Animal Farm Assignment: Using the Power of Rhetoric to Inspire

This Animal Farm assignment asks students to take a close look at Old Major's speech and to compare it to Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech. Then, students will check out other famous speeches to learn more about the power of rhetoric to persuade. Finally, they will write and present their own inspirational speeches.

Included: a handout on rhetorical devices, and a rubric for assessing the speeches.

This assignment is part of my Animal Farm Inquiry Unit

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