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Rhetorical Considerations. Honors Language and Composition 2013-2014. You need to consider the following…. S Speaker O Occasion A Audience P Purpose S Subject T Tone *Please pull out the graphic organizers for Cosby, Lincoln, and McCullough. How we will proceed…. Discuss the specifics
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Rhetorical Considerations Honors Language and Composition 2013-2014
You need to consider the following… • S Speaker • O Occasion • A Audience • P Purpose • S Subject • T Tone *Please pull out the graphic organizers for Cosby, Lincoln, and McCullough.
How we will proceed… • Discuss the specifics • Answer “So what?” a. “How will I proceed knowing what I now know?” b. “How can I take advantage of these assumptions to make sure people listen?”
Purpose: What do our speakers what their audiences to do/think/feel as a result of hearing their speeches? • Cosby: Cosby wants his audience to effect change in the black communities. • Lincoln: Lincoln wants his audience to unite and understand that slavery, from this day forward, will not be tolerated. • McCullough: McCullough wants his audience to make sure they are doing something for the right reason: Not a pat on the back or a trophy, but because they want to learn more about it. Be authentic.
Speaker • What assumptions do people make about him? • Cosby, Lincoln, McCullough • “So What? “How can he take advantage of these assumptions to make sure people listen?” Focus: Cosby
Audience • What about his audience? • What are their ages, genders, races, • What do they care about? • What do they like? • What do they dislike? • Cosby’s/Lincoln’s/McCullough’s audiences • “So What?” “How can those speakers take advantage of these assumptions to make sure people listen?” • Focus: Lincoln
Occasion • The time and place of the piece; the context that prompted the writing. • Cosby’s/Lincoln’s/McCullough’s • “So what?” How can he take advantage of these assumptions to make sure people listen?” Focus: McCullough
Subject and Tone • Subject: The general topic, content, idea in the text. • Subjects of Cosby’s/Lincoln’s/McCullough’s speeches? • Cosby: Lack of progress in the black community • Lincoln: Reconciliation and forward thinking • McCullough: Living life • Tone: How does each speaker feel about the subject? What attitude does he want to make sure to convey? • Cosby: Critical • Lincoln: Reverent, elegiac, impassioned, hopeful • McCullough: Critical, sincere, hopeful
NOW, YOUR TURN. • Think about the Rhetorical Situation for the Freshman Orientation speech • On your graphic organizer…. • Discuss the specifics for SOAPSTone • Answer “So what?” a. “How will I proceed knowing what I now know?” b. “How can I take advantage of these assumptions to make sure people listen?”