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Writing-expository Common Core RI.9-10.4 resources
Steve Jobs & Real World Rhetoric Analysis, Grad Speech, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Show your students a real-world application of the tools of rhetoric (ethos, pathos, and logos) as they examine the 2005 Stanford University Commencement Address given by Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs. The speech, which is filled with warmth, humor, and meaning, is a high-interest way to add the non-fiction analysis skills emphasized by the Common Core to your classroom.Students will learn the components of Aristotle’s rhetorical devices, view Jobs’ speech via a 14-minute video clip, and use a ful
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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Real World Rhetoric #5, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #5 attempts to convince readers that students aren't motivated by cash rewards; they actually crave a surprisingly different prize.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Expository Writing Paragraph of the Week, Informational Writing | Digital
Are you looking for engaging, expository paragraph writing activities for your middle school students? This Expository Writing Paragraph of the Week will guide your students in formal paragraph writing and informational paragraph writing. Your students will be directed to read an engaging article, and each day, your students will be asked to complete a piece of the TALES by writing a format-topic sentence, adding a claim, lifting a line/citing text evidence, elaborating and summing up the parag
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6th - 9th
Tone Words - AP English Language & Composition - Tone Quiz - Graphic Organizers
Give AP® Language students a tone vocabulary, the ammunition they need as they learn to explain the difference between frustrated and vexed, between defiant and belligerent. Why does a tone vocabulary matter in AP® Lang? Tone is meaning. If a student misunderstands an author's tone, the student misses the author's purpose. Give your students the ammunition to understand subtle differences and put the right label on the right shifts in attitude.Contents◈ A link to a Google Slides version of the r
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: Tone BUNDLE - Posters - Lesson Plans - Vocabulary - Rhetorical Analysis
Informational Text: Anxiety and Stress - mentor texts, activities, & assessments
Teach students about nonfiction texts with a topic they can relate to:Students are experiencing stress and anxiety at increasing rates. Help them explore ways to deal with this while teaching students how to read and analyze informational texts. This nonfiction unit will allow your students to explore and discuss anxiety and stress with informational texts. The resource provides you with several options that will engage your students as they read, view, think, discuss and write. (This is include
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Informational Text BUNDLE - mentor texts, activities, & assessments
Real World Rhetoric #6, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #6 attempts to convince readers that intestinal worms are better than medicine or surgery for a variety of ailments.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argument essay•
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Transitions - Write On! How to Recognize and Use Transitions in Writing
Writing is not an easy task for most of our students. We’re lucky if we can get them to put their thoughts down on paper, much less make them readable. Transitions can help in this refinement process. They make ideas flow more smoothly and hold the writing together. This packet provides a guide for the recognition and usage of transitions in writing. It lists the different types of transitions and provides examples and illustrations of each in the information sheet. Exercises are included
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6th - 9th
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Real World Rhetoric #7, Argument Analysis of Modern Essay, Critical Thinking
What does it take to win an argument? With these real-world rhetorical analysis materials, students will examine a short essay on a high-interest topic, identify specific rhetorical tools, and determine whether the writer is ultimately effective in swaying the reader.The essay in Real World Rhetoric #7 attempts to convince healthy pregnant women that they should consider having their babies at home rather than in a hospital.This 5-page download includes:• A full-text copy of a public domain argu
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Argument Reading Graphic Organizers for Rhetorical Analysis & Rhetorical Appeals
No more scrambling to find just the right rhetorical analysis graphic organizers! From claim and counterclaim to SOAPS, rhetorical appeals, loaded language and more, your students will be asked to think critically about any nonfiction text in preparation for their next rhetorical analysis project or assessment! ★ Claim and Counterclaim★ SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker)★ Rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)★ Loaded language (focused on diction and connotations)★ They Say
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Activities BUNDLE
Student Blogging Unit Plan BUNDLE: Persuasive Writing, Argumentation, Summary
Activate student engagement and inquiry with this unique and engaging blog writing unit focused on cultural criticism! Students will summarize nonfiction texts and respond with persuasive writing, argumentative writing, and analytical writing. They will create a blog to share their thoughts with others! This unit gives you ALL of the resources and links you need for no-prep student blog writing experience. If you're ready for “real world,” authentic assessment, with a ton of activities at your f
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7th - 10th
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What to the Slave is Fourth of July and Rhetoric
This resource focuses on analyzing Frederick Douglass's renowned speech, "What to the Slave is Fourth of July." Students will engage in activities such as reviewing concept vocabulary, exploring Douglass's life, reading background information on the speech, and answering close reading questions. They will also identify and analyze examples of ethos, pathos, and logos, define unfamiliar terms, and identify Douglass's main argument and call to action. In the extended version of this resource, stud
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Rhetoric in American Speeches: Henry, Paine, Lincoln, and Douglass
Inquiry Research Project & Pop Culture Writing Unit Plan for High School English
This research unit gives you EVERYTHING for a no-prep student pop culture inquiry project. This unique and engaging inquiry based learning unit plan focuses on inquiry questions, source evaluation, research process, expository writing, conclusion writing, presentation skills and more! This unit was designed to give students a voice and also a real-world audience in the format of a presentation (or pitch) of their researched findings. It is important for students to think critically, to ask quest
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8th - 11th
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Test Prep English I- Great for EOC review
This is a comprehensive test prep for English I. It includes: Essential vocabulary Theme Conflict Tone & mood EOC Review Quiz Expository Essay Outline Grammar Review & Practice + answer keys!
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8th - 10th
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Mark Twain New Year's Resolution Task Cards Analysis Rhetoric 3D activity
Students always spend the day back from holiday break setting goals and making resolutions! This is beneficial, but here is an activity that explores a classic American writer’s attitude towards the tradition of making resolutions and a great way to alter the usual approach to New Year activities!!Text: Letter to Territorial Enterprise- January 1, 1863 by Mark TwainThis short little letter from Mark Twain packs of a ton of possibilities! Mix and match activities to focus on skills that benefit y
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8th - 12th
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Class Research Games
Need a fun way to get your students practicing their research skills? This set of 10 games will take your class from thesis statements all the way to references all while having fun.This set of games covers research skills like:Building 3-prong thesis statementsUsing specific search termsAssessing the credibility of sourcesExpanding on relevant evidenceChecking the efficacy of research paragraphsCreating accurate APA citationsChecking APA formattingYou'll get fun class games like:Thesis SwapSour
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6th - 12th
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9/11 Journalistic Study
Since September 11, 2001 is a significant historical event, this unit includes student interaction with two websites that allows them to use a journalistic approach. This approach allows them to report who, what, where, when, how and why through two responses. The first focus is about the day of September 11, 2001 and the second is about the recovery of Ground Zero. In addition, students are able to rhetorically analyze President George W. Bush's speech. This unit would take about seven school d
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9th - 12th
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Rhetorical Analysis Gettysburg Address Paired Speeches ESL Support templates
Studying rhetoric not only enhances communication skills but also fosters critical thinking, persuasion abilities, and social awareness, making it a valuable pursuit in both academic and practical contexts.In this set of resources students read the classic Gettysburg Address as well as two paired speeches. One from Mohammed Ali on his opposition and response to refusing the draft as well the the fictionalized (but based on true events) Gettysburg speech from Disney’s Remember the Titans. Student
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9th - 12th
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ELA Informational Brochure Project, Informational Text Analysis & Essay Practice
Students find the informational text standards challenging and boring. This product engages students by allowing them to choose their own research topic, conduct research, analyze their selected informative texts, and construct informative (expository) paragraphs. This brochure can then be used as a basis for an expository essay.This product features:1. Instructions Checklist2. Research and Citation Guide Organizer3. Article Analysis Organizer with Standards-Aligned Questions4. Brochure Template
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8th - 12th
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Rhetorical Appeals: Writing a Simplified Rhetorical Precis
Teaching students how to analyze rhetorically can be a challenge. These worksheets were created to teach students simply how to read rhetorically and write a simplified Rhetorical Precis. Work through the whole packet or just focus on one piece: the ethos, pathos, or logos. There is an option to do a simplified Rhetorical Precis after students have analyzed the text. This last worksheet's answers can be rewritten into a paragraph and edited.This gives students an idea of how to analyze for rh
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9th - 12th
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Among Us - Ethos, Pathos, Logos - Persuasive Practice
This Google document is an assignment/activity that will help your students with identifying ethos, pathos, logos, and practicing their persuasive skill. Inspired the online game Among Us (not affiliated), this activity asks students to identify how each of the crewmates are using Ethos, Pathos, Logos. There are three questions, one for each of the rhetorical appeals. Once students have identified those, there is a second document that will guide them through their own game, where they will coll
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7th - 11th
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Godzilla 3/4 Week Unit Bundle
This Drive folder contains the following:Total Lesson Plans for the 3/4 week unit complete with differentiation (Read Me)Pre-Reading / Short ResponseEnd of WWII (Japan-centered) PPT--statistics on Hiroshima and Nagasaki including picturesAllegory Presentation / Guided Questions for Allegory PPTModified Allegory of the Cave Active Viewing Questions Expository Essay Instructions and Writing Template Differentiated Expository Essay Chunking Worksheet
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10th - 11th
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Rhetorical Analysis Graphic Organizers for Any Nonfiction Text
Writing a rhetorical analysis essay and analyzing nonfiction texts just got easier with these print and digital graphic organizers for rhetorical analysis. When reading any nonfiction text, use these organizers to help students process and write a focused analysis précis.★ Précis★ SOAPS (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker)★ Rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)*************************************************Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource:★ Rhetorical analysis graphic
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Rhetorical Analysis Argumentation & Persuasive Writing Rhetoric BUNDLE
A History of Us: An Age of Extremes: 1880 - 1917 - Chapter Questions PPT
Here is a PowerPoint presentation of paragraph response chapter questions made for the book by Joy Hakim, A History of Us: An Age of Extremes. This is the eighth of a ten volume series on US History. It is a Common Core Exemplar book for fifth grade, but the text can be appropriate for students through high school. The book can be used as a class read aloud, a small group reading text, or as a whole class reading text. It provides a very in depth look at the period of US History invol
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: A History of US Books 1-10 Chapter Paragraph Response PowerPoints
Tone Analysis for Every Student - AP English Language - Rhetorical Analysis
This tone analysis mini unit is a six-lesson segment of a larger product available on TpT, Rhetorical Analysis for Every Student (or Step-by-Step Rhetorical Analysis). This resource contains 27 pages of lesson plans, handouts, exercises, and graphic organizers. Although exercises focus on rhetorical analysis within non-fiction, AP English Literature teachers will find it useful as well. Teacher notes and keys are included. BONUS: This unit is now on GOOGLE SLIDES.A BETTER BUY: AP English Languag
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Tone BUNDLE - Posters - Lesson Plans - Vocabulary - Rhetorical Analysis
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