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Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet
Malcolm X - The Ballot or the Bullet Speech the speech is on YouTube.
Paragraph 1: ContentSentence 1 - Who was the speaker?Sentence 2- Where was the speech given?Sentence 3 - When was the
speech given? (month and year)Sentence 4 - Why was the speech given?Sentence 5 - What made the speaker qualified to give
this speech?
Paragraph 2: DeliverySentence 1 - What words were repeated or emphasized?Sentence 2 - Rate of speaking: Was it fast,
medium, or slow? Did the speaker switch from one speed to another?Sentence 3 - Volume: Did the speaker speak softly, loudly,
or did it vary?Sentence 4 - Did the speaker use a positive or negative tone?Sentence 5 - What non-verbal gestures did the speaker
use? (eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, pauses)
Paragraph 3: Overall impressionSentence 1 - What type(s) of persuasive appeals did the speaker use? (Logos is based on logic or
reason. Ethos is based on the character, credibility, or reliability of the writer. Pathos, or emotional appeal, appeals to an
audience's needs, values, and emotional sensibilities.)Sentences 2 & 3 - Copy two quotes from the speech to give an example of
this type of argument.Sentence 4 - Do you think the speech was successful? (tell why or why not)
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Table of Contents
Introduction (Corliss Castleberry)……………………………………………………...2
Author’s Background (Takia Venable)………………………………………………...2
Author’s Significant Achievements (Asiah Lewis)……………………………………..3
Reading Summary (Jonathan Booker)…………………………………………………3
Criticism (Positive) (Jaylen Brooks)…………………………………………………….4
Criticism (Negative) (Kenneth Law)……………………………………………………4
Conclusion (Corliss Castleberry)………………………………………………………..5
Bibliography (Asiah Lewis)……………………………………………………………...6
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Introduction
Malcolm X is best known as one of the greatest African American speaker of all times.
He was a bold leader for standing up for Civil Rights due to harsh judgement and dehumanizing
acts against African Americans and was determined to act and became the voice for African
Americans. He was accountable for permeating the Islam Faith to black communities to connect
them to their African heritage. Malcom X changed many lives and was killed for trying to share
his message with the world.
Author’s Background
Born May 19, 1925, in Omaha Nebraska, Malcolm Little experienced many hardships as
a child which molded him into the man we all came to know as Malcolm X. Born to a mulatto
mother and an African American father Malcolm received much flak from his mother because of
his light-colored skin and red hair. His features being in close resemblance to her dad who
apparently was a white man to whom he refers to as a white rapist. The Black Legion, a faction
of the Ku Klux Klan often harassed his family because of his dad's preaching the words and
beliefs of Marcus Garvey to the town Negros. In 1929 when Malcolm was 4 years old the house
that was owned by his dad was burned to the ground in the middle of the night. In 1931, just two
years after their home was burned to the ground Malcolm’s dad Earl was killed by the Black
Legion. His skull was bashed in on one side and he was laid on the train tracks to be run over by
the passing train. After his dad’s death, things went downhill fast. His mother was denied the
insurance check because they ruled his dad’s death a suicide. His mother struggled to make ends
Castleberry, Booker, Brooks, Law, Lewis,
Venable
Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet
Malcolm X - The Ballot or the Bullet Speech the speech is on YouTube.
Paragraph 1: ContentSentence 1 - Who was the speaker?Sentence 2- Where was the speech given?Sentence 3 - When was the
speech given? (month and year)Sentence 4 - Why was the speech given?Sentence 5 - What made the speaker qualified to give
this speech?
Paragraph 2: DeliverySentence 1 - What words were repeated or emphasized?Sentence 2 - Rate of speaking: Was it fast,
medium, or slow? Did the speaker switch from one speed to another?Sentence 3 - Volume: Did the speaker speak softly, loudly,
or did it vary?Sentence 4 - Did the speaker use a positive or negative tone?Sentence 5 - What non-verbal gestures did the speaker
use? (eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, pauses)
Paragraph 3: Overall impressionSentence 1 - What type(s) of persuasive appeals did the speaker use? (Logos is based on logic or
reason. Ethos is based on the character, credibility, or reliability of the writer. Pathos, or emotional appeal, appeals to an
audience's needs, values, and emotional sensibilities.)Sentences 2 & 3 - Copy two quotes from the speech to give an example of
this type of argument.Sentence 4 - Do you think the speech was successful? (tell why or why not)
, Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet | 1
Castleberry, Booker, Brooks, Law, Lewis,
Venable
Table of Contents
Introduction (Corliss Castleberry)……………………………………………………...2
Author’s Background (Takia Venable)………………………………………………...2
Author’s Significant Achievements (Asiah Lewis)……………………………………..3
Reading Summary (Jonathan Booker)…………………………………………………3
Criticism (Positive) (Jaylen Brooks)…………………………………………………….4
Criticism (Negative) (Kenneth Law)……………………………………………………4
Conclusion (Corliss Castleberry)………………………………………………………..5
Bibliography (Asiah Lewis)……………………………………………………………...6
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Castleberry, Booker, Brooks, Law, Lewis,
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Introduction
Malcolm X is best known as one of the greatest African American speaker of all times.
He was a bold leader for standing up for Civil Rights due to harsh judgement and dehumanizing
acts against African Americans and was determined to act and became the voice for African
Americans. He was accountable for permeating the Islam Faith to black communities to connect
them to their African heritage. Malcom X changed many lives and was killed for trying to share
his message with the world.
Author’s Background
Born May 19, 1925, in Omaha Nebraska, Malcolm Little experienced many hardships as
a child which molded him into the man we all came to know as Malcolm X. Born to a mulatto
mother and an African American father Malcolm received much flak from his mother because of
his light-colored skin and red hair. His features being in close resemblance to her dad who
apparently was a white man to whom he refers to as a white rapist. The Black Legion, a faction
of the Ku Klux Klan often harassed his family because of his dad's preaching the words and
beliefs of Marcus Garvey to the town Negros. In 1929 when Malcolm was 4 years old the house
that was owned by his dad was burned to the ground in the middle of the night. In 1931, just two
years after their home was burned to the ground Malcolm’s dad Earl was killed by the Black
Legion. His skull was bashed in on one side and he was laid on the train tracks to be run over by
the passing train. After his dad’s death, things went downhill fast. His mother was denied the
insurance check because they ruled his dad’s death a suicide. His mother struggled to make ends
