Do Now: March 26,2008

Do Now: Read an excerpt from Chief Joseph’s speech.
Interpret the following quotes:

“The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." (Chief Joseph).

The quote from Chief Joseph’s speech states that, “The Earth is the mother of all people and all people should have equal rights upon it." This quote states that everyone should be treated equal, on planet Earth. I agree with this quote because Earth is a place where everone was born in. Every human being should deserve equal rights because they were born on the same planet.

1- How is the art of rhetoric evident in Chief Joseph’s speech?
There is persuasion in Chief Joseph’s speech because he shows in his speech how he feels.

2- Who is he addressing in this speech?
Chief Joseph’s speech is addressing the Americans that want to take his land away from him.

3-Who is he indicting and why?
Chief Joseph is indicating his "fathers of the land", meaning that he indicates his speech to the older generation into the past.

4- Identify any heroic characteristics?
I would say that chief Chief Joseph would represent an heroic characteristics because he tried saving his land from the people who want to take it away from him and his people taht live there.

5-Why is this speech Protest Literature?
This speech would be a protest literature because the main characters protest against the fact that their land was taken away from them and that it really belonged to them.