Ain't I a Woman?: Rhetorical Questions and Emotional Appeal

This teaching resource provides teachers with guidelines to help students analyze the speech delivered by Sojourner Truth, during the period leading up to women’s suffrage. The speech contains many rhetorical questions that connect with her emotional appeal (utilizing pathos) that students will think critically about.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: English Language Arts, ELA, Integrated Civics, Civics, Teaching Idea, Speech Analysis, Historical American Speeches, Speeches, Informational Text, Nonfiction, Literary Analysis, Textual Evidence, Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman?, Women's Rights, Women's Suffrage, Reconstruction, Rhetorical Devices, Pathos, Literary Repetition, Repetition, Rhetorical Questions, Rhetorical Analysis, Black Women, Black Women's Rights
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource,  Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Teaching Idea
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Learning Cycle (e.g., 5E), Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Original teacher resources - Grades 6-12

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