Persuasive Monologue
Mode of Discourse: Argumentation
Literary Form: Drama
Literary Form: Drama
Deliverable
Please compose and recite a 600 word persuasive monologue. It can be fictional, or you may draw from personal experience. (You may add a short descriptive and/ or expository paragraph or two to set up the scene, or you may include some dialogue to launch your character into his/ her monologue.)
- Consider the character: The character can be fictional, an historical figure, or you. The character should have something he/she wants strongly.
- Consider the audience: The message of the monologue should be tailored to persuade the audience.
- The monologue should have a hook opening and roughly follow a traditional story arc.
Persuasive Monologue
This assignment requires you to create a type of dramatic monologue, which is a point within a play or a movie where simple actions will not serve to convey the thoughts of a character or the emotions he/ she is feeling. The dramatic monologue is often a break from the action where a character clarifies his/ her intentions, articulates his/ her ideas, and expresses emotion.
The dramatic monologue for this assignment should be persuasive, meaning the writer will use the persuasive rhetorical techniques of drawing upon ethos, pathos, and logos to convince an audience to act or to think in a particular way. The writer may rely more heavily on pathos, but all three techniques are useful in creating a persuasive argument.
When writing, consider carefully the character and his/ her motivations, the audience, and the purpose of the persuasive monologue.
Be prepared to recite the persuasive monologue in front of the class or recored your presentation and have it shown to the class.
The dramatic monologue for this assignment should be persuasive, meaning the writer will use the persuasive rhetorical techniques of drawing upon ethos, pathos, and logos to convince an audience to act or to think in a particular way. The writer may rely more heavily on pathos, but all three techniques are useful in creating a persuasive argument.
When writing, consider carefully the character and his/ her motivations, the audience, and the purpose of the persuasive monologue.
Be prepared to recite the persuasive monologue in front of the class or recored your presentation and have it shown to the class.
Goals
- Use ethos, pathos & logos to present a persuasive argument
- Use persuasive rhetorical techniques
- Practice speaking in front of an audience/ Practice engaged listening techniques while classmates speak
- Tailor writing for a specific audience and purpose
Examples of Persuasive MonologuesPersuasive monologue from Fences (2016).
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"Atticus's closing argument" clip from To Kill a Mockingbird
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Persuasive monologue from Rocky Balboa (2006).
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Persuasive monologue from Independence Day (1996).
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Persuasive monologue from Dead Poet's Society (1989).
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Persuasive monologue from A Few Good Men (1992).
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Highlighted Objectives
Writing Process
LAFS.910.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.W.2.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Final Product
LAFS.910.L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
LAFS.910.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
LAFS.910.L.2.3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.
LAFS.910.W.2.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.W.2.5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.W.2.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Final Product
LAFS.910.L.1.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Use parallel structure.
LAFS.910.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- Use a semicolon, with or without a conjunctive adverb, to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
- Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
LAFS.910.L.2.3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.