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LEARNING TARGETS:
Use the strategy of close reading to deeply
understand and analyze the text
Cite strong evidence from the text to support your
ideas
Participate with your peers in the discussion of the
text
“A CALL TO CRUSADE”
Speech given by Pope Urban II to the council of
Clermont after the Byzantine emperor, Alexios I
Komnenos called on him to help him get aid from the
west against the Seljuq Turks
This speech was given before the Crusades began
READING #1
Read silently to line #20.
Annotate your text as you go:• Underline interesting words and phrases• Place a ? where the text becomes confusing• Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question
in the margins
Guiding Question:• What role do the people Pope Urban is
speaking to play in this society?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Share your first impressions of the text and your
thoughts pertaining to the guiding question with
your neighbor.
Be sure that both of you get a chance to share.
Be prepared to discuss this with the whole class.
READ ALOUD/DISCUSSION
What role do the people Pope Urban is speaking to
play in this society?
What words and phrases does Urban use to
describe their role and responsibilities?
What will happen if they don’t follow through?
Why do you think Urban begins his speech in
this way?
READING #2
Read silently from line #20-45.
Annotate your text as you go:• Underline interesting words and phrases• Place a ? where the text becomes confusing• Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question
in the margins
Guiding Question:• What other expectations does Pope Urban have
of his people?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Share your impressions of the text and your
thoughts pertaining to the guiding question with
your neighbor.
Be sure that both of you get a chance to share.
Be prepared to discuss this with the whole class.
READ ALOUD/DISCUSSION
What other expectations does Pope Urban have of his
people?
Sometimes speakers use repetition of words or sentence
structures to convey a message. Can you find any
examples of this in this section of the text?
Why do you think Urban does this?
How would you describe the tone of the speech so far?
How do you think it made the people in the audience feel?
READING #3
Read silently from line #45-60.
Annotate your text as you go:• Underline interesting words and phrases• Place a ? where the text becomes confusing• Jot your thoughts pertaining to the guiding question
in the margins
Guiding Question:• How does Pope Urban feel about the current
state of society and the leadership of the Christian clergy?
READ ALOUD/DISCUSSION
How does Pope Urban feel about the current state of
society?
How does he feel about the leadership of the
Christian clergy?
How do the people in the audience respond to him?
He still hasn’t really reached his main point. Why do
you think Urban takes so long to lead into it?
HOMEWORK
Read the rest of “A Call to Crusade”.
Annotate your text as you go:• Underline interesting words and phrases• Place a ? where the text becomes confusing• Jot your thoughts in the margins
Short Written Response (one paragraph):• What is the purpose of Pope Urban giving this
speech? What is interesting about the way he organizes it? Give specific details from the text in your answer.