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Do Not Try to Kid a Kidder: The Art of Persuasion HandoutDo Not Try to Kid a Kidder: The Art of Persuasion Handout
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Aurora City School District
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Do Not Try to Kid a Kidder: The Art of Persuasion

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The power to convince others of your argument lies in your knowledge of rhetoric! A thorough packet covers the basics of persuasion, including logical appeals and fallacies, and applies strategies to letters to the editor, advertisements, movie reviews, song lyrics, and more.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

persuasion, persuasive arguments, persuasive language, persuasive techniques, ethos, pathos, logos, argumentative writing, arguments, Persuasive Writing, fact and opinion, logical fallacies, literary devices, letters to the editor, editorials, persuasive letters, rhetoric, rhetorical devices

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Break up the packet over the course of a longer unit on rhetoric
  • Use in a persuasive writing unit or when discussing ethos, pathos, and logos

Classroom Considerations

  • Does not include a table of contents, but the delineation of assignments within the packet is clear

Pros

  • Each project is engaging and applicable to the real world
  • Reference pages are helpful in any persuasive writing lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.9-10.1.a W.11-12.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2

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