Cesar Chavez Speech
What is the name of the union Chavez created?
United Farm Workers (UFW)
"She had large fleshy cheeks and no chin, just a huge mass of neck. Her blue eyes were tiny but sharp"
Physical Description
Tough Questions
What side of the argument you are on
Claim
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Why is fighting for farm workers so important to Chavez?
He knows what it is like to struggle as a farmer and wants to help others so they do not have to go through what he and his parents went through.
"That’s funny, he thought suddenly. Christopher Mulholland. It rings a bell. Now where on earth had he heard that rather unusual name before?"
Inner Thought
The fat lady in the elevator appears for a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time.
Again & Again
Details taken from the text to support your claim
Evidence
What is usually the purpose of a speech?
To convince people/the audience to do something.
What was Cesar Chavez asking Americans to do?
Specifically for what item?
He was asking Americans to boycott California Grapes
“Oh, I am, my dear, I am. Of course I am. But the trouble is that I’m inclined to be just a teeny-weeny bit choosy and particular—if you see what I mean.”
“Ah, yes.” Billy said.
“But I’m always ready. Everything is always ready day and night in this house, just on the off chance that an acceptable young gentleman will come along. And it is such a pleasure, my dear, such a very great pleasure when now and again I open the door and I see someone standing there who is just exactly right.” ... “Like you,”
Interaction w Other Characters
Memory Moment / Aha Moment
Stating in your own words why you are on the side of the argument that you are on
Reason / Point
What is it called when the ending of the story leaves a reader guessin?
Cliffhanger
Better wages
Less child labor
Protection for women workers
Fewer pesticides
Shorter hours
Success off the farm (college, business, politics)
"Martin didn’t want to cry in front of his father, so he waited until he got to his room. His father probably knew he was crying anyway. He slept very little."
Reaction to Conflict
Revealing Actions
When Rose finds her sister Maureen at the end of Ashes of Roses
Aha Moment
The other side of the argument
Counterclaim
What year was Chavez's speech given?
1984
What was the central claim of Chavez's speech?
The UFW will live on forever empowering and helping Hispanics (and Chicanos in particular)
“It must be most awfully difficult to do a thing like that.”
“Not in the least,” she said. “I stuff all my little pets myself when they pass away. Will you have another cup of tea?”
Interaction with Other Characters
The Landlady says they have the place all to themselves and then later in the story tells Billy the other guests have never left.
What signpost?
Contrasts and Contradictions
Rebuttal
Identify the three types of rhetorical devices and what each means
Logos - facts and evidence
Ethos - expert / experience ... how credibility
Pathos - emotions