ENG4.ELAR.1.A
Engage in meaningful and respectful discourse when evaluating the clarity and coherence of a speaker's message and critiquing the impact of a speaker's use of diction, syntax, and rhetorical strategies.
English IV · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
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discourseclaritycoherencespeaker's messageimpactdictionsyntaxrhetorical strategies
Skills
- engage (in meaningful and respectful discourse) #dok2
- evaluate (clarity and coherence of a speaker's message) #dok3
- critique (impact of a speaker's diction) #dok3
- critique (impact of a speaker's syntax) #dok3
- critique (impact of a speaker's rhetorical strategies) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify the clarity and coherence of a speaker’s message. #dok1
- I can recognize diction, syntax, and rhetorical strategies within a speech. #dok1
- I can engage in meaningful and respectful discourse with peers about a speech. #dok2
- I can discuss my evaluation of a speaker’s message with relevant evidence. #dok2
- I can evaluate the clarity and coherence of a speaker’s message. #dok3
- I can critique how a speaker’s diction, syntax, and rhetorical strategies impact the message. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Effective communication requires engaging in thoughtful and respectful analysis of spoken messages.
- A speaker’s diction, syntax, and rhetorical choices significantly influence how audiences perceive and understand messages.
Essential Questions
- What makes a speaker’s message clear and coherent?
- How do a speaker’s word choices and sentence structures affect the meaning of their message?
- In what ways can rhetorical strategies enhance or detract from a message’s impact?
- Why is it important to engage in respectful conversation when evaluating and critiquing speeches?
- How can analyzing a speaker’s choices deepen our understanding of their purpose and message?