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  1. When is it time to take action? Page 61 Whether it’s the winning shot in the final seconds of the game, the right moment to ask someone out, or the decision to accept a job offer—timing is everything. In the spring of 1775, Patrick Henry had had enough of compromise with the British; it was time for armed resistance. His address to the Virginia Convention turned out to be a decisive moment not only in his own life but in the life of the United States as well. Thinkofexamples from sports, politics, or everyday life when the time was right for decisive action. Then, for one example, analyze why it was the right action at the right time.

  2. Patrick Henry “Speech in the Virginia Convention”

  3. Objective • By the end of this class, you should be able to: • Evaluate the effectiveness of an author's structure by completing a mini quiz for “Speech in the Virginia Convention.”

  4. Essential Question What makes an author’s structure effective?

  5. Author Profile: Patrick Henry Page 62

  6. Rhetorical Devices Notes Page 63 Rhetorical device Rhetorical question Antithesis Repetition Parallelism Reflection:

  7. Page 64 Speech in the Virginia Convention Map

  8. Speech in the Virginia Convention Mini Quiz • 1.) Henry most likely begins his speech with polite references to other speakers to • A. reiterate his belief that they all want to go to war • B. force his listeners to think about themselves • C. make them want to listen to his speech • D. control the direction of the convention • 2.) Henry urges his listeners to distrust the British because they • A. often attack colonial villages • B. smile while they prepare for war • C. offer to give soldiers to the colonies • D. ridicule the colonies and their government

  9. Speech in the Virginia Convention Mini Quiz • 3.) Why does Henry say that “room for hope” is • gone? • A. The colonies have already created a large • army and navy. • B. The petitions sent to the British government never reached them. • C. The British government has offered a new • treaty to the colonies. • D. The colonies tried to handle their problems • peacefully, but the British mistreated them.

  10. Speech in the Virginia Convention Mini Quiz • 4.) Henry says, “we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we • must fight!” The repetition in this quotation most likely would have caused Henry’s patriotic audience to • A. react warmly and enthusiastically • B. contact the local British authority • C. question his ability to make speeches • D. form a committee to test his ideas

  11. Speech in the Virginia Convention Mini Quiz • 5.) What might Henry have done to emphasize • his point in this quotation from his persuasive • speech? • “There is no retreat but in submission and • slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking • may be heard on the plains of Boston!” • A. paused after the word forged to show • respect for his listeners • B. sped up his pace to stir emotion and • excitement in his audience • C. lowered the volume of his voice to • indicate that he is finished • D. stressed the word Boston to show that he is • thinking creatively

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