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English 11 (American Lit) lesson plan: Rhetorical analysis

Topic: Rhetorical analysis of a speech or essay (RI.11-12.6). Adjust the settings, then copy the prompt.

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Prerequisite skills to check: identifying an author's point of view and purpose (RI.9-10.6); claims and evidence (RI.9-10.8); citing textual evidence (RI.9-10.1).

Key vocabulary: rhetoric, ethos, pathos, logos, audience, purpose, rhetorical situation, diction.

Warm-up idea: Show two short ads for the same product aimed at different audiences and ask what each one does to persuade.

Exit ticket idea: Students identify one rhetorical choice in a short passage and explain how it serves the author's purpose for that audience.

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