Unit Makeover: Rhetorical Analysis [S5 E178]
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We’re excited to share another installment of our unit makeover series. This time we’re delving into teaching rhetoric analysis in the classroom. We’ve noticed a pattern in the feedback we receive from you, our listeners, and we’ve decided to structure this episode as a mini-professional development session for teaching rhetoric.
You’ll hear our two main approaches to teaching rhetoric: a focus on text or a focus on skills. A text-centered approach involves using a central text and supplementing it with other texts to teach the skills of rhetorical analysis. On the other hand, a skills-centered approach involves teaching students how to deconstruct arguments and analyze rhetoric without a specific central text.
We share plenty of examples for both approaches, which we hope will give you lots of ideas to take back to your students! Is this topic something that you would like to see a live training or workshop on? Let us know by sending us a message on Instagram @bravenewteaching!
Topics Discussed in This Episode:
Learning rhetoric through the experience of characters in a play or story
Examples of how to teach rhetoric using Caesar and Crucible, including sample essential questions
Why you should start with close reads and the importance of consistency with this
Types of summative assessments to utilize
Best tips for teaching a skill-based unit
Resources Mentioned:
Teaching Rhetorical Analysis: Using Film Clips and Songs to Get Started with Space Cat
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check out other bnt episodes:
Episode 154, Unit Makeover featuring Ruta Sepetys: Historical Fiction, Research, and Storytelling
Episode 134, Unit Makeover: Teaching Night with Guest Andrea Michelle (Part 1)
Episode 135, Unit Makeover: Teaching Night with Guest Andrea Michelle (Part 2)
Episode 118, Just Mercy Unit Makeover: Nonfiction Series Part 3
Episode 115, Unit Makeover: Transforming Frankenstein with a Novel in Verse
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