OBJECTIVES: ANALYZE MULTIPLE FORMS OF
COMMUNITCATION AND GENERATE A DEFINITION WITH
TEXTUAL SUPPORT.
 “A Cause Greater Than Self”
 Analyzing Multiple Forms of
Communication
 Writing Prompt
 Define the promise of
America.

 Synonym
 Formal definition
 Extended Definition
 Exemplification
 examples
 Function
 how the word acts
 Classification
 how it is categorized
 Negation
 what it is not
McCain’s definition of patriotism.
Using your notes from last
class/homework, add a least three
definitions of patriotism from
McCain’s essay.
Share and discuss
What kind of strategy is being used to
define the word?
WRITING PROMPT:
 Write about one way McCain’s
extended definitions expanded
your understanding of the word
PATRIOTISM?
 ON YOUR OWN PAPER, complete
the writing prompt on pg. 7
 Remember this will help you for
your future embedded
assessment.
 In John McCain’s essay, “A
Cause Greater Than Self,”
McCain uses
________________ to define
patriotism in paragraph
_____. GIVE EXAMPLE.
EXPLAIN HOW EXAMPLE
AIDED IN YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF
PATRIOTISM.
 A Little Patriotic Music to
Enjoy Whilst You Write
America’s Promise
 Write a well-developed paragraph using details from the
illustration, the speech, and the poem to define the promise
of America for those who come to the United States. Use the
definition strategy of EXEMPLIFICATION.
 Include a clearly stated thesis that states the definition of the
promise of America.
 Explain the most significant and relevant details from the texts with
commentary.
 Use definition strategies effectively to define the promise of
America.
What point is the
source trying to
convey?
What is the source
of the illustration
and why is that
important?
Source: “An ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty: Scene on the
Steerage Deck,” from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, July 2, 1887.
Reproduced by permission of Accessible Archives.
Arrival at Ellis Island
Why might the
date of the source
be significant?
THE NEW COLOSSUS 1883
 Paraphrase each of the three sentences in the poem.
 Annotate the places in the text where you see the
connections to the imagery of the illustration.
 What does the torch symbolize? Evidence?
 Simpsons (really poor quality, but we need a brain break)
 Audio
 Write a well-developed text using details from the illustration, the
speech, and the poem to define the promise of America for those
who come to the United States. Use the definition strategy of
EXEMPLIFICATION.
 Include a clearly stated thesis that states the definition of the promise of
America.
 Explain the most significant and relevant details from the texts with
commentary.
 Use definition strategies effectively to define the promise of America.