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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Adlai Stevenson: Memorial Address for Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text (PDF available) and audio of Stevenson's address to the United Nations General Assembly upon the death of Eleanor Roosevelt; it was delivered on November 9, 1962.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: War Message

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of President Woodrow Wilson's speech to Congress on April 2, 1917, asking them to declare war on Germany thereby, entering World War I.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Russell Conwell: "Acres of Diamonds"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio versions of Russell Conwell's famous inspirational story "Acres of Diamonds" which was delivered over 5000 times at various times and places from 1900-1925.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of President Reagan taking the oath of office and his first Inaugural Address on January 20, 1981.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Eugene Debs: Statement to the Court

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of Eugene Deb's statement to the Federal Court of Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1918, where he advocated for socialism in the United States.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson: "The Fourteen Points"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text for Wilson's "The Fourteen Points," a statement of principles for world peace to be used in the negotiations for the end of WWI, delivered on January 8, 1918.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary & Rhetorical Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive list of literary terms from the University of Victoria that will give students definitions and examples of how they are used. Terms are sorted by category. L.11-12.4d Verify meaning
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Ann Dunwoody: Speech at Promotion to 4 Star General Ceremony

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of General Ann E. Dunwoody's speech upon her promotion to 4-Star General.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Hillary Rodham Clinton: u.n. 4th World Conference on Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [19:35] of Hillary Rodham Clinton's address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women on September 5, 1995, Beijing, China.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Spiro Theodore Agnew: "Television News Coverage"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Spiro Agnew's speech "Television News Coverage" expressing his disappointment in the news media's behavior after a Presidental speech on Vietnam; it was delivered at a Republican Midwest regional meeting on...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive collection of the top 100 speeches in order of their popularity; most include the text and audio of the speech and several also offer the video. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Robert La Follette: Senate Address:"free Speech in War Time"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Robert La Follette's speech to the Senate, "Free Speech in War Time" delivered on October 6, 1917, in the U.S. Senate Chamber, in Washington, D.C.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Reading: Academic Reading Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on reading strategies including understanding your purpose, and before, during, and after reading strategies.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Appeals to Logos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on appeals to logos, or appealing to your audience's logical side including your types of source material, remembering your audience, and being sure to maintain clear lines of reasoning throughout.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: The Star Criteria

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the STAR Criteria for evaluating appeals to logos; it includes evaluating for Sufficiency, Typicality, Accuracy, and Relevance.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Manipulative Appeals to Logos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to determine if an appeal to logos is manipulative. It also provides a practice activity.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Kairos and Logos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the 4th logical appeal called Kairos, a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action; the opportune and decisive moment.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Kairos and Pathos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on appeals that use both Kairos and Pathos, appeals to emotion (pathos) are more likely to be effective work if they are also timely (kairos).
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Appeals to Ethos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on appeals to Ethos, When you evaluate an appeal to ethos, how successfully a speaker or writer establishes authority or credibility with his or her intended audience. You ask yourself what elements of the essay or...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Manipulative Appeals to Ethos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the ways appeals to ethos can be manipulative including lying about their credentials and employing a number of tricks or fallacies to lure you to their point of view.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Establishing Ethos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on establishing ethos or credibility. You can establish ethos-or credibility-in two basic ways: you can use or build your own credibility on a topic, or you can use credible sources, which, in turn, builds your...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Appeals to Pathos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on appeals to pathos; to connect to the audience by evoking emotions or by suggesting that author and audience share attitudes, beliefs, and values.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Rhetorical Appeals: Manipulative Appeals to Pathos

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the manipulative appeals to pathos, trying to unfairly play upon the audience's feelings and emotions through fallacious, misleading, or excessively emotional appeals.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Alma Powell: Official Announcement of 'Grad Nation' Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video of Alma Powell's March 1, 2010, announcement of the 'Grad Nation' campaign, a 10-year plan to work with schools with high dropout rates to improve retention.

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