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What Is Freedom?
ACTIVITY 1.9
Learning Targets
• Analyze the use of rhetorical features in an argumentative text.
• Compare how a common theme is expressed in different texts.
• Present, clarify, and challenge ideas in order to propel conversations.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and two parts of the Constitution of the United States to root your thinking in the foundational documents of the nation.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• Underline words and phrases that define freedom.
• Highlight words and phrases that describe the concepts of America and
American.
• Put a star next to particularly moving rhetoric.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Speech
From
The Four Freedoms
by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chunk 1
1 As men do not live by bread alone, they do not fight by armaments alone. Those
who man our defenses and those behind them who build our defenses must have the stamina and the courage which come from unshakable belief in the manner of life which they are defending. The mighty action that we are calling for cannot be based on a disregard of all the things worth fighting for.
2 The nation takes great satisfaction and much strength from the things which have been done to make its people conscious of their individual stake in the preservation of democratic life in America. Those things have toughened the fiber of our people, have renewed their faith and strengthened their devotion to the institutions we make ready to protect.
My Notes
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PLAN
Suggested Pacing: 2 50-minute class periods
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
SOAPSTone, Socratic Seminar
TEACH
1 Read the Preview and the Setting a Purpose for Reading sections with your students. Help them understand that they will be reading seminal texts of the United States to compare definitions of freedom. These texts are primary sources. Remind students that primary sources are valuable, and context is important in understanding them.
2 FIRST READ: Based on the complexity of the passage and your knowledge of your students, you may choose to conduct the first reading in a variety of ways:
• independent reading • paired reading
• small-group reading • choral reading
• read aloud
Text Complexity Overall: Very Complex
Lexile: 1180L
Qualitative: High Difficulty Task: Moderate (Analyze)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered this State of the Union speech on January 6, 1941. The speech outlines four key human rights. It acted as a reminder to the nation of the reasons for supporting Great Britain in its fight against Germany. Ultimately, the United States declared war on Germany in December 1941.
disregard: lack of concern fiber: essential character
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
SL.11–12.1a: Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation
by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
SL.11–12.1d: Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue; resolve contradictions when possible; and determine what additional information or research is required to deepen the investigation or complete the task.
Additional Standards Addressed:
RI.11–12.1; RI.11–12.6; RI.11–12.10; SL.11–12.1c; SL.11–12.1d
Focus Standards:
RI.11–12.9: Analyze seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth- century foundational U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (including The Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address) for their themes, purposes, and rhetorical features.
SL.11–12.1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
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