In this segment from Independent Lens, three candidates for class monitor make a final speech to grab the win.

This is a PDF file of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" speech to aid the cause of women's rights. Each line is numbered for easy reference.

This is a complete unit on rhetoric and persuasion including key words, what to expect, handouts, lessons, self-quizzes, audio and speaking assignments, and an in-depth final assessment using JFK's Inaugural Address with a grading...

This multi-session lesson features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....

This instructional activity unit has students research a local, state, national, or international issue of personal interest and create and share a two-minute persuasive podcast presenting their research-based opinions on the topic. It...

This is a 14-page PDF article concerning audience analysis for a persuasive speech. It includes the importance of understanding your audience, methods used to analyze a specific audience, and the five layer of any given audience alalysis.

This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.

Use Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to talk about the American Dream, word choice, and persuasion.

A lesson for exploring the ways in which Kofi Annan has spoken for the weak, poor, and voiceless. Learners analyze a world event and then express a dream or a vision of how the situation could be improved.