Great American Speeches Unit, part 1

I started this unit with a lecture introducing the rhetorical situation and the rhetorical triangle.

Purdue's Online Writing Lab has a PowerPoint presentation on the rhetorical situation that provides a great overview of the rhetorical situation. I used it but adapted my language to a speech situation.

I also used Leigh Dillard's handout on the rhetorical triangle and fallacies.

Students then made posters illustrating both the rhetorical situation and the rhetorical triangle. We posted these around the classroom.

I also made two graphic organizers based on this lecture that we used throughout the unit.
Rhetorical Situation Graphic Organizer
Rhetorical Triangle Graphic Organizer