Rhetoric and Rhymes

**This resource is also available in the Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle!This resource helps students think through all aspects of rhetorical analysis using the SPACECAT acronym (similar to SOAPSTone - below). I've linked in 4 different 3-minute Ted Talks, so that students can apply their knowledge of SPACECAT and analyze in short sprints. Students love the length of the Ted Talks as an easy entry to speech analysis. The chart helps students organize their analysis with questions to prompt their

This is an 8+ lesson unit complete with 124 unit slides, 25 page interactive/digital notebook with writing spaces, 3 Padlets, and 2 Jamboards. If you wish, you can adapt the Padlet and Jamboard features to Google Doc/handwritten responses. This unit focuses on the rhetoric of current events focused on civic engagement and racial equity with links to 24 Op-eds. The interactive notebook contains hyperlinks throughout, bringing students directly to proven writing sources and video lessons to drive

Looking for a way to support students in targeted, actionable rhetorical analysis essay revision? This Revision Board activity takes students through targeted focus correction areas, helping students "zone in" on rhetorical essay "must-haves." By working through a colorful visual "Revision Board," students can self-edit independently with clear focus and outcomes towards a revised essay. This activity works equally as well with a guided whole-class revision instruction using the accompanying

Greta Thunberg offers rich analysis in understatement, sarcasm, irony, litotes, and parallelism. I've included 2 speeches that pair nicely: "The House is on Fire" and "The House is Still on Fire." This material is visual, colorful, and includes lots of stems for rhetorical analysis writing. What's included: 42-slides / lesson on parallelism and the overall structure of the Rhetorical Analysis essay28-slides / lesson specific to rhetorical devices within Thunberg's speeches: understatement, sar

This Powerpoint Presentation contains visual descriptions of tried-and-true multiple choice strategies for all MC tests, including MCAS, MAP, State Assessments, AP, SAT, teacher licensure, National Board certification, etc. Links to videos embedded. Link to my YouTube Channel video facilitating this lesson is on the first slide in the Powerpoint presentation. Preparing your students for AP / SAT Multiple Choice Exams? Drive home strategies through these resources that get students ENGAGED with

**This resource is also available in...Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle Engage your students with a choice board of 12 video speeches -- each speech under 12 minutes. This is a great introduction to get your students comfortable with the SPACECAT rhetorical analysis organizer or for practice heading into the AP Language exam. I'm always searching for speeches that grab my students' attention while also containing substance for rhetorical analysis and representing diverse perspectives. This coll

The Heart Transplant debate is a great entry to a unit on persuasion/argumentation. It's also a fantastic tool to teach Line of Reasoning through experiential learning. This activity provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge of general debate skills as well as locating and citing appropriate evidence. Two articles are linked as sources and pre-reading to this debate. My students loved arguing for their "client" and this debate got them out of their seats. I used this as an opportu

Help your students be 110% prepared for the AP Language exam, understand all components of the exam, and understand the process steps required for essays (FRQs). This bundle contains 23 resources plus additional links to writing supports and videos. 1. Exam overview one-pager study chart - contains directions, strategies, reminders, links to resources at a high-level overview. Puts the entire exam into a one-pager reference/study guide. 2. Synthesis Essay Brainstorming space - getting students

This bundle will take you and your students through a 7-10 week Rhetorical Analysis unit aligned to AP Language/Pre-AP standards and Common Core Standards. Check out the Preview to this listing to view most of the resources in this Bundle. Rhetorical Device BIG Slide Deck - Rhetorical Choice/Device Google Slides with links to 3 RA YouTube Videos on my YouTube Channel - 99 slides with colorful visuals on: repetition, parallelism, analogy (metaphor/simile), juxtaposition, asyndeton, polysyndeton,

I developed this resource to help facilitate students' learning of Rhetorical Devices (Rhetorical Choices). This slide deck (93 slides) contains hyperlinks to instructional videos on my YouTube Channel Rhetorical Analysis Playlist as well as the video lesson where I walk through these slides. The slides are colorful and use visual thinking strategies to help students remember choices like "asyndeton" and "juxtaposition." Rhetorical Devices/Choices included are: repetition, parallelism/parallel s

This is everything I use to teach the argument essay in AP Language (also for Pre-AP Language). Writing guides are scaffolded and designed to focus on idea-based arguments with strong evidence and analysis. Resources also include thesis and counter-rebuttal video lessons, organizers, and stems. Check the preview for this listing for a PDF of all documents and slides. Bundle includes: Steps to an Argument Essay Writing GuideGoogle Slides for Argument essay (40 slides, including thesis constructio

These are my go-to argument essay slides for Advanced Placement Language and Composition. Great for Pre-AP students, too! The slides provide explicit instruction for thesis statement construction as well as developing a Line of Reasoning. Link to my YouTube video that takes students through these slides is on the first slide of the presentation. Check out my blog with teaching strategiesCheck out my YouTube Channel for video lessonsCheck out these discourse resources to level up engagement in y

This resource supports your students' rhetorical analysis essay writing with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech/sermon, delivered at Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, "Beyond Vietnam--A Time to Break the Silence" (also known as the "Riverside Church speech." Important: This listing is for a two-page excerpt of the entire sermon. (See product previews). The full speech, read loud is linked to the assignment (YouTube) and includes a transcript within that link. When I teach this speech, I foc

Looking for an effective close reading activity that pushes students to think critically about literary text AND provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their reading in a unique way? The Fiction Signpost Mind Map is a visual thinking strategy that teaches students to analyze literary text with purpose, make strong connections between reasoning and evidence, and extend writing--all without "writing" an essay! The Mind Map utilizes Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst's Signpost ann

**This resource is also available in... Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle 12 Speeches under 12-minute Rhetorical Analysis CHOICE BOARD3-Minute Ted Talk SPACECAT SpeechesWhat is SPACECAT? - SPACECAT facilitates students' understanding of the rhetorical situation: Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Rhetorical Choices, Appeals, and Tone. This organizer features open-ended probing questions to prompt students' responses at higher DoK levels. I have always used SOAPSTone; however, SPACECAT

Start Accountable Talk Systems from Day 1! Looking for ways to increase student discourse in each lesson? This Accountable Talk Bundle offers 8 different resources to facilitate student voice through questioning, feedback, and discourse frames. I print on colorful paper and laminate so students can use these materials as a scaffold during socratic seminar, reciprocal teaching groups, and partner work. The Accountable Talk resource bundle includes: 1. Accountable Talk "desk set" B-ball cards.

This bundle contains everything you need to launch and keep the momentum going in your AP Language Synthesis unit. Each resource helps your students visualize their thinking, organize writing, and understand the process to producing a solid synthesis essay. Multiple scaffolds include writing organizers, writing stems, and visual cue cards to understand the essay writing process. This bundle contains two project-based learning experiences, each of 5-10 class periods, that combine skills for

* Updated 11/21/23 with 2 rubrics + Line of Reasoning handout/slide This is my students' favorite AP Language activity each year. Facilitated as a debate using the Synthesis essay structure, the "Freedom v. Safety" prompt from a previous AP Language exam is great practice combining skills in research, argument writing, and debate. Please see the preview for a view of all materials in this resource. This resource includes hyperlinks to videos on my YouTube channel for Argument/Synthesis writing

This resource helps students break down the AP Language Synthesis prompt and chunk the thinking / writing process required of planning the synthesis essay. In the Synthesis Source Planning Guide, students have a clear process to creating a "Pro/Con" T-Chart and aligning sources according to their position. This is an integral thinking / planning step and helps students internalize the quick-thinking required when integrating sources on the synthesis essay. In the Synthesis Brainstorming/

This resource helps students understand the function and nuances of parallelism as a rhetorical choice. Designed for AP Language rhetorical analysis essay, the resources get students engaged with rhetorical analysis at the word and sentence level--and ready for the AP Language exam (and SAT!). What's included: 41 colorful slides with clear examples of parallelism and the overall structure of the Rhetorical Analysis essay13 Quotes (examples of parallelism), with each quote printed on an 8 1/2 x