Persuasive Speech in Footloose

Persuasive Speech in Footloose

Student Name: ______

1.  What is the tragic event that impacts the town?

2.  When the Reverend speaks at the Town Council meeting, what is he trying to persuade the council to do?

3.  What technique does he use: Pathos, Ethos, Logos, Mythos? Give the example.

4.  What is the most effective part of his argument?

5.  When Ren moves to town, what does he do to get in trouble almost right away?

6.  How do the teenagers in the town get around the laws against dancing and loud music?

7.  Give at least three ways that Ariel rebels against her father and the law.

8.  When Ren decides to petition the City Council to lift the ban on having a dance, how does he try to persuade people to sign his petition?

9.  How does Ren specifically persuade his aunt to sign the petition?

10.  What technique does he use to persuade her: Pathos, Ethos, Logos, Mythos? Give the example.

11.  When Ren presents his case in front of the City Council, what are the two most effective arguments he makes?

12.  What source does he use specifically to refute the argument of the other side?

13.  What technique(s) does he use to persuade them: Pathos, Ethos, Logos, Mythos? Give the example.

14.  What is the result of the City Council meeting?

15.  What does Ariel do to convince her father that he needs to pay attention to her and let some things go?

16.  What does Ren do to try to persuade the Reverend to let them have the dance?

17.  Where do the teenagers end up having their dance?

18.  How does the Reverend change by the end of the story?

19.  What do you think was the key factor in persuading him to change?