This stations activity pack helps students analyze the literary and rhetorical devices in one of the greatest speeches Frederick Douglass’, his 4th July speech.
In this engaging activity, students collaborate to analyze the use of different persuasive devices and figures of speech in five extracts from Douglass’ speech.
In this collaborative environment, they are able to work together to do a rigorous in-depth analysis of some of the most prominent parts of the speech, examining how Douglass addressed his audience and modified his tone to persuade his readers that slavery is an abhorrent practice.
Included in this activity pack are:
A short presentation about Frederick Douglass and his 4th July speech
Five passages of Frederick Douglass’ 4h July speech in color OR in black-and-white for easy printing
Five full-color worksheets to accompany the passages OR five black-and white task cards
Station numbers (in color OR black and white)
Teacher instructions
Student instructions
Detailed answer keys for all worksheets/task cards
The materials are all ready to go, just print and you’re off to class!
This big new persuasive writing bundle includes six excellent resources to help your students understand persuasive writing and using different rhetorical techniques and appeals and apply that knowledge in real life:
Persuasive techniques presentation
Persuasive techniques posters
Advertisement analysis project
Persuasive letter worksheets (digital and printable)
Speech analysis stations: Frederick Douglass 4th July speech
Guided article analysis stations
The bundle includes:
a 38-slide presentation with detailed teacher’s notes
an engaging interactive Kaboom! game with 60 revision questions
12 posters with definitions, examples and effects of different persuasive techniques
a motivating advertisement analysis project that helps student understand how persuasion works in real life
detailed ready-to-go printable and digital worksheets for analyzing a persuasive letter
a ready-made stations activity for analysing Frederick dogulss ‘What to the American Slave is 4th July’ speech
a ready-made stations activity for article analysis
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES PRESENTATION
This fully editable 38-slide presentation offers an in-depth look into the most commonly used rhetorical devices, including:
alliteration, anecdote, rhetorical questions, imperative, personal pronouns, exaggeration/hyperbole, facts, opinions, repetition, emotive language, statistics and triplets/list of three.
The presentation contains information about the definition, examples and effects of every technique.
This helps students understand:
what the technique is
how it’s used in everyday speech and literature
and how it helps persuade the reader to agree with the author
The pack also includes 8 pages of detailed teacher’s notes.
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES POSTERS
All 12 beautiful and informative posters include the definition of the technique, several examples (from everyday speech and literature) and the possible effects the use of the technique has on the reader (how it helps persuade the reader).
The posters are an excellent visual reminder that helps students review and revise the key elements of persuasive writing.
ADVERTISEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT
This exciting infomercial analysis project helps students apply their persuasive analysis skills by analyzing infomercials featuring well-known celebrities and familiar products.
The project includes:
a step-by-step guide
a detailed graphic organizer for guided analysis
a curated YouTube playlist with 14 carefully-chosen infomercials
a grading rubric
PERSUASIVE LETTER ANALYSIS WORKSHEETS
With these worksheets, students analyze how writers adapt their letters to their target audience and how they use persuasive appeals and techniques.
The lesson includes:
an original persuasive letter
a set of worksheets for analyzing appealing to target audience, use of persuasive appeals and use of persuasive techniques (print and digital versions)
teacher instructions
detailed answer keys (print and digital versions)
A FREE BONUS:
My original videos on persuasive techniques: Persuasive techniques playlist
Each video contains the definition, examples from everyday life and famous persuasive texts and effects the technique has on the readers. Excellent as exam-prep or simple revision.
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