Commonplace Rhetoric: 15-Day Practice Deck

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Rhetoric

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Grade Level12th Grade

SubjectRhetoric

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Create a 15-day, one prompt per day presentation (same as the attached document) that allows students to practice their rhetorical skills for seven minutes each day based on the 15 prompts. This is for an Honors English 11, so use a combination of literature for the prompts and modern scenarios. Using the guidance below, label each day 1, 2, 3, ... 15, each day with a different prompt focusing on a different aspect of Commonplace (see below) Commonplace is "a composition which amplifies inheren...

This teacher guide outlines a comprehensive 15-day instructional unit on Commonplace Rhetoric, designed to enhance students' analytical writing and debate skills. The unit consists of daily 7-minute practice sessions structured around high-frequency prompts, supplemented by peer feedback and teacher observation to track growth. Essential materials include debate guidelines and analytic evaluation rubrics, ensuring students refine their critical analysis abilities through participatory learning. The curriculum emphasizes the exploration of commonplace arguments—shared ethical grounds that amplify human virtues and vices—while connecting classical rhetoric to modern scenarios and character analysis from literature. A structured six-step framework guides students through rhetorical development, focusing on virtues versus vices, facilitating critical understanding of morality and argumentation. Ultimately, this unit aims to prepare students for advanced rhetorical writing and debate, fostering essential skills for AP Literature and beyond.