Frederick Douglass was a master orator, nowhere more than in this speech is this evident. We have read and evaluated all the arguments that Douglass has made and disputed. Using the responses from the class in the Nearpod discussion posts, a graphic organizer was created that includes evidence for each of the rhetorical strategies. Directions: Before you fill in the blanks for the paragraph, please indicate here what the strategy is that you believed was the most effective in the speech: ethos, pathos, or logos. Refer to the graphic organizer provided on the previous page for your evidence. The explanation/analysis of that evidence is up to you! Simply fill in the blanks with the information prompted by the instructions from the left-hand column.

Prompt: What rhetorical strategy does Douglass use most effectively?

The rhetorical strategy that I believe Frederick Douglass used most effectively in his speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" is .

Thesis Statement-

-state your thesis statement. (this is the sentence that you completed above)

Evidence-

-state the best specific example of this rhetorical strategy. (use the evidence chart from the previous page)

The use of this strategy is exemplified in the following example: on lines .
Analysis-

-state how this example affected the audience's understanding.

Analysis-

- state another result the example had on the audience.

Evidence-

-state the next best specific example of this rhetorical strategy. (again, use the evidence chart from the previous page)

Another brilliant use of the strategy is found on lines where Douglass states, ""
Analysis-

-state how this example affected the audience's understanding.

Analysis-

- state another result the example had on the audience.

Final Statement-

-state what the audience now knows as a result of this speech