Benjamin Banneker - Discussion Flashcards
introduction
- build context
- introduce the author
- state the thesis (author’s purpose - from your SOAPSTone analysis)
body paragraph (at least 2)
- claim (what technique or device is employed by author)
- data (textual evidence, both direct and indirect (quotations & summaries)
- warrant (explanation of the data and how it proves the claim, the effect of the technique)
conclusion
- restate the author’s purpose
- reveal any unmentioned points
- tie up loose ends
sample essay organization for Banneker 2010
- intro
- allusions
- – emotional language
- — conclusion
- body paragraph organization options:
- quotations sandwiches and warrants
- data dump - all your data presented together followed by all your warrants for the data
iii. emotional diction
a. ?
Banneker also utilizes emotional diction in his argument against slavery
iii. emotional diction
b. ?
Banneker Banneker incorporates the word “sir” once per paragraph
i. introduction
b. ?
Banneker Banneker attempted to persuade Thomas Jefferson about the injustices of slavery
ii. analogies
b. ?
says “recall to your mind that time in which the arms and tyranny of the British Crown”
iv. conclusion
a. ?
These stylistics elements showed the horrendous like of a slave
ii. allusions
b. ?
references to declaration “we hold these truths…” references to job in the bible
iii. repetition
b. ?
Banneker Banneker incorporates the word “sir” once per paragraph
i. introduction
c. ?
Banneker implemented religious appeals, repetition, and emotional diction to sway Jefferson
ii. allusions
a. ?
Banneker incorporated biblical allusions and references to the Declaration of Independence
iii. emotional diction
b. ?
He refers to slavery as “groaning captivity” and “cruel oppression” speaking of its “injustices”
