Ethos, Logos, Pathos- Superhero Activity/Counter ArgumentSuperheroes

Name: Morgan ReidSubject Area: American LiteratureGrade Level: Junior (Grade 11)Date: 3-4 November 2014

Lesson Summary DescriptionThis new unit focuses on rhetoric and argument. The students will focus on the strategies and tools used to argue including: ethos, logos, and pathos. The students have finished analyzing Lincolns Second Inaugural Address for ethos, logos, pathos, and other figurative language as a class. This lesson will break up Lincolns speech and the speech by Benjamin Franklin

Standard(s)RI/RL6

Objective(s)At the end of this lesson, students will have a better understanding of ethos, logos, pathos, and the application of these in order to persuade their intended audience.

Timeframe75 minutes

Materials NeededPowerpointCharacter profilesCharacter ethos, logos, pathos chartsFolder for each characterElmoComputer

Detailed Procedural StepsSuper Hero Battle ActivityTo practice and apply ethos, logos and pathos, the students will be grouped and assigned a superhero and will have to evaluate the strengths of their superhero. Each group will attempt to convince the rest of the class and me why their superhero should be chosen to save the world. The earth is in danger and we must choose only 1 superhero to defend mankind. Which superhero has what it takes to save us all from DOOM! In groups of 4, students will be assigned a hero and plead their case. Why does this superhero deserve the honor of saving the world?The superheroes: Superman Batman Spiderman X-Men Ninja Turtles Wonder woman The HulkOne character profile will be given to each group. The character profile includes a picture, skill list, some background information on the character and the chart the group will be asked to complete in order to argue the case for their hero to save the world.

Counter ClaimReview the counterclaim worksheet in the packet and discuss. Students will be asked to form a counter-argument from the perspective of the President in regards to their appeal for their groups superhero. Exit Ticket. Will be collected for a grade.

Next Class Period: Start Benjamin Franklins speech. Read aloud to class. Students will analyze the speech on their own.

Character Profile: Batman Alter ego: Bruce WayneSpecies: HumanTeam affiliations: Justice League, Batman Family, Wayne Enterprises, Outsiders, Batman Incorporated

Abilities: Genius-level intellect Peak physica and mental conditioning Master martial artist, acrobat, detective, escapologist, strategist, swordsman, tactician, and marksman Use of high-tech equipment, weapons, armors, and gadgets Master of stealth Master of disguise Advanced scientific and technological proficiency Access to vast wealth and criminal records Trained computer hacker Photographic memory

Background:The Batman is, in his everyday identity, Bruce Wayne, a wealthy businessman living in Gotham City. Wayne averts suspicion by acting the part of a superficial, dim-witted playboy idly living off his family's fortune (amassed through investment in real estate before the city became a bustling metropolis) and the profits of Wayne Enterprises, his inherited conglomerate. He supports philanthropic causes through his nonprofit Wayne Foundation, but is more widely known as a celebrity socialite. In public, he pretends to be a heavy drinker, using ginger ale to suggest champagne and liberally serving alcohol to guests that he never actually consumes himself. In reality, he keeps a strict diet concerned to maintain top physical fitness and mental acuity. In public, he appears frequently in the company of fashionable women to encourage tabloid gossip. In reality, there is less than meets the eye: though he leads an active romantic life, crime-fighting accounts for most of his night hours.Batman's primary character traits can be summarized as wealth, physical prowess, deductive abilities and obsession. The driving force behind Batman's motives is his parents' murder. Despite his trauma, he sets his mind on studying to become a scientist and to train his body into physical perfection to fight crime in Gotham City as Batman, an inspired idea from Wayne's insight into the criminal mind.Another of Batman's characterizations is a vigilante; in order to stop evil that started with the death of his parents, he must sometimes break laws himself.

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