Summarizing
A summary is:
A- a short explanation of a text
B- A persuasive argument related to a text
C- A paragraph about the details in the text
D-a universal theme or lesson
A- A short explanation of a text
What does it mean to annotate a text?
To make notes in the margins as you read
The purpose of a speech is to: persuade, entertain, or to inform
persuade
What is a synonym for the word segregation?
to seperate
Which persuasive strategy is used in the commercial below?
A commercial persuades you to drink Coca Cola. People are smiling and laughing. "Feel good" music plays, and the commercial ends with a couple getting engaged.
Pathos- the commercial appeals to our emotions by making us feel like Coca cola brings happiness and will bring us closer to the ones we love.
A summary should include you opinion: true or false?
False
A strategy to use while annotating is to pause after each paragraph and write down the ____ _____.
main idea
A persuasive strategy that appeals to emotion
Pathos
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Which persuasive strategy is used in the infomercial below?
A commercial where two vacuums are next to each other in a split screen. The vacuum on the right is doing a live demonstration to show how it is superior at picking up dirt than the vacuum on the left.
Logos- uses facts and reasons with the audience to convince you to buy their product
True or False? Summaries should be written in sequential order
True
While reading a text, if we come across a word that we don't know, we can use _______ clues to determine the meaning of the word
context clues- looking at the way the word is used in the text and considering the information that follows to determine the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.
A persuasive strategy that appeals to logic and reasoning
logos
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
An executive order that abolished slavery - Abraham Lincoln
Which persuasive strategy is used in the excerpt below?
"Five score years ago, a great American (Abraham Lincoln), in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation."
Ethos- mentions Founding Fathers and Abe Lincoln. to make us feel as if we are fighting with other important Americans/ the people who served our country
Name the 5 W's to include in a summary
Who, What, Where, When and Why
Name 2 ways that you can benefit from annotating a text while reading
1) Improves reading comprehension/ makes it easier to understand a text
2) easy to glance back and find important information
3) saves time- don't have to read the whole text to find the detail you are looking for
4) Helps our brains process new information
5) Highlights important definitions/terms
A persuasive strategy that appeals to the author's trust or to their character
Ethos
One of the details below contains an error that needs to be revised before including t in a summary. Which is it and what is the error?
1) King references the Emancipation Proclamation and describes how African Americans continue to face injustice and segregation despite this.
2) King is right when he says that the matter is urgent and we will not back down until equal rights are given to all Americans
3) King demands that people maintain their dignity and discipline; he does not want people to resort to violence.
4)King repeats the phrase "I have a dream" and describes a world where all citizens of different races can live together peacefully.
2- contains an opinion
Which persuasive strategy is used in the excerpt below?
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character...I have a dream today!"
Pathos- King repeats I have a dream to appeal to our emotions. He wants us to envision a world of peace and equality and references our "children" to make us feel sentimental and passionate about the fight for justice and equality. He also wants us to feel unified as a nation.
Which 2 details do not belong in the following summary? My Funny friend Fiona is a story about a girl who struggles to fit in at her new school until she discovers her hidden comedic talent. The story is short and can be read in less than 5 minutes. It is a great book for kids. Throughout the novel, Fiona learns a powerful lesson about friendship and finding what you are passionate about.
The length of the story/ it is a great book for kids
BONUS: To get a good understanding of what a text, is about, we can start to form predictions by reading the ______ at the beginning of the text, and the ___ _______ above sections that follow
title (heading)
sub-headings
What is rhetoric?
the art of persuasive speaking or writing
Name the 5 W's of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
(Who, what, where, when, why)
Martin Luther King Jr.
The March on Washington- protest for jobs and freedom. (MLK gave his speech)
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
August 1963
To persuade Americans to join the fight against inequality, segregation, and racism in America
Which persuasive strategy is used in the excerpt below?
After referencing the Emancipation Proclamation, King says, "But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free… One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition."
Logos- King uses facts about American history to convince his audience that America still has a long fight ahead of them before African Americans are considered "free" and as equals. King mentions that even though slavery was abolished in America, 100 years later African Americans continue to be oppressed and discriminated against.