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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "The Gettysburg Address," delivered November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page also offers audio readings by six famous people: Johnny Cash, Jeff Daniels, Jim Getty,...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address delivered March 4, 1865.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rhetorical Landscape: Editorials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on editorials including understanding their purpose and analyzing them. It provides links to analyzing an editorial handout, "Writing an Editorial" tutorial, and "PBS NewHour: Student Voice" essays.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rhetorical Landscape: Commercials and Advertisements

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on commercials and advertisements including demographics, targeted audiences, and the three audience appeals: ethos pathos, and logos. It provides links to an analyzing ads assignment with rubric, a demographics...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rhetorical Landscape: Persuasive Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to write a persuasive or argumenatative essay. It provides links to a "Persuasive Support" handout, a 7-page PDF on "Writing the Persuasive Essay," and Purdue Owl's "Argumentative Essays."
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Albert Einstein: Address at the 5th Nobel Anniversary Dinner

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Albert Einstein's speech at the fifth Nobel anniversary dinner on December 10, 1945, at the Hotel Astor in New York City.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Gerald R. Ford: Oath of the u.s. Presidency Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the swearing in of Gelald R. Ford as President of the United States on August 9, 1974, after President Nixon resigned. After taking the oath of office, Ford speaks to the country. Offered in mp3 audio and in text.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Spenserian Stanza

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This definition is complete and contains hyperlinks to related terms, as well as an example.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms: Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A succinct definition of modernism, with examples of authors and styles.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a glossary of literary and rhetorical terms in alphabetical order by Jack Lynch, Rutgers University. Click the desired link to find the definition.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hypophora

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-slide presentation introducing hypophora and explaining its use as a rhetorical device.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Understatement

For Students 9th - 10th
A four-slide document introducing understatement and explaining how it can be used as a rhetorical device.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hyperbole

For Students 9th - 10th
A five-slide presentation introducing hyperbole and explaining its use as a rhetorical device.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Plato's Apology

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is one of the finest examples of classical rhetoric, in translation by Benjamin Jowett.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hypophora

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces hypophora as a rhetorical device. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Able Media

Figures of Speech: Rhetoric Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a great exercise that helps students practice identifying and translating rhetorical devices in Latin poetry. Uses examples from Book II of Vergil's Aeneid.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Movie Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The closing argument speech from the film, "The Verdict."
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American Rhetoric: Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the speech "The Ballot or the Bullet" delivered by Malcolm X on April 3, 1964, in Cleveland, Ohio. He focuses on Civil Rights.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [13:21] of President Ronald Reagan's speech on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1984, in Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Emma Goldman: Address to the Jury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Emma Goldman's address to the jury at her trial and that of Alexander Berkman on July 9, 1917, in New York.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: Final Speech in Support of League of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's last speech in support of the League of Nations delivered on September 25, 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address delivered on April 4, 1913.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Sinkov Interview Excerpt: Move Into Cryptologic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of an excerpt from Abraham Sinkov's interview describing how he came into the Signal Intelligence Service to begin a career in the new cryptologic field. It was recorded on April 20, 1930.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Un Memorial Address for John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and audio of Adlai Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly after President John F. Kennedy's death. It was delivered on November 26, 1963, in New York.

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