Rhetorical Analysis Padlet by Michael Montoya https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6 "I am Very Real" by Kurt Vonnegut en-us 2021-11-04 15:31:08 UTC 2025-10-23 07:56:57 UTC hello@padlet.com purpose and tone mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867772998 what did the author hope to acheive?
what is the tone
(attitude of the author)?]]> 2021-11-04 15:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867772998 literary devices mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867774398 alliteration, imagery, symbolism, where do you see these things in the text?]]> 2021-11-04 15:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867774398 claim:what is the point/topic he is addressing in this letter mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867779382 vonnegut feels that burning books and censorship is un-american because people should be allowed to read all ideas and opinions in order to help them make their own decisions and form their own ideas]]> 2021-11-04 15:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867779382 diction:words and phrases that stand out to you. mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867783606 (examples:connotation, alliteration, mood, tone from wed.) : list words that are stron and stand out.]]> 2021-11-04 15:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867783606 Rhetorical appeals: (Ethos, pathos, logos) what device was used where in the speech? mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867787802 (paragraph 5 ethos-establishing credibility 
Pathos-anything that causes an emotional reaction in the reader?)]]> 2021-11-04 15:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867787802 structure: what was being discussed in the beginning, middle, and end? How does it impact the reader? mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867802641 1.)the beginning of the letter starts by explaining the issue that is being addressed and explains what his problem is with books being burned. This acts as a hook for the reader.

2.)The middle of the letter he provides details like the fact that he is a former combat veteran and discusses how he is not exploiting the burning of his books to make money, instead he explains that he is a hard-worker who wrote those novels to convey values and issues that normal American families face.

3.)He concludes the letter by asking the school board to be mature adults and allow students to access a variety of ideas in order to allow them to think freely for themselves.]]> 2021-11-04 15:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867802641 Implications for society: How are Vonnegut's Ideas relevant in current society? How can we apply this lesson in our current world? mm65866 https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867805382 2021-11-04 15:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mm65866/9pllmvuuvo3b15a6/wish/1867805382