Elie Wiesel, Author's Purpose and Rhetorical Appeal

Rhetorical Appeals

Author's Purpose

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Nobel Acceptance Speech

Elie Wiesel'sNobel Acceptance Speech

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author's Purpose

R.2.3 Determine how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) through rhetorical appeals and/or figurative Language

Essential Benchmark Vocabulary

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Author's Purpose

The writer's

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The writer's

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intent

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text

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persuade

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to set up or create a foundtion for

Establish

to

for

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create

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foundation

set up

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to successfully accomplish or bring about

Achieve

to

about

successfully

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to

accomplish

bring

about.

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The author's attitude towrd a topic or subject

Perspective

The

subject.

topic

or

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author's

attitude

toward

subject.

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The effects (ethos, pathos, and logos) used to make a text truly persuasive to it's audience.

Rhetorical Appeal

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it's audience.

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to

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used

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persuasive

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pathos,

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text

truly

it's audience.

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The writing technique used to persuade/influence the audience.

Rhetorical Devices

The

audience.

the

techniques

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The

persuade/influence

writing

used

audience.

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Words or phrases used in a way that differs from their literal meaning to create a specific effect; figures of speech.

Figurative Language

Words or phrases

figures of speech.

literal

create

used

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Words or phrases

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meaning

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figures of speech.

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Rhetorical Appeals

ethos

logos

pathos

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How to Analyze for Author's Purpose

Persuade

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Determine the author's Purpose in a text

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Figurative Language

what are some author's choices to make their purpose clear in a text?

Rhetorical Appeals

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Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

December 10, 1986

by Elie Wiesel

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Step 2: Determine what kind of language (figurative and/or rhetorical appeals) was used to amke that purpose clear.

Anybody know what this place is? This is Gettysburg. This is where they fought the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we're still fighting amongst ourselves today. This green field right here was painted red, bubbling with the blood of young boys, smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men: 'I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.’ You listen. And you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together, right now, on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed -- just like they were. I don't care if you like each other or not. But you will respect each other. And maybe -- I don't know -- maybe we'll learn to play this game like men

Wallace: Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace. Young soldier: William Wallace is 7 feet tall. Wallace: Yes, I've heard. Kills men by the hundreds, and if he were here he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse. I AM William Wallace. And I see a whole army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What would you do without freedom? Will you fight? Veteran soldier: Fight? Against that? No, we will run; and we will live. Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!! Wallace and Soldiers: Alba gu bra! (Scotland forever!)

Step 1: Determine the author's purpose in a text.

Citizens, tonight I address all of Panem as one. Since the Dark Days, Panem has had an unprecedented era of peace. It is a peace built upon cooperation and a respect for law and order. In the past weeks you have heard of sporadic violence following the actions of a few radicals in the Quarter Quell. Those who choose this destructive path, your actions are based on a misunderstanding of how we have survived, together. It is a contract. Each district supplies the Capitol, like blood to a heart. In return, the Capitol provides order and security. To refuse work is to put the entire system in danger. The Capitol is the beating heart of Panem. Nothing can survive without a heart. The criminals that kneel before you use symbols for the purpose of sedition, which is why all images of The Mockingjay are now forbidden. Possessing them will be considered treason. Punishable by death. Justice shall be served swiftly. Order shall be restored. To those who ignore the warnings of history…prepare to pay the ultimate price.

inform

• include factual information or statistics

• provide quotes from experts

• explain the steps in a process or procedure

Pathos

An appeal to emotion

Example

• Language used to evoke strong emotions from the audience

Logos

An appeal to logic or reason

Examples

• using statistics
• logical reasoning techniques

entertain

• tell a story that captivates the reader

• include interesting details that engage the reader

• write in a humorous or suspense full style

Ethos

An appeal to credibilty, ethics, or moral principles.

Examples

• Citing credible sources
• Explaining their expertise
• Calling to quesion what is "right" or "wrong"

I address you tonight not as the President of the United States, not as the leader of a country, but as a citizen of humanity. We are faced with the very gravest of challenges. The Bible calls this day "Armageddon"-the end of all things. And yet, for the first time in the history of the planet, a species has the technology to prevent its own extinction. All of you praying with us need to know that everything that can be done to prevent this disaster is being called into service. The human thirst for excellence, knowledge, every step up the ladder of science, every adventurous reach into space, all of our combined modern technologies and imaginations, even the wars that we've fought have provided us the tools to wage this terrible battle. Through all the chaos that is our history, through all of the wrong and the discord, through all of the pain and suffering, through all of our times, there is one thing that has nourished our souls, and elevated our species above its origins, and that is our courage. The dreams of an entire planet are focused tonight on those fourteen brave souls traveling into the heavens. And may we all, citizens the world over, see these events through. God speed, and good luck to you.

Persuade

• present their opinion or perspective on a topic

• use reason and logic to convince the reader

• use powerful language that inspires emotion or other reactions

Today we acknowledge a really terrible loss. Cedric Diggory was, as you all know, exceptionally hard-working, intricately fair-minded, and, most importantly, a fierce, fierce friend. I think, therefore, you have the right to know exactly how he died. You see, Cedric Diggory was murdered by Lord Voldemort. The ministry of magic does not wish me to tell you this. But not to do so, I think, would be an insult to his memory. Now, the pain we all feel at this dreadful loss reminds me, reminds us, that while we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one. In light of recent events, the bonds of friendship we made this year will be more important than ever. Remember that and Cedric Diggory will not have died in vain. Remember that and we'll celebrate a boy who was kind and honest and brave and true right to the very end.

How does the author use language to establish and achieve purpose?

"Jesse Owens' Olympic Triumph over time and Hitlerism"

In what some writers call “the most memorable week in Olympic history,” Owens achieved one of the greatest feats in modern Olympic track competition, winning four gold medals. A child of the history Hitler despised and vowed to exterminate, Owens had been fine-tuned by history for the role history asked him to play. The seventh of 11 children of a sharecropper, born James Cleveland Owens in Oakville, Ala., on September 12, 1913, he had been running hard against the Hitlers of the world since he was sent to the cottonfield to pick cotton at the age of seven. Tempered and toughened by that ordeal, he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he picked up the name Jesse and ran, for the sheer love of running, in streets and alleys.

Step 3: Explain how the language establishes and achieves the purpose

For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd. The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so, so absolute, that their bodies were unable to be identified. So they were buried here, together. Six players, six teammates, six Sons of Marshall. This is our past, gentlemen. This is where we have been. This is how we got here. This is who we are. Today, I want to talk about our opponent this afternoon. They're bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced and on paper, they're just better. And they know it, too. But I want to tell you something that they don't know. They don't know your heart. I do. I've seen it. You have shown it to me. You have shown this coaching staff, your teammates. You have shown yourselves just exactly who you are in here. (Pounds chest) When you take that field today, you've got to lay that heart on the line, men. From the soles of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body, lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. And if you do that, if you do that, we cannot lose. We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game, but if you play like that we cannot be defeated. Now we came here today to remember six young men and sixty-nine others who will not be on the field with you today, but they will be watching. You can bet your [life] that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. You understand me? How you play today, from this moment on, is how you will be remembered. This is your opportunity to rise from these ashes and grab glory.