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Looking for an engaging way to practice ethos, pathos, and logos? Want to practice debating in preparation for a formal debate? Just want to have some FUN and hit the listening and speaking standards? Feel like challenging your students to think fast on their feet? Don't know what else to teach tomo...

December is a fun month to teach if you know how to use the inevitable energy that the students bring in. While I may long for my fireplace and a good book, my students are eagerly awaiting snow, …

Learn how to write a rhetorical analysis essay. Find out the key components and careful use of rhetorical devices to write a good rhetorical essay.

Doug Savage's Savage Chickens "comics" are a single-frame comic drawn on a sticky note that illustrates the life of chickens whose experiences reveal the "savage" truths of the human existence. Teaching satire in secondary ELA is a high-interest and humorous way to engage studen

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Before there was Ogilvy, there was Aristotle. The Greek philosopher cooked up a concept called the three ‘modes of persuasion’, a framework for understanding the three ways we persuade people to do something.

A rhetorical analysis essay looks closely at how an author uses language and strategies to persuade or inform a specific audience. Check out to learn more!

Help guide students through the different parts of debate with worksheet templates! Find evidence cards and more. Debate prep doesn't have to be hard anymore!

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

If you want to see me plan a GREAT lesson, don’t come find me on a Sunday afternoon when I’ve deliberately set aside a chunk of time for some hardcore planning. I’ll be priming my…

Debates!

Get your students talking with this list of funny debate topics. Guaranteed to get your students engaged while having fun in class.

If you are looking to try something new with your students or if you would like to enhance your existing unit on debating, this blog post is for YOU! I am going to share a few fun ideas that you can easily incorporate into your classroom. The goal of this blog post is to help teachers organize, plan and execute effective inquiry-based classroom debates. So, if you are ready to get started, check out the tips below to get started! 1. Start with some teen-related discussion topics One of the...

Hold a debate in your upper elementary or middle school classroom with these ideas, topics, activities, and lesson plans. 2024 Presidential Debate

Below is the list of useful phrases for discussion and debate in English you should learn.