Journal #36

Use five root-based words in either...

* A persuasive speech using 3 rhetorical devices

OR

* a 6-line iambic pentameter poem (rhyming or not)

rhetorical device slide show

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sample persuasive letter

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rhetorical devices

Have these listed in the back of your journal. (Give yourself about 4 pages for all of them.)

For each, write a definition and provide an example.


1. Anaphora
2. Epistrophe
3. Polysyndeton
4. Asyndeton
5. Anadiplosis
6. Epanalepsis
7. Expletive

Journal #6

Part A
As you watch and listen to Dr. King's most famous speech, jot down...

* Things you notice about the words he uses
* Things you notice about the way he speaks
* Any memorable phrases

Part B
Write a persuasive speechlet that uses 3 of the 4 techniques we've learned. (Anaphora, Epistrophe, Asyndeton, Polysyndeton)