Teaching Rhetorical Analysis in middle school is finally broken down with this complete reading and essay writing unit. This unit includes 23 done-for-you lesson plans, reference pages, completed essays, and rhetorical analysis reading response examples with explanations and teaching for students. Each lesson is quick and easy to set up and I have done ALL the work for you. You could even leave these lesson plans for subs.
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Rhetorical Analysis Unit: 23 Lesson Plans and Resources
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12+ speeches (4 for each grade level) with complete annotations, response examples, SOAPStone responses, rhetorical devices graphic organizer response example, and rhetorical appeals graphic organizer example.
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3 completed rhetorical analysis essay examples
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Editable, digital, and differentiated rubrics for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Essays
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Editable writing conference forms with differentiated standards checklists
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Printable and digital rhetorical analysis reference pages for students
Your students will actually learn how to write true literary analysis responses daily while the daily responses build up in difficulty to eventually have students write a full-on comparative literary analysis essay.
No more, "I don't know what to write," or "I don't understand the assignment," because I have created over 40 examples of literary analysis responses, 3 different middle school literary analysis essays, and every literary analysis reference tool for students.
Each lesson is broken down step-by-step for teachers and each example is broken down with explanations for students.
Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, gather the materials listed, display my examples, teach the lesson, and you're ready for middle schoolers who can write true rhetorical analysis responses and essays.
The 23 lesson plans are:
- Summarizing vs. Analyzing
- Author’s Purpose.
- Rhetorical Appeals/Persuasion Techniques
- Rhetorical Devices in Advertisements
- Analyzing Famous Speeches for Rhetorical Appeals
- Rhetorical Devices
- Rhetorical Devices PowerPoint Activity and Practice
- Analyzing Famous Speeches for Rhetorical Devices
- Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals and Devices in Famous Speeches 1
- Rhetorical Analysis Response One
- Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals and Devices in Famous Speeches 2
- Rhetorical Analysis Response Two
- Utilizing Counterclaims in Rhetorical Analysis
- Using analysis and evidence together seamlessly for body paragraphs focusing on two texts
- Comparative Rhetorical Analysis Planning: Choosing either deep or wide analysis + Thesis statements and Claims + Quick Essay Outlines
- Rhetorical Analysis Comparative Essay Introductions
- Rhetorical Analysis Comparative Essay Body Paragraphs
- Rhetorical Analysis Comparative Essay Drafts and Linking Words Mini-Lesson
- Rhetorical Analysis Comparative Essay Drafts and Mini-Lesson
- Rhetorical Analysis Comparative Essay Conclusions
- Editing vs. Revising
- Publishing Final Drafts
- Writing Celebration!
The 12 rhetorical analysis reference pages are:
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Summarizing vs. Analyzing
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Elements of Rhetorical Analysis
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Author's Purpose
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Annotating Nonfiction
- When Should I Annotate?
- Rhetorical Appeals
- Rhetorical Devices 1
- Rhetorical Devices 2
- Thesis Statements
- Linking Words in English
- Editing Vs. Revising
- MLA Formatting