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Quoting Abraham Lincoln

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Title:

Quoting Abraham Lincoln

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/bf10.soc.k-6.histus.civilwar.quotlinc/quoting-abraham-lincoln/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Audio/Video

Overview:

This excerpt from the PBS series, "Looking for Lincoln," features clips of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama quoting Lincoln's oratory- not always accurately- to lend his historical weight to their speeches.

This resource provides a perspective from which students may begin to analyze rhetorical choices. Be sure to read the Discussion Questions found under the Support Materials for Use with Students section.

Content Standard(s):

English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 8	6. Evaluate the development of central and supporting ideas in recorded or live presentations by examining the speaker's rhetorical strategies and choices regarding point of view, purpose, comparisons, analogies, categories, allusions, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 6. Central idea Supporting ideas Recorded presentations Live presentations Rhetorical strategies Rhetorical choices Point of view Purpose Comparisons Analogies Categories Allusions Figurative word meanings Connotative word meanings Technical word meanings Knowledge: 6. Students know: Speakers utilize specific rhetorical strategies in their presentations to convey the central and supporting ideas. Rhetorical strategies that can develop central and supporting ideas include point of view, purpose, comparisons, analogies, categories, allusions, and word choice. Speakers develop the central idea of their presentation by including supporting details to further elaborate on the presentation's central meaning. Skills: 6. Students are able to: Identify a speaker's rhetorical strategies related to point of view, purpose, comparisons, analogies, categories, allusions, and word choice. Evaluate an author's rhetorical choices related to point of view, purpose, comparisons, analogies, categories, allusions, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings. Evaluate how a speaker's rhetorical choices developed the central and supporting ideas of the presentation. Understanding: 6. Students understand that: When creating and presenting a presentation, speakers make specific decisions about structure, format, and vocabulary to accurately convey their central and supporting ideas.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 8	19. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 19. Evaluate Rhetorical choices Organizational choices Point of view Purpose Effectiveness Knowledge: 19. Students know: Speakers organize their speech to indicate the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Listeners can assess a speaker's rhetorical and organizational choices to determine the effectiveness of the presentation. Skills: 19. Students are able to: Identify and describe a speaker's rhetorical and organizational choices, such as point of view and purpose. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical and organizational choices to determine the effectiveness of the presentation. Understanding: 19. Students understand that: Speakers make rhetorical and organizational choices that affect the overall effectiveness of their presentations. Active listening is critical to evaluating the organizational choices of a speaker's presentation.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 9	18. Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view and purpose. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 18. Rhetorical choices Aesthetic choices Organizational choices Point of view Purpose Knowledge: 18. Students know: Speakers organize their speech to indicate the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Listeners can assess a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Skills: 18. Students are able to: Identify and describe a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Understanding: 18. Students understand that: Speakers make rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices that affect the overall effectiveness of their presentations. Active listening is critical to evaluating the rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices of a speaker's presentation. The language of a speech is affected by a speaker's purpose and point of view, which then affects rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 10	18. Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view and purpose. Examples: Analyze Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" speech. Analyze "The Appeal of 18 June" by Charles de Gaulle. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 18. Rhetorical choices Aesthetic choices Organizational choices Point of view Purpose Knowledge: 18. Students know: Speakers organize their speech to indicate the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Listeners can assess a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Skills: 18. Students are able to: Identify and describe a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Understanding: 18. Students understand that: Speakers make rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices that affect the overall effectiveness of their presentations. Active listening is critical to evaluating the rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices of a speaker's presentation. The language of a speech is affected by a speaker's purpose and point of view, which then affects rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 11	21. Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 21. Rhetorical choices Aesthetic choices Organizational choices Point of view Purpose Effectiveness Knowledge: 21. Students know: Speakers organize their speech to indicate the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Listeners can assess a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view, purpose, and effectiveness of the presentation. Skills: 21. Students are able to: Identify and analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view, purpose, and effectiveness of the presentation. Understanding: 21. Students understand that: Speakers make rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices that affect the overall effectiveness of their presentations. Active listening is critical to evaluating the rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices of a speaker's presentation. The language of a speech is affected by a speaker's purpose and point of view, which then affects rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 12	21. Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 21. Rhetorical choices Aesthetic choices Organizational choices Point of view Purpose Effectiveness Knowledge: 21. Students know: Speakers organize their speech to indicate the point of view and purpose of the presentation. Listeners can assess a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view, purpose, and effectiveness of the presentation. Skills: 21. Students are able to: Identify and analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices. Evaluate a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices to determine the point of view, purpose, and effectiveness of the presentation. Understanding: 21. Students understand that: Speakers make rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices that affect the overall effectiveness of their presentations. Active listening is critical to evaluating the rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices of a speaker's presentation. The language of a speech is affected by a speaker's purpose and point of view, which then affects rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices.

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Rhetoric, Speakers Purpose

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Jessica Byrd

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Quoting Abraham Lincoln