CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Gettysburg Address" by President Abraham Lincoln
This speech was given in 1863 after the Union and Confederate armies had been at war for more than three years and several hundred thousand Americans had already died. Thousands of Union soldiers died at the Battle of Gettysburg alone. A...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Ronald Reagan on the Challenger Disaster" by President Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan delivered this speech to the grieving nation on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, leading to the death of its seven crew members. A specific purpose for reading...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to over 250,000 people from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In this speech, King discusses racial...
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson: Filibusters
Students learn about filibusters and how and why senators use them, then they take a look at how news coverage of a filibuster can be transformed through neutral, positive, or negative framing.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Plato's Apology
Here is one of the finest examples of classical rhetoric, in translation by Benjamin Jowett.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Definitions of Basic Sentence Parts
This site from Capital Community College Foundation provides all the different parts of speech and their definitions. It also shows word functions and their use.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract, Concrete, General, and Specific Terms
Insightful, conversational discussion of the four terms and how each are needed to improve communication provided for by the Capital Community College.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: To Stammering
This poem shares the pain experienced by a person who has a speech disorder.
University College London
University College London: Adjectives
This University College London site features an extended grammar lesson on adjectives and their use. Includes an exercise to test your knowledge.
University College London
University College London: Attributive and Predicative Adjectives
This University College London site provides an advanced grammar lesson on adjectives (attributive, postpositive, and predicate adjectives), and includes a short exercise to test your knowledge.
University College London
University College London: Inherent Adjectives
Grammar survey of inherent and non-inherent adjectives and stative and dynamic adjectives with examples.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: I Pod Inspired Writing Lessons: I Say to You Today I Have a Dream!
Inspired by MLK's passionate "I Have a Dream Speech," the mentor text "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", by Doreen Rappaport, and U2's Pride (In the Name of Love)", students will write speeches that detail...
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: Narrative of Frederick Douglass
A brief summary of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Also includes an on-line text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
Vocabulary.com
State of the Union Address 2016
This site contains a list of 25 words from the State of the Union Address of 2016 by President Barack Obama. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
Vocabulary.com
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
This site contains a list of 80 words from the "I Have a Dream" speech (1963) by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
Vocabulary.com
President Obama's Speech to the Nation About Terrorism
This site contains a list of 21 words from President Barack's 2015 speech to the United States about the topic of terrorism after the Paris and San Bernadino terror attacks. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 7: Activities
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 7 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 7. Focus of the...
Philosophy Pages
Philosophy Pages: Categorical Syllogisms
Provides a detailed look at syllogisms. Sections include the following: "The Structure of Syllogism," "Standard Form," "Form and Validity," and "Diagramming Syllogisms."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Aphasia: The Disorder That Makes You Lose Your Words
Susan Wortman-Jutt details a disorder called aphasia, which can impair all aspects of communication. [5:10]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Your Words May Predict Your Future Mental Health
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how...
Other
So just.net: Historic Speeches
This site from EdChange.org gives the speeches of many American speakers on various topics related to social justice.
Other
The Skeptic's Dictionary: Begging the Question
This site from The Skeptic's Dictionary defines the term and provides a number of examples. Each example is given a complete explanation.
Other
Net Inc Technologies: Subsidiary Motions and Functions
Very clear explanation of subsidiary motions and how they are used in a meeting from NetInc Technologies. Contains a good deal of information in an easy-to-read format.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Abraham Sinkov Interview Excerpt: Move Into Cryptologic Field
This is the text and audio of an excerpt from Abraham Sinkov's interview describing how he came into the Signal Intelligence Service to begin a career in the new cryptologic field. It was recorded on April 20, 1930.