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The Whiskey Speech – Assignment & Slide Deck Bundle Analyze. Imitate. Perform. A Rhetorical Writing Experience Your Students Won’t Forget This bundle includes everything you need to turn Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat’s legendary 1952 Whiskey Speech into an unforgettable rhetorical analysis and writing experience. Students will analyze the structure and tone of the original speech, then write their own satirical imitation on a lighthearted topic—complete with an optional performance challenge. Wit

Mini-Analysis + Sentence CombiningThis classroom-ready bundle combines two focused resources designed to build both writing fluency and literary insight. Perfect for AP Lit, honors, or upper-level ELA classes, these activities help students work closely with language on both the sentence level and the interpretive level. What’s Inside: ✅ Mini-Analysis Slide Deck (PDF) 4 quote-based analysis slides Annotation and writing prompts Sentence frames for literary commentary AP Lit-style multipl

Help students actually think about figurative language—not just identify it. This high-interest resource uses pop lyrics and literary excerpts to walk students through metaphor, simile, and allusion with clear scaffolding and built-in AP Lit skill practice. Each one-page Mini-Analysis includes: A short excerpt (from music or lit) Close reading questions A sentence frame to support analytical writing You’ll also get: 1 page of AP Lit-style multiple choice (one question per excerpt) A final

Make Shakespeare accessible and exciting with this quote analysis mini-unit for Romeo & Juliet! This resource helps students build strong analytical writing by guiding them through key quotes using scaffolded questions and sentence frames. Designed for both general and advanced high school classes, this printable activity emphasizes figurative language, characterization, and theme—perfect for bell ringers, stations, or essay prep. What’s Included: 5 Mini-Analysis Quote Tasks, each with:

Help students dig deeper into nonfiction with this creative, standards-aligned rhetorical analysis project. Rhetorical Sketch Notes combines structure, style, and visual creativity to support critical reading, rhetorical awareness, and AP Language exam prep. ✨ What’s Included: A full-page project guide with scaffolded sections Scoring rubric included for easy grading Designed to reinforce key AP Language & Composition skills Perfect For: AP Language & Composition Nonfiction or argume

Help your AP Literature students deepen their understanding of any major novel or play with this creative, rigorous, and standards-aligned literary sketch notes project. Students build a page-by-page visual study guide that connects literary elements to the Meaning of the Work as a Whole (MOWOW). This can be used at the end of any major work. It can be an in-class assignment or homework or a combination (which is how it works in my class). I can also use this to spot gaps in understanding and sk