Analyzing a Speech

Students must learn how to analyze arguments that are both written and spoken. This activity supports students as they learn how to use a speech to engage in rhetorical analysis.

Analyzing a Speech Step-By-Step Process

Plan your lesson

Learning
Pathway

Planning Journal

Teach the skill

Student Activity

Interactive Lesson

Differentiate and support learning

Reading Rubrics

Assess and track growth

Performance Tracker

Teacher Reflection

Student samples

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Literacy Standards In Action

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Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

SL2

Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

SL3

Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Analyzing a Speech