American Rhetoric

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Grade Range: 8 - 11

Rhetoric can be a difficult concept for students to grasp in isolation. This collection of full-text speeches and audio/video clips from political speeches, legal proceedings, interviews, debates, news broadcasts, and movies can really get the discussion going in speech and composition class! Definitions/interpretations of rhetoric are provided, along with a few interactive activities that make students think. A great resource for analyzing how wordsmiths use language to elicit a desired response from the audience. Created for American Rhetoric by Michael Eidenmuller. MP3 player required.

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debate, politics, speech, speeches, debate, politics, speech,

Subjects

English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, American History, Government/Civics: U.S, Writing,