In this lesson, you will learn to analyze persuasive speeches and examine the impact of rhetorical structure and the use of devices in famous speeches. It includes activities such as matching quotes from famous speeches to the speakers...

This lesson focuses on the expression of ideas, the stylistic choices writers make. Because the range of choices is so broad, the activities in the lesson will focus on DDIST: (Diction, Detail, Imagery, Syntax, Tone) to help you remember...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you are going to learn to comment on writing composed by writers who are aesthetic types, writers who use language to bring images to our minds as we read....

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students are going to learn to comment on writing composed by writers who are aesthetic types, writers who use language to bring images to our minds as we...

In this lesson, you will learn to analyze persuasive speeches, those that are intended to sway the audience to agree with the speaker. You will examine the impact of rhetorical structure and the use of devices in famous speeches.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] The most effective expository and procedural texts contain rhetorical devices, transitional words and phrases, and a variety of sentence structures. Students will learn some...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn how to write an expository/procedural text that uses a variety of sentence structures, rhetorical devices, and transitions.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn about two rhetorical devices that are writing performance enhancers, analogy and antithesis. You will also learn about transitional words and...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to write an essay using effective rhetorical devices and transitions.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising rhetorical devices and transitions in an essay.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to write an essay using effective rhetorical devices and transitions.

This lesson focuses on rhetoric; it defines it, discusses rhetorical devices, and audience appeals. It includes a student assignment to read "Tear Down This Wall" a speech by Ronald Reagan and then use the comment feature in Microsoft...

This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.

This is a collection of excerpts from Aristole's Rhetoric.

This lesson focuses on Rhetoric and the literary techniques used in American Revolutionary speeches and writings. Students are asked to determine the rhetorical devices used in quotes from "The Crisis No 1" by Thomas Paine and Patrick...

This is a complete unit on rhetoric and persuasion including key words, what to expect, handouts, lessons, self-quizzes, audio and speaking assignments, and an in-depth final assessment using JFK's Inaugural Address with a grading...

This is excerpt from Plato's Gorgias which illustrates the Socratic (Q&A) Method of Division and Classification and claims about rhetoric.

This is the search engine for American Rhetoric, a site that offers thousands of primary source speeches. Just type in the name of the speech or the speaker and select from the choices.

Plato's views on rhetoric and poetry have been very influential on western thought and literature. Read this detailed article to find out why.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn strategies for evaluating and revising an essay so that it contains appropriate rhetorical devices and transitions.

This slideshow focuses on the impact of rhetorical devices and how they impact text. It explains eight common rhetorical devices: anaphora, asyndeton, chiasmus, direct address, hyperbaton, parallelism, polysyndeton, and rhetorical...

This PDF lesson plan prepares students for multiple portions of the AP Language and Composition exam (specifically, the multiple choice section and the rhetorical analysis prompt) by analyzing a brief text which students will be able to...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you will learn about Sam's three tricks: parallel structure, the rhetorical question, and transitional words and phrases.

Details about Rhetoric on the SAT Reading Test. One definition of the word rhetoric is "the study of writing or speaking." Rhetoric questions on the Reading Test assess how well you understand the choices that authors make as they...