Name:__________________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block _____________________________________
English 11H
Date:____________________________________________________
Background Notes: The Revolution Period
Part I:Use the information on pages 256-258 of your textbook to answer the following questions.
1. What does your textbook say was the “surface-level” conflict between England and the
American colonies?
2. What two texts does your book say gave the colonists the “mental preparedness and moral
strength needed” to have a revolution?
3. What central ideas of the philosopher John Locke influenced the colonists?
4. How did the Bible serve as an inspiration to the “ordinary people” involved in the
revolution?
5. What two issues were raised in relation to the “philosophical and religious ideas that
spurred the American Revolution”?
Part II: Literary Terms. Define the following terms using the information on pages 260-261 of
your textbook.
1. Rhetoric:
2. Persuasive rhetoric:
3. Logical appeals:
4. Deductive argument:
5. Inductive argument:
6. Emotional appeals:
7.
Ethical appeals:
8. Elevated language:
9. Rhetorical question:
10. Repetition:
11. Parallelism:
Part III: Persuasion in Action. Read the box with this heading on page 260 and list the five main
points of being an effective persuasive writer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.