Activity
University of North Carolina

University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Fallacies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four lessons that teach about the fallacies used in advertising such as bandwagon appeal, hasty generalizations, red herrings, emotional appeals, and more. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion in "Nothing but the Truth"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give students an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Schemes of Work: Speaking and Listening

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of lessons will engage students in analyzing the pros and cons of hunting. Students will also develop their own persuasive speeches about corporal punishment.
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: John F. Kennedy's Remarks, Berlin [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"John F. Kennedy: Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin" is a one page persuasive speech delivered by JFK on June 26, 1963. In it he commended West Germany in its efforts to have a democratic government and berated the Communists...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analysis of Relative Values of Specific Data, Facts, and Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on analyzing and evaluating the value of the sources used for evidence in a research project.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to create their own public service announcements (PSAs) using Windows Movie Maker or other similar software. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to put characters from a work of literature on trial. This instructional activity uses Shakespeare's "The Tempest" as an example, but this concept can be applied to other works as well....
Website
Other

Ed u.com: Three Fundamentals of Selling Your Message

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is provided for by Ed-U.com. Based on the Greek ideas of ethos, logos, and pathos the writer addresses how to adequately persuade an audience.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Supporting Details: Statistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using statistics as supporting details. It explains why statistics make powerful supporting details, however, these can be skewed to show different outcomes. It suggests looking carefully when using statistics to...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces argumentative papers. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Argumentative Papers."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Key Elements: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in argumentative papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Argumentative Papers: Key Elements."