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Unit Title: The Three Rhetoteers! United We Stand, Divided We Fall Name: Ali Elmi
Content Area: English Language Arts Grade Level: 11
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
(11th Grade) RI 6: Determine an
authors point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and
content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text.
Graphic Organizer 1: Students will take notes on the three Graphic Organizer 2: Online Discussion Board:
rhetorical devices. Students will analyze Martin Luther King speech for Students will join discussion board and post on the
rhetorical devices. following question: Which speech is more persuasive
Class Discussion: given the social and political climate of America today?
Students will demonstrate understanding of three rhetorical Reading Annotations: Students must cite relevant evidence using the speeches.
devices based on discussion questions. Students will analyze Malcolm X speech for rhetorical Responses will be evaluated using a rubric.
devices through the use of comments on a Google Doc.
Short Answer: Exit Slip:
Students will answer analysis questions for political ads on Group Discussion: Students will answer essential questions on Exit Slip.
Socrative. Students will debrief the reading by finding evidence from
the reading and then recording it on a Google Form.
Useful Websites:
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/malcolm_x_ballot.html
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
drive.google.com
popplet.com
http://www.mywejit.com