The Rhetorical Triangle | Ford's Theatre

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 The Rhetorical Triangle | Ford's Theatre

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 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rhetorical-triangle/the-rhetorical-triangle/

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

By understanding Aristotle’s three elements of persuasive speech—the ancient Greek words ethos, pathos, and logos—students will be able to analyze the effectiveness of rhetorical strategies and elements in commercials and speeches. This lesson could be used in grades 5-12. In Lesson Activity Two, there are links to resources that allow the teacher to choose appropriate texts for their students.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 6
1. Identify and explain an author's rhetorical choices, including point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings, to develop central and supporting ideas.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 7
12. Determine the intended purposes of techniques used for rhetorical effect in multiple digital sources.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 9
16. Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 10
16. Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 11
19. Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 12
19. Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.
Tags: alliteration, allusion, anaphora, ethos, hyperbole, logos, metaphor, onomatopoeia, parallelism, pathos, personification, rhetoric, simile
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Handouts and materials associated with this resource can be found to the right of the video under the heading, "Support Materials for Use with Students".

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Author: Jessica Byrd