Rhetoric Unit Bundle– Devices, Appeals, Birmingham Jail Rhetorical Analysis Unit

Strengthen the rhetorical analysis and argumentation skills of your high school and advanced middle school students by helping them learn, identify, analyze and practice rhetorical strategies—both rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices—AND have them apply what they’ve learned using Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” along with a host of other historical speeches and seminal U.S. texts.

This 150+ page engaging and academically rigorous rhetorical analysis bundle--now provided in both print and digital formats--includes:

Rhetorical Appeals: Introductory PowerPoint, Activities & Handouts --32-page PowerPoint, 18-page packet of printable activities, including:

• Rhetorical Appeals Introductory PowerPoint (Fully Editable)—provides definitions and a wide variety of examples of ethos, pathos and logos from advertising, speeches and everyday life; along with video links and a number of practice activities.

• Glossary of Rhetorical Strategies

• Rhetoric in Advertising Activity and Handout

• Rhetoric in Modern Speech Activity (Excerpts from Obama's "Address to the Nation on Military Action in Syria")

• Seminal U.S. Speech Close Reading Activity (FDR's "Pearl Harbor Adress")

• Practice Writing Activity and Handout

• Persuasive Presentation Activity and Handout

• Detailed Answer Keys and Rubrics

Rhetorical Devices: Introductory PowerPoint, Activities & Handouts 40-page Powerpoint, 10-page printable activity packet, including:

• Rhetorical Devices Introductory PowerPoint (Fully Editable) Definitions, purpose and examples of fourteen types of rhetorical devices (see list below) from historical speeches, literature and everyday life

• Identifying Rhetorical Devices Assessment/Practice Activity

• Lou Gehrig’s “Farewell to Baseball” Close Reading Activity and Handout

• Speech Analysis Group Activity and Handout

• Practice Writing Activity and Handout

• Detailed Answer Keys and Rubric

Rhetorical Devices Covered: Allusion, Euphemism, Hyperbole, Juxtaposition, Metaphor, Oxymoron, Parallelism, Personification, Repetition (Anaphora and Epistrophe), Rhetorical Question, Simile, Understatement

”Letter from Birmingham Jail” Close Reading Rhetorical Analysis Unit 39-page unit with lesson plans, activities and handouts, including:

• Detailed 3-7 day Lesson Plan

• Comprehension Check Questions (also sold separately)

• Vocabulary Inventory Assessment and Handout

• Vocabulary Building Activity and Handout

• SOAPSTone Analysis Activity and Handout

• Rhetorical Analysis Activity and Handout

• Reader Response Activity and Handout

• Essay Prompts/Discussion Questions and Handout

• Essay Graphic Organizer

• Essay Rubric

• Detailed Answer Keys

”Letter from Birmingham Jail” Pre-Reading Informal Debate Activity

Hook your students from the start as they take a stand (literally!) on controversial statements related to themes in “Letter," vote with their feet, and present arguments on the fly. Students LOVE this engaging activity that gets them moving AND thinking deeply and debating about important topics!

”Letter from Birmingham Jail” Pre-Reading Backgrounder PowerPoint

Fully editable PowerPoint providing the background necessary for students to fully understand and appreciate King’s letter, including a walk-though of events leading up to his writing, link to an engaging and informative background video, warm-up journal prompts and a list of challenging vocabulary words and their definitions. (Also provided as a PDF to prevent any technical issues or loss of fonts).

Logical Fallacies Lesson & Close Reading Activity (also provided free in my store)

Teach students to avoid the pitfalls of weak arguments with a lesson on logical fallacies.This resource includes a glossary of 10 commonly used logical fallacies along with a close-reading activity using Old Major's speech from Animal Farm. This speech from the classic novel is perfect for showing how the misuse and abuse of language—through propaganda and, yes, logical fallacies—can be used by those in power to manipulate the masses.

BONUS: Bundle buyers will also receive an exclusive add-on resource:

• Rhetorical Devices Guided Notes to encourage active student engagement during instruction and support struggling students who may need help capturing key details

• Create-your-Own-Example Assignment in which students create their own examples of rhetorical devices and then draw a visual image to help remember

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I have never seen students get so into rhetorical analysis before!! This is one of my favorite purchase on TPT so far. The resource has EVERYTHING you could possibly need! Thank you! “– Heather P.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “SO. MUCH. INFORMATION. This is a great resource for teaching rhetoric. Each component of the bundle was interesting, engaging, and highly effective in my classroom. It has even given me some new perspective on rhetoric as an adult! I'm glad I own this.” – Kristin C.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent resource! This is one of the best purchases I have made on TPT...very detailed and easy to use. The power points are amazing.” – Shari E.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was an AWESOME unit that worked very well with my seniors. I agree with other teachers who have commented on how much THEY learned along WITH their students by using this unit plan. It is wonderful! Thank you for all the time and work you spent putting this together, and for sharing it with others!!” -- Meagan H.

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Keywords: Rhetoric, rhetorical analysis, rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices, ethos, pathos, logos, introduction to rhetoric, elements of argument, argumentative writing, persuasive writing, seminal U.S. documents, historical speeches, argumentation, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Black History Month, informational text, nonfiction, close reading