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Rhetoric Alive! Book 1: Principles of Persuasion offers a comprehensive high‑school curriculum that explores the foundations of speech as taught by Aristotle. Over fifteen chapters students learn the three rhetorical appeals, the five canons of rhetoric, and the three kinds of rhetoric, applying each through analyses of classic speeches such as Pericles’s “Funeral Oration” and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Each chapter contains discussion prompts, workshop activities, and presentation assignments, making the material usable for a semester or an entire academic year. The 358‑page softcover volume includes a glossary of key terms and is suitable for grades 10‑12, integrating seamlessly into both homeschool and traditional classroom settings.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Education & Language/Education
Authors: Alyssan Barnes PhD
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