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The Rhetorical Triangle | Ford's Theatre

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Title:

The Rhetorical Triangle | Ford's Theatre

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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. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 1. Rhetorical choices Point of view Purpose Anecdotes Figurative word meaning Connotative word meaning Technical word meaning Central idea Supporting idea Knowledge: 1. Students know: Authors make specific rhetorical choices in their writing to convey meaning. Rhetorical devices include point of view, purpose, personal anecdotes, and word choice. Authors develop the main idea of the text by including supporting details to further elaborate on the text's central meaning. Skills: 1. Students are able to: Identify an author's rhetorical choices related to point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings. Explain why an author made particular rhetorical choices related to point of view, purpose, anecdotes, and figurative, connotative, and technical word meanings. Explain how an author's rhetorical choices developed the central and supporting ideas of the text. Understanding: 1. Students understand that: When writing a text, authors make specific decisions about the structure, format, and vocabulary to accurately convey their central idea.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 7	12. Determine the intended purposes of techniques used for rhetorical effect in multiple digital sources. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 12. Rhetorical effects Digital sources Knowledge: 12. Students know: Techniques used for rhetorical effect. Skills: 12. Students are able to: Identify the purpose and effect of rhetorical choices in a digital text. Understanding: 12. Students understand that: Rhetorical choices contribute to the overall meaning of a digital text. Rhetorical choices have specific effects on the text's meaning.
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. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 16. Grammar Rhetorical style Fiction Poetry Prose Nonfiction Historical documents Business documents Informational documents Workplace documents Knowledge: 16. Students know: Methods to identify an author's particular rhetorical style. Formal, standard English conventions and their usage in a variety of text genres. Authors choose to use particular grammar and rhetorical style in writing to convey the meaning of the text. Skills: 16. Students are able to: Interpret how an author's use of grammar contributes to the meaning of text in multiple genres. Interpret how an author's rhetorical style contributes to the meaning of the text in multiple genres. Understanding: 16. Students understand that: An author's grammar and rhetorical style affect the meaning of different texts.
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. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 16. Grammar Rhetorical style Fiction Poetry Prose Nonfiction Historical documents Business documents Informational documents Workplace documents Knowledge: 16. Students know: Methods to identify an author's particular rhetorical style. Formal, standard English conventions and their usage in a variety of text genres. Authors choose to use particular grammar and rhetorical style in writing to convey the meaning of the text. Skills: 16. Students are able to: Interpret how an author's use of grammar contributes to the meaning of text in multiple genres. Interpret how an author's rhetorical style contributes to the meaning of the text in multiple genres. Understanding: 16. Students understand that: An author's grammar and rhetorical style affect the meaning of different texts.
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. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 19. Grammar Rhetorical style Fiction Poetry Prose Nonfiction Historical documents Business documents Informational documents Workplace documents Knowledge: 19. Students know: Methods to identify an author's particular rhetorical style. Formal, standard English conventions and their usage in a variety of text genres. Authors choose to use particular grammar and rhetorical style in writing to convey the meaning of the text. Skills: 19. Students are able to: Interpret how an author's grammar use contributes to text's meaning in multiple genres. Interpret how an author's rhetorical style contributes to the meaning of the text in multiple genres. Understanding: 19. Students understand that: An author's grammar and rhetorical style affect the meaning of different texts.
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. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 19. Grammar Rhetorical style Fiction Poetry Prose Nonfiction Historical documents Business documents Informational documents Workplace documents Knowledge: 19. Students know: Methods to identify an author's particular rhetorical style. Formal, standard English conventions and their usage in a variety of text genres. Authors choose to use particular grammar and rhetorical style in writing to convey the meaning of the text. Skills: 19. Students are able to: Interpret how an author's grammar use contributes to text's meaning in multiple genres. Interpret how an author's rhetorical style contributes to the meaning of the text in multiple genres. Understanding: 19. Students understand that: An author's grammar and rhetorical style affect the meaning of different texts.

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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Jessica Byrd

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The Rhetorical Triangle | Ford's Theatre