Real World Rhetoric #3, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking

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Laura Randazzo

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Grade Levels

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

Subjects

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays

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Handouts

Standards

CCSSRI.9-10.6

CCSSRI.9-10.8

CCSSRI.9-10.10

CCSSRI.11-12.6

CCSSRI.11-12.10

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5-page PDF

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What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short article on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools (ethos, pathos, and logos), and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.

The essay in Real World Rhetoric #3 attempts to convince readers that the college admissions process would be improved by using a lottery-based system.

This 5-page download includes:

• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay

• A paper-saving handout of short answer questions

• A Google Drive version of the essay and questions for students to complete online

• A detailed answer key to make grading easier and help the teacher lead a discussion of the answers

These materials were designed to help students begin the process of preparation for the analysis of argument prompts featured in the AP English Language and Composition exam and the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts essay.

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5-page PDF

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40 minutes

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSRI.9-10.6

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose.

CCSSRI.9-10.8

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.

CCSSRI.9-10.10

By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

CCSSRI.11-12.6

Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.

CCSSRI.11-12.10

By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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