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ACTIVITY 3.4
Interact in Meaningful Ways: Academic Collaboration
Learning Targets
• Ask and answer questions about a speech in collaborative conversations, demonstrating active listening, and drawing upon an expanding pool of language resources for discussing literature. PI.8.1, PI.8.5, PI.8.6a–c
• Draw and support inferences from a close reading of the text. PI.8.6b
• Express and justify opinions in conversation and writing by providing text evidence and using
nuanced modal expressions and phrases. PI.8.11a–b
Turn to your partner or small group to discuss each question about the address given by Cesar Chavez. After you have discussed a question, write notes about your answer before going on to the next question.
1. What is the subject of the speech? What claim does the speaker make? RI.8.2, RI.8.6
The speaker makes the claim that the conditions migrant workers work under are unsafe. Chavez says that pesticides are responsible for the higher incidence of poisoning of farmworkers resulting in various sicknesses and cancer.
3. Which evidence is most persuasive and convincing? RI.8.4, RI.8.8
In my opinion, the evidence that is most convincing is _____. The cancer rate in McFarland is 400% higher than average.
asking Questions
2. What kind of evidence does the speaker mainly use— appeals to logos or appeals to pathos? RI.8.4, RI.8.8
The speaker mainly appeals to pathos by sharing personal stories such as the one about the family whose son died from cancer.
4. What is the speaker’s call to action? RI.8.5 The speaker’s call to action is .
The speaker’s call to action is don’t buy grapes.
The speaker makes the claim that .
Cesar Chavez opens his speech using an appeal to pathos in talking about the family whose son died from cancer. He then goes on to appeal to logos by creating a link between pesticides and various sicknesses. At the end of his speech, he delivers a very clear call to action. With your partner or small group, discuss the different examples of logos and pathos used throughout the speech. Consider why Chavez chose these examples. Write one question you would like to ask the author.
The speaker mainly appeals to .
In my opinion, the evidence that is most convincing is .
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