Rhetoric is All Around
🎙️ Season 2 Episode 5 - Rhetoric is All Around
Today’s episode is all about how rhetoric (like love) is “all around!” Hannah and Ana bring in their favorite ways to set the foundation for introducing rhetorical appeals, and lessons that help students confidently transfer their knowledge to more complex ideas and perspectives.
Hannah’s Favs:
- Check out Hannah’s Rhetoric Bundle for her “hot takes” rhetoric introduction lessons, rhetoric in iconic movie monologues, and transferable to any textbook lesson on MLK speeches.
Ana's Faves:
- lalala
- Check out rockstar teacher extraordinaire Tabitha Ginther and her innovative approach to teaching rhetoric using a zombie apocalypse
Rapid Fire Recs: Speeches
- Barbie: Gloria to Barbies and all women
- Dead Poets Society: Keaton to students
- Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Elizabeth to all the pirates
- Rocky Balboa: Rocky and his Son
- A Few Good Men: Courtroom “you can’t handle the truth!”
- Hidden Figures: Courtroom and “work like a dog”
- Good Will Hunting: Bench Scene
- The Dark Knight Joker “Why So Serious”
- The Dark Knight Batman: “Whatever Gotham needs me to be” to Commissioner Gordon
- 10 Things I Hate About You: “I hate the way you…”
- Remember the Titans: “The Battle of Gettysburg”
- "Dear Basketball": Kobe Bryant (go see our poetry episode for more!)
- Hopper’s Letter to El in Stranger Things Season 3
Rapid Fire Recs: Tech for Writing Fun
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👉 Stay connected with us:
Ana's socials: @simply.ana.p
Hannah's socials: @teachengagingela
You can also visit our websites for extra resources + PDs:
Hannah → www.teachengagingela.com
Ana → www.simplyanap.com
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