Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Women"

Objectives:
•	Comprehend content vocabulary words and terminology
•	Paraphrase the text by section
•	Identify the author's subject, purpose, and audience
•	Describe the writer’s position on women's education in 18th-century England
•	Analyze the writer's rhetorical devices and powers of persuasion
•	Evaluate the argument put forth by the writer

Terms:
•	Non-fiction--The literary form of choice of the 18th century; reflected an environment of ideas, progress, innovation and experimentation
•	Essay--A short work of non-fiction that offers a writer's opinion on a particular subject; a way for English writers to express their views on public matters and bring about social reform
•	Expository--exposition--A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material
•	Rhetoric--The art of speaking or writing effectively; the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion
•	Argumentation--Speech or writing intended to convince an audience that a proposal should be adopted or rejected; starts with an opinion & is supported with evidence
•	Annotate--Make explanatory notes or comment

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Page 1--Vocabulary

1. vindication			justification, defense
2. solicitude				care or concern
3. indignation			anger at something unjust or disrespectful
4. concurring			occurring at the same time
5. fastidious				difficult to please, demanding
6. specious				attractive in a deceptive or insincere way
7. frivolous				lacking in seriousness, weight or importance
8. sceptre				a staff
9. prerogative			right
10. pre-eminence			superiority