updated 2011
Rhetorical Features: Genre, Audience, Purpose; External features: Biographical information, Title, Context; Internal features: Patterns of Organization, Main argument, Claims, Evidence, Rhetorical appeals, Philosophical assumptions, Bias
9th 10th 11th 12th
Skill focus: Identification of the concepts of argument, evidence, and appeals, intended audience, and writing a PRECIS
Skill focus: Identification and analysis of rhetorical terms, concepts of argument, evidence, claims, subclaims and appeals,
SEMESTER ONE SEQUENCES: SEMESTER ONE SEQUENCES:
“The Drug That Pretends It Isn’t”
 Introduction to rhetorical terms
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
 Genre/audience/purpose
 Argument
 Claims
 Introduction to different types of evidence
Charting 
 Introduce Visual
Argument
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
None (transition to second sequence immediately)
“Driving to the Funeral” or “How
Many Children Must Die?”
 Review rhetorical terms
 Define Vocabulary
 contextually
Genre/audience/purpose
 Argument
 Claims
 Review different types of evidence
“Haiti and the Limits of
Generosity”
 Review rhetorical terms
 Locate and identify evidence types
 Genre/Audience/Purpose
 Identify main claim and sub claims
 Determine which evidence supports each sub claim
 Introduce rhetorical appeals
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
 Scaffolded Charting
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Template Rhetorical Precis—
Type 1
Skill focus: Identification and analysis of argument, intended audience, evidence, appeals, research, connecting multiple texts, and introduction to evaluation
SEMESTER ONE SEQUENCES:
“The American Character”
 Analysis of Argument
 Purpose
 Charting
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Two body paragraph written response
Skill focus: Review of all skills with more emphasis on connecting multiple texts, reading stamina, and writing rhetorical analysis papers.
SEMESTER ONE SEQUENCES:
“Dumpster Diving for Dinner”
 Review of all skills
 Rhetorical Precis
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
“Pursuit of Capitalism” and
“The Declaration of
Sentiments”


Analysis of Argument
Purpose
 Charting
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
Appeals 
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Puzzle-like Chart on demand
Four-five paragraph essay-Type
2
Human Suffering Unit
 Multiple texts
 Argument
 Evidence
 Purpose/Audience/Genre
 Philosophical assumptions
 Visual text analysis
 Summary/paraphrase/dire ct quote
 Transitions
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
ESSAY Assignment Type 3
“Walmart: The High Cost of Low
Prices”


Multiple texts
Argument
 Evidence
 Purpose/Audience/Genre
 Philosophical assumptions
 Visual text analysis

 Charting
 Review Visual Argument
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Scaffolded Rhetorical Precis —
Type 1
(*note: add a paragraph)
SEMESTER TWO
SEQUENCES:
 Summary/paraphrase/dire ct quote
 Transitions
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
ESSAY Assignment Type 3
“Puppy Loves Bite”
 Reinforcing terminology
 Identifying argument and claims
 Tone
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
 Topic sentence
 Examining organization
 Charting
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Rhetorical précis
Argumentative letter
 Reinforcing terminology
 Identifying argument and claims
 Tone
 Defining Vocabulary contextually
 Topic sentence
 Examining organization
 Charting
 Analysis of a Visual
Text
 Rhetorical and style
SEMESTER TWO
SEQUENCES:
“Prayers for the Days of
Awe”
 Argument
 Appeals
 Audience
 Evidence
 Template charting
 Vocabulary
 Identify claims and sub claims
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Rhetorical précis
Appeals Evaluation Chart
SEMESTER TWO
SEQUENCES:
Ho Chi Mihn and Johnson
Speeches
 argument
 audience
 evidence
 appeals
 template charting
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
4-5 paragraph essay—
Assignment Type 3
“Black Men in Public Space”
“Requiem of a Dream”
 Introduce DIDLS
 Review all skills
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Two papers: 3 paragraph paper, 2 paragraph paper
Type 2
“I Have a Dream” and
“Ballot or the Bullet”
 Review of all skills
 DIDLS
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Four paragraph essay, four pages long—Type 3
SEMESTER TWO
SEQUENCES:
Speech Unit
 Argument
 Evidence
 Appeals
 Source evaluation
 Audience
 Counterargument
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Research Speech—pre-4
______________________
“Food, Inc.” “The High Cost of
Cheap Food”
 Argument/Claims
 Evidence
 Evaluation
 Research Skills
 Citations
 Counterargument
 Source Evaluation
 Works Cited page
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Research Paper—Type 4

analysis
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Rhetorical précis
“A Cause”
Research
 Evaluation of sources
 Citation of sources
 Counterargument
 Appeals
CULMINATING ACTIVITY:
Research paper and persuasive presentation