Rhetorical Appeals/Analysis in Modern Speeches | Unit Bundle for Women's History
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Grade Levels
8th - 12th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.9-10.4
CCSSRI.9-10.5
CCSSRI.9-10.6
CCSSRI.9-10.8
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Description
Help your students understand rhetorical appeals by analyzing modern speeches by current, relevant public figures (great for Women's History Month!).
Skills covered throughout these activities include the ability to identify key rhetorical devices such as ethos, pathos, logos, anaphora, allusion, repetition, and analysis of concepts such as audience, purpose, and tone. Students will be prompted to share their thoughts through personal reflections and critical thinking questions for discussion.
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Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
CCSSRI.9-10.5
Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
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.