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CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 14.04.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Elements of Rhetoric for the World Language Classroom
  4. Audience: Whom Are You Trying to Convince?
  5. The Five Canons of Rhetoric
  6. The Three Modes of Persuasion in the World Language Classroom
  7. Fake it 'til You Make it: Artifice versus the Artificial
  8. Activity I: Pinwheels of Persuasion
  9. Resources
  10. Appendix A: Standards
  11. Appendix B: Oral Practice Pinwheel
  12. Appendix C: Written Practice Pinwheel
  13. Appendix D: Copia Pinwheel
  14. Notes

Elements of Rhetoric in the Language-Learning Classroom: Convince Me You are Fluent!

Crecia L. Cipriano

Published September 2014

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Appendix A: Standards

As World Languages teachers seek to support Common Core State Standards, taking this

approach to writing in our language will help us go deeper with the tasks we are asking children to complete, mirroring the ELA standards for writing, speaking and listening, and language. Students will be explicitly taught about the five canons and three modes in order to get them thinking about how and why certain elements of text make something more believable or persuasive. We will address these concepts in our class in both written and oral scenarios, and as many of the Significant Tasks required for our Quarterly Exam are related to each other, students will certainly see the impact in both those areas of assessment. This unit also clearly and strongly supports the ACTFL Communication Standard for World Language Instruction.

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