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We Realize The Importance of Our Voices Only When We Are Silenced
We Realize The Importance of Our Voices Only When We Are Silenced
Chiaravalli
20142015
English12
Semester1
BearingWitness
Werealizetheimportanceofourvoicesonlywhenwearesilenced
MalalaYousafzai,IAmMalala
Overview
MalalaYousafzai,theyoungesteverNobelPrizerecipient,gainedworldwideacclaimduetoherbravestand
forfemaleeducationaroundtheworld.MalalawasshotatpointblankrangebyaTalibangunmanduetoher
commitmenttothiscause.Sinceherrecovery,shehascontinuedtofightforrightofallchildrentoan
education.
TheTalibanis,unfortunately,justoneofmanyoppressiveregimesthathavegainedpowerduringmodern
times.Manygreatleadersandwritersspeakoftheimportanceandpowerofbearingwitnesstothesuffering
causedbyoppression.AlthoughinspirationalspeakerslikeMalalareceivemuchofourattention,writersofall
genreshavehadaprofoundimpactonsituationsofoppression,somuchsothatmanyhavebeenimprisoned,
exiled,orevenexecutedforthepowertheywieldinwords.
HowtoUseThisPacket:Thispackethasalltheworkthatwearedoingforthecomingweeks,sodontbe
intimidated!Iwillbeprovidingguidanceandinstructionatapacethatwillhaveyoufinishedbytheendofthe
unit.Eachstephasitsownrationale,objectives,sequence,andassignments(explainedbelow).
Rationale:Thistellsyouwhywearedoingsomething,whyitsimportantnoworinthefuture.
Objectives:Thesearetheskillsyoushouldbeabletodemonstratebytheendofeachstep.
Sequence:Thislistsworkyoumustcompleteinordertoprogresstowardmeetingourobjectives.
representsanassignmenttoturnin
representsstepsleadinguptoassignments
representssomethingthatcanbeusedtodevelopablogpost
Assignments:Onthelastpageofthepacket,alltheassignedworkischecklistedinorder.Imayadd,subtract
orchangeassignmentsasneededthroughouttheterm.
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20142015
English12
Semester1
StepOne:Introductiontohumanrights:Poetryofoppression
Rationale
Someofthedeepestexpressionsoftheeffectoppressionhasonhumanbeingshavecomefrompoetry.From
thedepthsofdespairtotheheightsofhumanresolve,poetryisperhapsbestequippedtoexpresstheextreme
emotionsevokedbytheexperienceofoppression.
Objectives
Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto
1. Discussanddefineoppressionandhumanrights.
2. Analyzedifferingperspectivesontheuniversalthemeofhumanrights.
3. Respondpersonallytotextsbycomposingapoemonahumanrightsissue.
Sequence
Asaclass,identifyrightswehaveasAmericans.Imagineasituationinwhichtheserightsweretaken
away.Brainstormpossibleresponses.Discussthemeaningofhumanrightsandoppression,writinga
workingdefinitionofthesetwoterms.
ReadthepoemIfWeMustDietogetherasaclass.Injournals,writeaparagraphspeculatingaboutthe
situationthatmighthavecausedtheauthortocomposethepoem.Includeatleast1quote/citationfromthe
poemwhensupportingyourinferences.Discusstheseasaclass,addingafewmoreinsightstoyourentry.
Together,readAllandAfterAll,topoemswrittenbyChinesepoetswhowereopposedtotheir
government.Discussthedifferentreactionsofthesepoetstothesameoppressivesituation.
Insmallgroups,readandanalyzeanotherpoemaboutoppression,identifyingtheimagesinthepoem.Asa
class,listexamplesoftheimageryofhumanrightsandoppression.
Composearesponseeitherinproseorpoetrytothepoemthatyouanalyzed.Theresponsecanbeeither
supportiveorcontradictory.
StepTwo:Humanrightswatch
Rationale
Manytimeswebelievethatoppressionisabehaviorthathappenedinthepastandthatwillneverhappenon
suchalargescaleagain.Thefactisthathumanrightsabusesstilloccuraroundtheworld.Inthisportionofour
unit,wewillpracticesoundresearchmethodstocompilealistoftheseabuses,creatingamapofoppressionin
theworldtoday.
Mr.Chiaravalli
20142015
English12
Semester1
Objectives
Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto
1. Conductshortresearchprojectstoanswerresearchquestions,synthesizemultiplesources,and
demonstrateunderstandingofthesubjectunderinvestigation.
2. Identifyandusecrediblesourcestocompilealistofhumanrightsviolationsintheworld.
Sequence
Asaclass,readaboutarecentexampleofoppression.Injournals,respondtowhatyouconsiderthenature
oftheoppressionandyourreactiontoit.Discusstheseasaclass,addingafewmoreinsightstoyourentry.
Usethemediacenter,Internet,orotherclassroomresourcestolocateatleasttwoexamplesofoppression.
Neatlyrecordthefollowinginformationonasmallcardforourmap:
location
oppressor
victims
natureoftheoppression
MLAcitation
Useprovidedtacks,stringandtapetoattachthelistingtothemap.
Writeajournalentryaboutthenatureofoppressioninthemodernworld,makingreferencetooneorbothof
theinstancesyouresearched.
StepThree:Storytellers
Rationale
NigeriasChinuaAchebe,oneofthe20thcenturysmostesteemedwriters,oncewrote,"Storytellersarea
threat.Theythreatenallchampionsofcontrol,theyfrightenusurpersoftherighttofreedomofthehuman
spirit."Althoughresistancetooppressionmayrequirecharismaticleadersandbravefighters,italsorequires
storytellers,becausethestorytellercreatesthememorythatsurvivorsmusthaveotherwisetheirsurviving
wouldhavenomeaning.
Objectives
Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto
ContinuedfromStepOne:
1. Analyzetheimpactoftheauthorschoicesregardinghowtodevelopandrelateastory.
2. Analyzetheimpactofliterarydevicesonmeaningandtone.
3. Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusingeffectivetechnique,well
chosendetails,andwellstructuredeventsequences.
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Sequence
Ingroups,readAnInterviewwithChinuaAchebe,stoppingattheendofeachpageandtakingturns
summarizingmainandsupportingpoints.Attheend,chooseamethodtoorganizetheinformationinto
visualoroutlineform.
NowreadfromPaulabyIsabelAllende.Althoughwritteninaverydifferentstyle,Allendeclearlyhas
somesimilarideasaboutwritingsroleincombattingoppressionandpromotinghumanvalues.Asyou
read,useyourorganizerfromthelaststeptomakenoteofcommonalitiesbetweenthetwo.
Individually,writeahalfpagejournalentrydiscussingtheimportanceofstorytellers,makingreferenceto
eachtextandincorporatingatleastonequote/citation.Whycantheroleofstorytellerbeconsideredjustas
importantasotherrolesinsituationsofoppression?
Asaclass,brainstormalistofliterarydevicesauthorsusetorelateastoryandcontributetoitsemotional
impact.
Asaclass,ingroups,and/orindividually,readstoriesthatrelatestoriesofoppression,humanrights,and/or
survival,journalingaboutthewayauthorsuseliterarydevicestomaximizeemotionalimpact.Fromtimeto
time,weaddtothetoolboxofliterarydevicesauthorsuse.
UsingoneofyourhumanrightsviolationsfromStepTwoasrawmaterial,completeafictionwriting
exercisethatmakesuseofatleast3oftheliterarydevicesweidentified.Gradedwithapartially
selfdevelopedchecbric.
StepFour:Voicesofdissent
Rationale
Greatspeecheshaveplayedaparticularlyimportantroleincombattingoppressionand,assuch,deserve
attentionasagenreeminentlywellsuitedforinspiring,mobilizing,andunitingpeopletostandupfortheir
rightsaswellasthoseofothers.Inthisunit,welearnaboutmeansofpersuasionandrhetoricaldevices,the
toolsthatspeakersusetoevokeapowerfuleffectresponsefromtheiraudiences,identifyingthesetechniquesin
greatspeeches.Finally,usingthesetechniques,youdevelopanddeliveryourownspeechonatopicrelated
oppressionandhumanrights.
Objectives
Aftercompletingthisstepyoushouldbeableto
1. Analyzeandevaluteaspeechforrhetoricaldevicesandtheirpurpose.
2. Identifyandauthorspurposefulmanipulationoflanguage.
3. Identifyelementsofargumentwithininaspeech.
4. Writeananalysisofaspeechwithintextcitation.
5. Usevalidreasoning,aswellasrhetoricalandoratoricaldevices,todeliveraspeech.
Mr.Chiaravalli
20142015
English12
Semester1
Sequence
Webeginthisstepwithsomeinstructionalinputonrhetoricaltermssuchasappeals,schemes,andtropes.
QuizonRhetoricalDevices
Usingthisknowledge,weanalyzeashortspeechforitselementsofargumentandrhetoricaldevices,
consideringitinthecontextofthegivenhistoricaltimeperiodandaudience.
Eachstudentselectsafamousspeechtoanalyze.Yourchoicesareacompilationfromseveralcollections,
includingAmericanRhetoric,TheHistoryPlace,andBritainsGuardianUnlimited.Pleasenotethatsome
famousbutoverdonespeechesaredeliberatelynotincludedonthelist.
Researchthehistoryandcontextofthespeech,accessingandcitingatleast2outsideresources.
Writeananalysisofyourchosenspeechconsideringthewriterseffectiveness.Whatmakesthespeechso
remarkable?Howdidtheauthorsrhetoricevokearesponsefromtheaudience?Whyarethewordsstill
veneratedtoday?AnMLAWorksCitedpageshouldcitetheonlinelocationofthespeechandthe2outside
sources.
Usingareallifehumanrightssituationasyourtopic,writeaspeechthatusesvalidreasoning,aswellas
rhetoricalandoratoricaldevices,toinspireaction.Practicedeliveringthisspeechwithpeers,receivingand
givingfeedback.
Deliveraspeechthatmakesuseofatleast3oftherhetorical/oratoricaldevicesweidentified.Gradedwith
apartiallyselfdevelopedchecbric.
Mr.Chiaravalli
20142015
English12
Semester1
Assignments
FromStepOne:
Responsetopoem
FromStepThree:
Fictionwritingexercise
FromStepFour:
Quizonrhetoricaldevices
Analysisofaspeech
Speechforhumanrights
AcademicVocabulary
fromPaula:
DeadMansPath:
tedium
pivotal
osmosis
zeal
subvert
eradicate
implacable
denigration
naive
skeptical
RhetoricalTerms
logos
ethos
pathos
isocolon
asyndeton
antithesis
anastrophe
parenthesis
ellipsis
polysyndeton
anaphora
epistrophe
epanalepsis
CivilPeace:
amenable
monumental
imperious
inaudibly
dissent
TheGuest:
obstinate
avidly
disconcerted
adversary
chaotic
anadiplosis
climax
antimetabole
chiasmus
polyptoton
synecdoche
metonomy
antanaclasis
litotes
rhetoricalquestion
oxymoron
paradox