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Warm-Up?Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceLessonQuestionLesson GoalsRead from Machiavelli’s.Summarize theCiteAnalyze howthat supports theauthor’s purpose.of a text.develops central ideas.W2KWords to KnowFill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary tohelp you.evidenceauthor’s purposeinformation that supports a writer’san author’s primaryfor writing a text, mostoften to inform, persuade, or entertaincentral ideathe mostidea in a text or a passage of atext Edgenuity, Inc.summarizetothe central idea of a text in your own wordstext structurethe way a text is developed, arranged, or1

Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceWarm-UpHistoric ItalyMany factors influenced Italian life andin the 14th and 15thcenturies. The Italian Wars, a series offrom 1494 to 1559 thatinvolved Italian city-states competing for power The, a flourishing of scholarship and artisticproduction The Medici, the wealthy and powerfulof Florence,Italy Edgenuity, Inc.2

InstructionAnalyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrincePart 1Slide1How does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?This is a famous painting called The Parnassus by Italian Renaissance painterRaphael.The paintingthe strength and importance of literature andpoetry.The details in the painting show the classical gods, Apollo and Calliope, who werebelieved to inspirein ancient Greek mythology.are also important in writing.2Finding the Central Idea in a Nonfiction TextCentral ideas are theideas in a text, and they aresupported by key details.To find a central idea in a nonfiction text: identify theof the text. identify what the author Edgenuity, Inc.about the topic.the author’s idea in your own words.3

InstructionPart 1Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceSlide2Finding a Central IdeaAll states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are eitherrepublics or principalities.Principalities are either hereditary, in which the family has been long established; orthey are new.The new are either entirely new, as was Milan to Francesco Sforza, or they are, as itwere, members annexed to the hereditary state of the prince who has acquired them,as was the kingdom of Naples to that of the King of Spain.–The Prince,Niccolò MachiavelliTothe central idea of the passage, we could say rulerscontrol different types of4with different histories.How does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?The painting is called The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello. The paintingwas done during theRenaissance when Machiavelli was forminghis philosophy.Thedepicted in the painting was between Florence and anothercity-state, Sienna. The battle shown in the painting may have helpedMachiavelli’s political views. Edgenuity, Inc.4

InstructionAnalyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrincePart 1Slide5Text StructuresWriters useto develop their central ideas.Problem and solutionCompare and contrast Discussesanddifferences between two or more Describes aandthen offers a solutionthings Signal words: likewise, similarly, Signal words: problem, issue,also, although, yet, nevertheless,concern, question, difficulty, solve,however, on the other handanswer, thereforeText Structurescan use more than one text structure in their writing.Cause and effect Identifies the causes of a particularoutcome or conditionArgumentative States asupported withreasons and evidence;acknowledges and disproves Signal words: because, since, as a Edgenuity, Inc. Signal words: for example, forresult of, for this reason,instance, therefore, thus, in fact,consequently, if/then, may be due tofurthermore, so, however5

InstructionPart 1Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceSlide7Analyzing How Structure Develops Central IdeasCircle the signal word that signals a cause-and-effect structure in the passage.It is necessary . . . to inquire whether these innovators can rely on themselves or have todepend on others . . . to consummate their enterprise, have they to use prayers or can theyuse force? In the first instance they always succeed badly, and never compass anything; butwhen they can rely on themselves and use force, then they are rarely endangered. Hence itis that all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed.Besides the reasons mentioned, the nature of the people is variable, and whilst it is easy topersuade them, it is difficult to fix them in that persuasion. And thus it is necessary to takesuch measures that, when they believe no longer, it may be possible to make them believeby force.–The Prince,Niccolò Machiavelli9Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) Wasin Florence, Italy, in 1469 Served as a Florentine Was imprisoned and tortured for allegedly conspiring against the ruling family Left public life for Wrote The Prince, which explores Edgenuity, Inc.and political power6

InstructionPart 2Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceSlide1How does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?Theby Paolo Uccello is called St. George and the Dragon.Did you notice howthis painting is from the one we sawearlier?What do you think the painter’s2was?Author’s Purposeis the primary purpose an author writes a text.Complete the graphic organizer.Entertain Edgenuity, Inc.7

InstructionPart 2Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceSlide2Identifying an Author’s PurposeTo recognize an author’s purpose in a particular text, look for certainTexts that: express include.and details about aspecific topic. Texts that persuade: appeal to theaudience’s logic,oremotions, or ethics.Texts that [] tell a:ordescribe something. provoke an emotionalresponse in the reader.describe a topic, issue,or event to the reader. Edgenuity, Inc.8

InstructionPart 2Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceSlide2Identifying a Primary PurposeThe Spartans held Athens and Thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lostthem. The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, anddid not lose them. They wished to hold Greece as the Spartans held it, making it free andpermitting its laws, and did not succeed. So to hold it they were compelled to dismantlemany cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than byruining them. . . . And whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that nameor their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance theyimmediately rally to them, as Pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage bythe Florentines.–The Prince,Niccolò MachiavelliMachiavelli’sfor writing this passage is tothe reader of his belief that rulers must be forceful and keepcomplete control over the territories they conquer and not allow them anyindependence.There is a secondary purpose for writing the passage, tothe readerby providing facts and details about history. Edgenuity, Inc.9

Summary?LessonQuestionAnalyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose inMachiavelli’s The PrinceHow does a writer develop ideas and support the purpose of a text?AnswerUse this space to write any questions or thoughts about this lesson. Edgenuity, Inc.10

Machiavelli’s The Prince Texts that : include and details about a specific topic. or describe a topic, issue, or event to the reader. Texts that persuade: express . appeal to the audience’s logic, emotions, or ethics. Texts that .