This lesson addresses skills 1A, 2A, 4A, 6C, and 8A as outlined by The College Board. This plan introduces Cicero's five canons of rhetoric to develop students’ ability to respond effectively to an open prompt. Included: Google Slides presentation introducing and explaining the five canons of rhetoricPearDeck compatible lesson to increase student engagementA past open essay prompt, exploring the value of the connotation of wordsPrompt is provided on Google Slides and a printout version is also p