Curated OER
Conducting a Rhetorical Analysis
What is the author trying to achieve? What strategies does he/she use to meet this goal? How affective are these strategies? These three questions, the heart of rhetorical analysis, are examined in a presentation that also details the...
Curated OER
Charles Darwin Meets John Paul II
If you teach AP English language and composition and are looking for a way to address the differences between written and spoken arguments, consider this lesson. Over the course of three days, class members research Charles Darwin or...
Curated OER
When Is a Noun a Verb? Examining Double Duty Words
The New York Times' Learning Network provides great lessons! This one uses articles from the paper to help readers understand homonyms like mail (verb and noun). It also includes an exercise in reading informational text. Links to the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Identifying Rhetorical Devices in Arguments to Aid Understanding
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...
Other
Pressbooks: Virginia Western Community College: Let's Get Writing!
This is an open textbook created to assist students in their writing efforts. Topics covered include critical reading, rhetorical analysis, writing arguments, steps in the writing process, rhetorical modes, using credible sources, citing...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Rhetorical Analysis of "So This Was Adolescence"
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...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Analysis: Rhetorical Analysis
This lesson focuses on defining rhetorical analysis and identifying and applying different types of analytic processes. It also provides a practice activity.