key Vocabulary • Theme: underlying idea in a work of literature • Using logos to persuade means using logic, statistics and facts • Using pathos to persuade means appealing to the emotions of the audience • Using ethos to persuade means referring to a person’s reputation or experience to convince the audience of a point of view • The logical fallacy of attack ad hominem means to attack an opponent's character rather than answer to the contentions made

Speech Tactics and Misc • People remember very little, use repetition to reinforce your message • Use short sentences and contractions • Classic persuasive speech structure is problem – solution • Avoid gender biased language; it is sexist • For college applications, most important aspect is your SAT scores • Include a personal statement, letters of recommendation, list of extra curricular activities, work experience in your college application

Exam Directions • One hour to complete; 70 total points possible • 20 minutes for 20 multiple choice items worth 1 point each • 40 minutes for 1 essay item worth 50 points • Complete the exam in one sitting; leaving and returning is not permitted • No notes or study materials are allowed; this is a closed book test • Entire course has a total of 1420 points possible

Study Guides Check out these guides before you take the exam • 9.5.1 Review: Unit review materials • 9.5.4 Diagnostic and custom study guide • Student resources: A4 Key Terms A9 Writing Center

Saving and Submitting • Click on the 9.5.2 exam icon, Part 1 • Print the pages • Open a Word document and type your letter answers to questions 1-20 • Click on the 9.5.3 exam icon, Part 2 • Choose one of the essay questions to write about • Type a 1 to 2 page essay in Word • Save files as follows: yourname_unit9_exam_Eng3 • Send to Elaine Lagrange via the Message Center

Presentation by Ruby ButterworthAssistant Instructor for English 3 I have lived in Bellingham for many years and taught at various local schools. My specialties are teaching language arts and English as a Second Language. My last teaching assignment before Insight School was as the director of a school in the Pacific Islands.

Credits • Apex Learning Inc. www.apexlearning.com • Insight School of Washington www.go2ischool.net • www.learningcommons.org • Slavery sculpture: i1.treklens.com/photos/78/slavery_monument.jpg • ERA March at UCLA, 1972,: www.english.ucla.edu/.../7274/Thumbnails/era.jpg • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. : www.indamixworldwide.com/html/images/indamix/ • Utopia art: www.techno-utopia.com/techno-utopia.jpg • Cesar Chavez: www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/images/portr • Clip Art: Microsoft Office

English 3 American Literature