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Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable rhetorical documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting analysis materials too. These movie speech worksheets present the perfect opportunity you need to get your students actively engaged with speech analysis. By interacting with iconic films, ol

Looking for a no-prep rhetoric unit that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this 5-6 week Rhetorical Analysis Unit Bundle represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of analysis activities: from analyzing historical speeches and viewing modern advertisements to watching and analyzing movie speeches aimed to motivate and inspire audiences around the globe. Then, when students have mastered how to evaluate rhetorical stra

This fun rhetoric bundle includes fun and engaging rhetorical analysis practice worksheets (rhetorical devices and appeals) for 13 different cinematic movie speeches. Most of the time, a rhetoric unit can become boring and irrelevant for advanced middle or high school students, who beg to have real-world application for certain analysis skills. With this film speech analysis bundle, your students will understand just how much rhetoric (ethos, pathos, logos & various rhetorical devices) invad

"The Pedestrian" is a very accessible dystopian short story that students will find intriguing and worthy of discussion. "The Pedestrian's" brief length (around 500 words) provides the perfect opportunity to have students "dig deeply" into a complete text, improving their reading comprehension and literary analysis skills without feeling overwhelmed. If you are simply looking for an accessible story, a way to expose students to Bradbury's poetic and descriptive style, or a way to introduce them

This all-inclusive AP writing workshop essay unit has everything you need to effectively teach your AP Language and Composition students how to master the daunting rhetorical analysis essay on their AP Exam. With this test prep lesson, students will be able to learn distinctive rhetorical analysis writing strategies and essay skills that will make them more efficient, and yes, even more analytical writers, all while sticking to that mind-boggling AP time crunch! **Reflects 2019 Course Updates f

Looking for a comprehensive yearlong bundle of resources for AP English Language and Composition? This full year AP Lang curriculum package contains 36 weeks of outlined instruction focused on rhetorical analysis, argumentative techniques, synthesizing information, fostering historical and societal connections, along with extensive exam preparation (multiple-choice and essay writing). Not only will students study a plethora of historical texts and documents (speeches, advertisements, cartoons, p

The Argumentative Essay can be especially daunting for AP Language students because the entire argument comes from within. Often times, they produce vague, general argument essays that lack any substantial evidence or logical soundness. This AP Lang argument essay writing workshop unit includes a comprehensive set of tools that will guide students through the AP argument essay and teach them how to create meaningful and powerful arguments WITH much needed evidence and context. Plus, it is great

Let's face it, sometimes our rhetoric units aren't the most engaging ones of the year. Students often get bored quickly with analyzing rhetorical devices in historical speeches and other dry informative texts. While it is important to teach these valuable documents, students will definitely appreciate some relevant and exciting teaching materials too. This set of 7 different movie speeches contains the perfect resources you need to get your high school (and advanced middle school) students activ

Looking to spice up your Great Gatsby unit with new creative, engaging, and rigorous materials? Luckily, the products included in this AP Lang inspired unit work together to create a comprehensive unit for the novel, complete with that 21st Century flare you've been looking for! Not only will students interact with The Great Gatsby in multiple ways - through annotations, worksheets, task card activities, music analysis, nonfiction article pairings, and more - but they will also work to analyze

This comprehensive rhetorical analysis introductory lesson will introduce students to rhetoric in a rigorous and relevant way. Students will be provided with detailed notes, examples from noteworthy American speeches, numerous opportunities for rhetoric practice and discussion, and a chance to show their mastery of rhetorical devices and appeals with a multiple-choice and matching assessment at the end. Not only will students learn more about rhetorical analysis than ever before, but they will b

Looking for a multicultural folk literature unit for your high school or advanced middle school students? Throughout this relevant and engaging fairy tale unit, students have an opportunity to study multiple Cinderella fairy tales from a historical perspective. Grimm's Cinderella is used as the anchor short story for in-class work and discussions. Then, students will have the opportunity to explore many other cultural versions of Cinderella by completing an independent research project. By the e

By purchasing this product, you will receive 5 separate detailed charts that cover over eighty literary archetypes - heroic characters, heroic journeys, archetypal situations, archetypal symbols, and supporting/antagonistic characters. Each listed archetype contains a detailed description and an accessible example for students that provides them with the necessary foundational knowledge they need to be successful. This compilation of archetypes will allow your students to have a reliable and org

The witches from Macbeth just might have it right when they claim that "fair is foul and foul is fair" - at least that's what your students might think when they find out they have to read a Shakespeare play... To prevent them from getting a boring start, introduce them to Macbeth with this engaging PPT presentation, filled with prediction activities, fun facts, and thoughtful discussion prompts throughout. Then, have them interact with Shakespeare's language in a lighthearted and relevant way b

This full year high school ELA curriculum package contains organized daily procedures for 180+ days of rigorous, relevant, and common core aligned secondary English & Language Arts instruction. The lessons and materials included provide students with a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, and pop-culture texts that will allow them to fully appreciate the scope and importance of language arts in relation to reading, writing, listening, and critically viewing the world around them. Quarter #1: Mul

Use this introduction to archetypes WebQuest activity to introduce archetypal analysis to your students in a creative, fun, and engaging way. After completing the web-quest, students will be able to: Define the term "archetype" Explain who created the term and why (Carl Jung & "collective unconscious") Effectively communicate how archetypes are different than stereotypesOutline 4 major archetypal categories. Interact with several specific archetypes on a personal level by researching and findin

This AP English Language and Composition essay writing workshop unit offers rigorous exam prep and test prep for the rhetorical analysis, synthesis, and argumentative writing prompts required on the AP Lang exam. Students will engage with three in-depth lessons that break down each essay type, guiding them through the writing process step by step. To enhance their understanding, they will analyze authentic top-scoring essay anchor texts for each essay type, respond to detailed workshop ques

Looking for a no-prep rhetorical analysis and argument writing quarter of instruction that contains engaging, relevant, and rigorous materials? Fortunately, this complete nine-week bundle, with a free daily calendar (click to download), represents 21st Century learning at its best! Students will participate in a variety of educational activities that range from analyzing prominent speeches and viewing real-world advertisements to watching and working with iconic movie speeches aimed to motiv

Students constantly RAVE about dystopian literature. Why not give them something to rave about in your classroom? This month-long dystopian short story unit, featuring dystopian short stories by Ray Bradbury, contains engaging and relevant reading comprehension and literary analysis materials that will encourage student engagement and foster reflective thinking about life, society, and, yes, even that scary word - the FUTURE. Materials Included:1. A BONUS Unit Outline/Overview 2. "An Introduc

Direct, focused, and skill-based multiple-choice test prep can be difficult to find and implement in the classroom. Use this AP Language & Composition multiple-choice exam prep unit bundle to focus on ALL multiple-choice passages (rhetorical analysis and writing / composition) within section one of the exam. Not only will students be able to assess their own mastery by taking authentic AP-style quizzes, but they will receive focused PPT lessons on all 8 important MCQ skill concepts. Then, s

Students easily get into reading and analyzing "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury. They seem to find the concepts of the dystopian story fascinating, yet somehow connected to their own lives. This week-long reading comprehension and analysis short story unit will ensure that your students not only become engaged in The Veldt, but that they thoroughly understand its dystopian purpose, implications, and themes. Plus, the project at the end allows the students to get creative and think about "the bigger p