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Quick Conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Take turns reviewing each of the elements and your corresponding answers in the SOAPSTone chart. Ask each other, “Which part of the speech made the biggest impression on you and made you want to take action?” Record notes from your discussion.
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The part of the speech that made the biggest impression on me was because .
Do you agree that this is the strongest part of the speech?
I disagree because .
Write a Short Argument
After completing and evaluating the questions for analysis in Wiesel’s speech, you have enough information to write a short argument. Reference your chart and write a short argument in which you list and explain the elements of the speech that best support Wiesel’s call to action. State your opinion of how effective it is, and give a reason why. Before writing, read the model short argument provided. Notice what information is in each of the sentences. Try structuring your argument in the same way.
The part really made me want to take action.
MODEL: SHORT ARGUMENT
Wiesel’s use of connotative diction and imagery create a powerful picture of how the horrors of the Holocaust live on in each person who suffers today. He says, “I remember: it happened yesterday or eternities ago.” The connotation is that the memory and pain of the Holocaust never ends. Wiesel speaks of the “fiery furnace” and how the boy discovers the “Kingdom of Night.” These images remind the listener of the consequences of “silence.” In my opinion, the connotative diction and imagery are effective because they urgently compel the listener to do something. The listener is convinced that doing nothing is equivalent to inflicting the same suffering that happened in the Holocaust.
Unit 3 • The Challenge to Make a Difference • Part 2: from Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech 117
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