CHREIA Next Level January 19th ENCONIUM 1. Make sure your "praise" is specifically related to the quote. Research if needed. 2. Avoid using cliches or "easy" language, telling your audience what they know or think, and making assertions your don't or can't prove: 1. "founding father" 2. "everyone knows" 3. good, smart, important The wisdom of the great Thomas Jefferson should be pondered and treasured. He dedicated his immense talents and abilities to establish a just and righteous government for the people of the United States. He risked his life seeking the good of the entire country when he might easily have dedicated himself to personal enrichment alone, as so many others did. His passion for our burgeoning nation did not end with the American Revolution. Paraphrase 1. Make sure you understand the perspective and the meaning of the quote. 2. Paraphrase is creative repetition: Replace words or phrases and change sentence structure 4th or 5th Grade level Use different visual images Use hyperbole or it's opposite It's might actually be okay to use cliche here... Shortly after the Treaty of Paris was signed, at the request of a French official, Jefferson reflected on the practice of slavery in America and said, "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." In looking at even his own practice of slavery, he could see the wrong and was struck with fear for the entire nation as he considered how God would view such a practice. 1
Cause/Relevance in the 8th Grade 1. Another way to think of this is to retell the quote in the form of a GENERAL story. BRIEFLY Recognize the truth of the saying BRIEFLY Tell what happens to someone if the wisdom is heeded BRIEFLY Tell what needs to be done to heed it and what needs to be avoided BRIEFLY identify the who what where when and why of the actions NOTE: This is like a combination of the Context and Compare paragraphs we learned about last week but shorter no more than four to five sentences. It is a GENERAL story based on facts, not one you borrowed from someone else. In the early days of our country, a humble man would have enjoyed the successful bounty of this country from the work of his own two hands. Whether he was a farmer or a merchant, he would have worked hard, been honest in his dealings, and gone to church. Knowing that God punishes the wrong doers, he would have feared for his friends that might be failing God, and he would have called them to righteousness. January 21st Contrast/Converse 1. Using the same subject as your last paragraph: BRIEFLY Tell what happens to someone if the wisdom is NOT heeded BRIEFLY Tell how someone ignores the wisdom of the quote might act BRIEFLY identify the who what where when and why of these actions However, another man of success and power might have overlooked this nation's unrighteousness at the time. Focused on achieving financial success, physical comfort and social status, he would have found it difficult to turn from these temptations. Indeed, he may have turned from his pride too late to benefit from God's infinite mercy. 2
ANALOGY Paragraph What is it? Similar Action Chreia Action: Ignoring God's will gambling irresponsibly Results: Judgement Day woes!! irreparable financial los How are the results the same? They are both ruined. Like a gambling fool, who irresponsibly gambles away all his money on the spin of a wheel, so is a nation that ignores God's justice. The fool will find his pockets emptied. He will meet poverty just as the unrighteous nation will meet its demise. January 22th Example Paragraph Answers three questions about a real historical event Who did something wrong? What did they do? How were they punished? Consider Israel's history. From the beginning, God had blessed them with a green, fertile land flowing with milk and honey. Yet because they disobeyed him and were unjust to the poor, the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Babylonians, and they lost their freedom as a nation. 3
DOL 54 ~juliet ~endured ~the ~odious ~evening ~with ~her ~parents ~pushing ~paris ~at ~her ~at ~every ~opportunity. ~she ~felt ~like ~a ~piece ~of ~meat ~in ~a ~pool ~of ~piranhas Testimony Paragraph Find another quote from a respected source Explain how this quote supports our topic quote Explain how the quote is similar to our quote King Solomon said, "Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm" (Proverbs 12:7). Solomon's words mean that a ruler must obey God's statutes and rule justly, or else be met with swift destruction. Had King Solomon followed his own advice, God might not have cast out the tribes of Israel. 4
Epilogue Paragraph Call the audience to acknowledge the truth of the saying Make it personal Challenge the audience to respond History has proven the truth Thomas Jefferson proffered here. The sorrows of our Civil war nearly 100 years later, and then again during the Civil Rights Era, are evidence of God's displeasure. I can't imagine what it must have been like to live in those eras and hope that, should I ever witness such oppression in my life, I will have the courage to fight it. I hope you will, too. DOL 55 January 27th ~late ~that ~night ~romeo ~clambered ~up ~the ~tree ~under ~the ~window ~to ~juliets ~room ~rapped ~on ~the ~window ~and ~was ~ardently ~greeted ~by ~his ~love ~the ~fair ~juliet 5