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Hello everyone,
Welcome to our high school Literature, Composition, and Speech! This year, we will explore the rich and diverse tradition of American nonfiction literature, with a special focus on first-person narratives and the author's purpose and perspective. Through memoirs, personal essays, speeches, and letters, students will examine how writers shape their stories to reflect identity, culture, values, and moments in history.
Students will engage critically with texts from a range of voices across time, including early American autobiographies, Civil Rights era speeches, contemporary essays, and more.
Throughout this course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore and practice various types of speeches from essays you have written. Here are a few key kinds that you will encounter:
Introduction:
Purpose: To educate and provide the audience with detailed information about the speaker.
Example: Hello, My name is __. In this speech, I would like to help you get to know me.
Informative / Research:
Purpose: To educate and provide the audience with detailed information about a specific topic.
Example: An essay on Minnesota's Native American culture would explore the distinct histories, lifeways, and resilience of the two major tribal groups in the state: the Dakota and the Ojibwe.
Persuasive:
Purpose: A persuasive speech works to convince the audience by presenting logical arguments, evidence, and emotional appeals to bring about a desired change in thought.
Example: Examples of persuasive speeches include historical addresses by figures like John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr
Cause and Effect:
Purpose: This is an essay that explains the relationships between specific conditions and their consequences.
Example:. The Reconstruction Amendments, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments: What were they? What did they do? What was the effect?
Turn of the Century
Turn of the Century
To Build a Fire
by Jack London
Contemporary Lit
Contemporary Lit
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Book by Robert Peck
Contact Information
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Phone: 507-545-2631
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