Teach students the art of persuasive writing in a fun, modern, and rigorous way! This all-in-one unit helps grade 12 students master the rhetorical situation by crafting arguments for multiple audiences and even different media platforms. Perfect for ENG4U1 or AP English Language, this unit emphasizes audience awareness, purposeful language, strategic syntax, and the power of comparisons.

What’s Included:

• Step-by-step student worksheet to plan, outline, and annotate writing.
  
• A multimodal component where students choose a medium (Instagram, TikTok, infographic, etc.) to amplify their argument
  
• Model examples
  
• Annotation guides to teach students how to justify rhetorical choices
  
• Checklist to help students self-assess and stay organized
  
• Rubrics in chart form aligned to ENG4U1 and AP English Language for easy grading
  

This resource is perfect for classrooms that want to:

• Blend traditional essay writing with 21st-century media literacy
  
• Encourage intentional rhetorical decision-making
  
• Engage students in creative, playful, and high-stakes writing
  

Bonus: All materials are ready to print or use digitally in Google Docs.

Help your students learn that the same message can be said in very different ways depending on the audience—and the medium is part of the message!