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Rhetorical Analysis Article of the Week - SOAPStone AP Lang
This file is a one page, front and back, article review using SOAPSTone for AP Lang or AP Lang prep.
Students are asked to analyze an article using rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), determine the author's stance, unpack a prompt, and write an introduction paragraph to an essay.
This can be used for an article of the week. For AP Lang, this can be used with an Op Ed, or used to prep students for AP Lang. I have also used it as a study guide for upcoming nonfiction essay prompts.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Unit 7: AP Lang & Comp - theme Science & Tech: focus - Syntax, Fallacy, Satire
Within this unit, students will take a deeper look at syntactical choices - with an in-depth guide to understanding: clauses, phrases, subordination, coordination, correlation, various forms of parallel structure and repetition, cumulative and period sentences, and more. Students will walk through John Barry's, The Great Influenza, prompt with specific examples to illustrate each of the syntactical techniques. Students will then learn about techniques of fallacy and satire. Students will be guid
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Unit 6: AP Lang - Health & Environment, focus on synthesis, connotation, bias
This resource focuses on synthesis, sources, bias, limitations, and connotation. Students will read passages, view videos, and work through the website procon.org, to explore food, health, and the environment. Students will begin by exploring the topic of GMO's, and then they will do an investigation of their own diet, and learn how to credibly find evidence to analyze their consumption and exercise trends. Students will actively not only learn about how to incorporate outside sources, but they
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education- PPT, reading, and activities
Students will love learning about the foundations of education, and the many controversies that surround schooling as we know it today. First students will read through some foundational documents including: Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Horace Mann, Emerson, and more. Students will then respond to an argument prompt that has students focus on "book learning" versus "world learning." Next, students will then take a look at more contemporary pieces, including works from: Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Social Media & Pop Culture Project - student investigation of cultural influence
In this interactive unit, students will work participate in a two-week (depending on class length) investigation where they will evaluate the influence of social media, fashion, and other cultural norms within their life. First, students will spend about two days in their own investigation, where they will evaluate their own habits: phones, social media, ear buds, fashion, politics & then they will observe their surrounding world to see the habits of those people surrounding them. Next, they
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Updated AP Language & Composition Bundle - Units 1-6
I Have a Dream Speech Analysis Student Copy
This is a student copy for Martin Luther King's speech, "I have a Dream". I use this activity to show the students, "How did the author say it?" (a common core step when doing close and critical reading).
Using this activity helps the students understand the speech better and helps them with evaluating what King was saying.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Graphic Organizer: Academic Research
Graphic Organizer: Academic ResearchOverview: Streamline your essay and thesis preparation with this 4-page Academic Research graphic organizer. Tailored for students and researchers, this tool simplifies navigating academic databases and ensures thorough and organized research.Key Features:Step-by-Step Guidance: Follow a clear path from database access to essay integration, enhancing research efficiency.Detailed Record-Keeping: Track every research detail, including keywords, source credibility
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Slides - Argument, Persuasion, Pre-AP, AP Language
These slides can be used in a one-day lesson to facilitate learning of Ethos, Pathos, Logos / Rhetorical Appeals. Slides include links to commercials and songs (Drake) where students identify and analyze Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in media. Includes extension activity with linked article.Check out my blog with teaching strategiesCheck out my YouTube Channel for video lessonsCheck out these discourse resources to level up engagement in your classroom:Probing Questions Speed DatingDiscourse Builder
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education
Students will love learning about the foundations of education, and the many controversies that surround schooling as we know it today. First students will read through some foundational documents including: Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Horace Mann, Emerson, and more. Students will then respond to an argument prompt that has students focus on "book learning" versus "world learning." Next, students will then take a look at more contemporary pieces, including works from: Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education- PPT, reading, and activities
Unit 7: AP Lang & Comp - theme Science & Tech: focus - Syntax, Fallacy, Satire
Within this unit, students will take a deeper look at syntactical choices - with an in-depth guide to understanding: clauses, phrases, subordination, coordination, correlation, various forms of parallel structure and repetition, cumulative and period sentences, and more. Students will walk through John Barry's, The Great Influenza, prompt with specific examples to illustrate each of the syntactical techniques. Students will then learn about techniques of fallacy and satire. Students will be guid
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sojourner Truth: Aren't I a Woman - guided notes, analysis, PPT, answers AP lang
This resource (1) includes a reading passage that requires students to analyze and annotate Sojourner Truth's Aren't I a Woman? Speech, (2) contains a chart for students to organize their notes into a logical sequence of analysis, (3) includes a teacher's guide to teaching rhetorical strategies and their impact on a message and then explaining how each technique would influence the audience, and (4) includes an annotated version of Truth's speech for the teacher, (5) includes a PPT with Truth's
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Lord of the Flies - Freud's Theories PowerPoint Presentation
This 15 slides is a good introduction for character analysis in Lord of the Flies to understanding the development of the individual and society as a Self-Governing Organism. Have students discuss Freud’s theory in relation to Id, Ego and Superego. This PPT hleps students understand the thinking and changing patterns of behaviour of Ralph, Jack and Piggy. A must to explain William Golding's main themes of Lord of the Flies as it explores the disastrous attempt by the boys to govern themselves. V
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - focus on Education - reading and activities packet
Students will love learning about the foundations of education, and the many controversies that surround schooling as we know it today. First students will read through some foundational documents including: Plato, Benjamin Franklin, Horace Mann, Emerson, and more. Students will then respond to an argument prompt that has students focus on "book learning" versus "world learning." Next, students will then take a look at more contemporary pieces, including works from: Diane Ravitch, Jonathan Kozol
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in:Â Unit 8: AP Lang & Comp - Focus on Education- PPT, reading, and activities
Unit 6: Food, Health, Environment - focus: synthesis, sources, bias, connotation
This resource focuses on synthesis, sources, bias, limitations, and connotation. Students will read passages, view videos, and work through the website procon.org, to explore food, health, and the environment. Students will begin by exploring the topic of GMO's, and then they will do an investigation of their own diet, and learn how to credibly find evidence to analyze their consumption and exercise trends. Students will actively not only learn about how to incorporate outside sources, but they
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Article Note Taking Sheet
A handout students can use to take notes with practice paraphrasing and using direct quotes with MLA citations. Great to use for research paper notes.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Breaking Down Sentences (handout)
This is a single page overview of the process of breaking down long, complicated sentences for comprehension. There are 2 copies per page, cutting your photocopying in half! Students can then glue the page into a notebook or comp book for easy access. A great reading strategy for scaffolding the more complex reading required under Common Core.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Rhetorical Analysis Article of the Week - PATTR AP Lang
This file is a one page, front and back, article review using PATTR for AP Lang or AP Lang prep.
Students are asked to analyze an article using rhetorical appeals (ethos, logos, pathos), determine the author's stance, unpack a prompt, and write an introduction paragraph to an essay.
This can be used for an article of the week. For AP Lang, this can be used with an Op Ed, or used to prep students for AP Lang. I have also used it as a study guide for upcoming nonfiction essay prompts.
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Genocide -- ppt
This is an 8 slide power point presentation giving information on the origins of the word "Genocide" and explaining the 8 stages of a genocide.
-- Informative
-- Use to build background knowledge before discussing any specific genocides or reading a book on the topic.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Unit 6: AP Lang - health and environment - focus on synthesis & connotation
This resource focuses on synthesis, sources, bias, limitations, and connotation. Students will read passages, view videos, and work through the website procon.org, to explore food, health, and the environment. Students will begin by exploring the topic of GMO's, and then they will do an investigation of their own diet, and learn how to credibly find evidence to analyze their consumption and exercise trends. Students will actively not only learn about how to incorporate outside sources, but they
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Research Methods Org. "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"
This organizer requires students to read the article, "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" (linked on the handout) to evaluate the different aspects of the author's research. Includes research-based vocabulary.
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Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
AP English Preparation: SOAPSTone Reading Organizer
This is a great tool for students to return to and use time and time again for non-fiction text analysis. It's also a convenient exercise to prepare students for Advanced Placement exams and college entrance exams. Students read the text closely to examine the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject, and tone of the text. The organizer explains each part so that students understand what they are looking for when they fill out the organizer. This is a great tool for students to use for dist
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Argumentative Writing Pre-research Graphic Organizer Using Opposing Viewpoints
Graphic organizer to assist the student who is beginning to study argumentative writing and opposing viewpoints. Using the Opposing Viewpoints website, students can explore with structure an article to experience the format of argumentative writing. This product includes a completed graphic organizer and one for student use. The product has been created with accessibility in mind.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Serial Podcast Listening Notes Graphic Organizer
Students can use this simple graphic organizer as a tool for recording evidence, inferences, questions and answers as they listen to each episode of the Serial Podcast. Throughout their listening experience, they can collect these graphic organizers as a running record of the evidence gathered toward deciding who is guilty. This could result in a writing project or presentation at the end of the unit, where students incorporate their evidence, questions and answers into an argumentative stance o
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Annotation Guide
Simple guide to assist students with annotating passages.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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