I can identify rhetorical devices in a closing argument then write my own closing argument using ethos, pathos, and logos.
To do this I must be able to identify examples of ethos, pathos, and logos, and use the mentor text to help me write my own closing argument.
I will demonstrate this by annotating the mentor text and writing my own closing argument with ethos, pathos, and logos.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I believe Tom is
guilty/innocent because ________
Pathos
Questions: How can I
make the jury feel sorry for Mayella/Tom.
Imagine (being black in this time/living next to a dump, jobless)
How can I make them empathize with Tom/Mayella. If you were______, you would
What facts about each character help you really know who the
character is and how they live?
Logos
I want to remind you of ____________
The state has produced no evidence/evidence
If _____________, then _________________. (use a
comparison); If a person robbed a store would they wait around? No, they’d run.
We heard _______ say that ________________. This means that ______________.