Present an argument incorporating rhetorical devices — RHETORICAL PERFORMANCE (CCSS SL.6.4, SL.6.5, SL.6.6)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~8 min eng.g6.s.ex_30

Mark Script For Performance

MG-19 Chart
Rhetorical-performance script template: a presentation-script page with device-highlighting key. KEY (bottom): anaphora

Rhetorical-performance script template: a presentation-script page with device-highlighting key. KEY (bottom): anaphora = YELLOW highlight; rhetorical question = PURPLE highlight + [PAUSE] marker; parallelism = BLUE underline; antithesis = GREEN highlight; asyndeton = ORANGE marks between items; stress = BOLD; pause = / mark. Worked sample: 'We will not stand by. We will not turn away. We will not be silent. [PAUSE — anaphora climax.] These children, these schools, these futures: they belong to all of us. [Tricolon — asyndeton.] Are we not their advocates? [Rhetorical question — PAUSE for 1 beat.]' Print-ready 8.5x11.

Prompt

Mark your performance script with MG-19 device color-coding: anaphora yellow, rhetorical question purple + [PAUSE], parallelism blue underline, antithesis green, asyndeton orange, stress bold, pause /.

M-6-S-SPK-EX-30-A Interactive Physical / non-image

MG-19 script template printed at 8.5x11. Student fills with their own argument text + marks devices. 5-color highlighter kit assumed.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
Script marked with 3+ device colors + stage directions = 4; 3 devices marked = 3; 2 = 2; <2 = 1
Hints
  1. Anaphora gets rising voice (yellow with arrows up).
  2. Rhetorical question gets [PAUSE — 1 beat] after.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Marks without delivery directions.
  • Misses key device moments.
Used in lessons