rhetoric:
ˈ/retərik/ |
(n.) the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing; especially the use of figures of speech or other compositional techniques.
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synonyms:
oratory eloquence command of the language |
Comparing a Message Across Mediums: One American Great Pays Tribute to Another
The speech so inspired illustrator Norman Rockwell that he created a series of paintings on the "Four Freedoms" theme. In the series, he translated abstract concepts of freedom into four scenes of everyday American life. Although the Government initially rejected Rockwell`s offer to create paintings on the "Four Freedoms" theme, the images were publicly circulated when The Saturday Evening Post, one of the nation`s most popular magazines, commissioned and reproduced the paintings. After winning public approval, the paintings served as the centerpiece of a massive U.S. war bond drive and were put into service to help explain the war`s aims.
(from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/four_freedoms/four_freedoms.html)
Activity One (1st & 4th): Read/listen to the speech. Annotate it, thoroughly. Study the Rockwell paintings below. Determine which of the four freedoms from FDR's speech each one represents. (submit via Edmodo)
Activity One (3rd): Read the excerpt. In Word or Pages, create a document that organizes the causes behind this speech. This will require some research. Feel free to begin with the link above about FDR. Look also at what was happening in the world in 1941. Then copy the four images below to your document. Determine which freedom each image is illustrating. Paste the description of the freedom below the image. Then, evaluate the four freedoms in the order of importance (your opinion), and explain your ranking. Finally, identify both the theme and the tone of the speech on your document.
(from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/four_freedoms/four_freedoms.html)
Activity One (1st & 4th): Read/listen to the speech. Annotate it, thoroughly. Study the Rockwell paintings below. Determine which of the four freedoms from FDR's speech each one represents. (submit via Edmodo)
Activity One (3rd): Read the excerpt. In Word or Pages, create a document that organizes the causes behind this speech. This will require some research. Feel free to begin with the link above about FDR. Look also at what was happening in the world in 1941. Then copy the four images below to your document. Determine which freedom each image is illustrating. Paste the description of the freedom below the image. Then, evaluate the four freedoms in the order of importance (your opinion), and explain your ranking. Finally, identify both the theme and the tone of the speech on your document.
Activity Two: Consider the following questions in reference to the quotes from the speech. Respond as if they are EOC constructed response questions. (submit via Edmodo).
Figures of Speech: How and why does FDR use figurative language to illustrate his point in this quote?
"As a nation we may take pride in the fact that we are soft-hearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed. We must always be wary of those who with sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the "ism" of appeasement. We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests."
Then...and Now: How could you rewrite this quote to apply it to today? to modern political issues? to West Rowan?
"To change a whole nation from a basis of peacetime production of implements of peace to a basis of wartime production of implements of war is no small task. And the greatest difficulty comes at the beginning of the program, when new tools, new plant facilities, new assembly lines, new shipways must first be constructed before the actual material begins to flow steadily and speedily from them."
Slackers and Trouble-makers: To whom could this be addressing today? Modern politicians? Celebrities?
"The best way of dealing with the few slackers or trouble-makers in our midst is, first, to shame them by patriotic example, and if that fails, to use the sovereignty of government to save government."
Activity Three: On Friday, you will participate in a graded class discussion. This will count as a major grade. You will not be allowed to participate if you do not have an annotated copy of the speech saved to your desktop. Please look at the rubric for grading your participation in the discussion prior to Friday.
Figures of Speech: How and why does FDR use figurative language to illustrate his point in this quote?
"As a nation we may take pride in the fact that we are soft-hearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed. We must always be wary of those who with sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the "ism" of appeasement. We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests."
Then...and Now: How could you rewrite this quote to apply it to today? to modern political issues? to West Rowan?
"To change a whole nation from a basis of peacetime production of implements of peace to a basis of wartime production of implements of war is no small task. And the greatest difficulty comes at the beginning of the program, when new tools, new plant facilities, new assembly lines, new shipways must first be constructed before the actual material begins to flow steadily and speedily from them."
Slackers and Trouble-makers: To whom could this be addressing today? Modern politicians? Celebrities?
"The best way of dealing with the few slackers or trouble-makers in our midst is, first, to shame them by patriotic example, and if that fails, to use the sovereignty of government to save government."
Activity Three: On Friday, you will participate in a graded class discussion. This will count as a major grade. You will not be allowed to participate if you do not have an annotated copy of the speech saved to your desktop. Please look at the rubric for grading your participation in the discussion prior to Friday.