In this lesson, you will review the transcript of a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about distracted driving to highlight some of the rhetorical devices used. Then you will view the video version of the PSA and pay particular attention to the word choice, points of emphasis, and images used to create effect and tone. Assignment
For this assessment, you will complete the Evaluating a Speaker worksheet.

Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

analyze an author's purpose in a text, including the ways that style and content contribute to the persuasiveness of the text
analyze a speaker's point of view, reasoning, use of evidence and rhetoric, links among ideas, points of emphasis, and tone