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Rhetoric
100

The author and main character of Warriors Don't Cry.

Who is Melba Patillo?

100

"You're a warrior on the battlefield for your Lord. God's warriors don't cry, 'cause they trust that he's always by their side."

Who is Grandma India?

100

The name of the court case that prompted integration at Central High School?

What is Brown vs. BOE?

100

The message.

What is "Open Happiness"?

100

The 3 parts of the rhetorical triangle.

What are speaker, message, and audience?

200

The most important person in Melba's life. The one who encourages her to have faith in God. 

Who is Grandma India?

200

"The federal Constitution will be upheld by every legal means at my command."

Who is President Eisenhower?

200

A sentence that contains the author's claim. Usually the first sentence in a paragraph. 

What is the assertion?

200

The speaker.  

Who is Craftsman Tools?

200

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

What is rhetoric?

300

The Democratic governor of Arkansas who opposed the integration of the Little Rock 9. 

Who is Gov. Orval Faubus?

300

"This is going to work. It will take a lot more patience and strength from me, but its going to work."

Who is Melba Patillo?

300

This describes the author's attitude toward a subject.

What is tone?

300

A possible Tone.

What is happy/joyful/playful?

300

The 3 goals of rhetoric. 

What are persuade, inform, and entertain?

400

The Republican president of the United States who sent the 101st Airborne to Little Rock to support integration. 

Who is President Dwight D. Eisenhower?

400

"...it will not be possible to restore or maintain order and protect the lives and property of the citizens if forcible integration is carried out..."

Who is Governor Orval Faubus?

400

The amendment that was used to support the Brown vs. Board of Education supreme court decision. 

What is the 14th amendment?

400

A possible Mood.

What is sad/depressed/lonely?

400

The rhetorical appeal that is related to human emotion. 

What is pathos?

500

The lead attorney representing the NAACP during the civil rights movement. 

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

500

"Melba likes suffering and doing without; that's why she goes to Central."

Who is Conrad/Melba's brother?

500
Melba's age when she began to lose faith in her parents' ability to protect her.

What is 8?

500

A possible Theme.

What is patriotism/freedom/pride?

500
The 3 rhetorical appeals that speakers use.

What are pathos, ethos, and logos?

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