Grade 6 Spring — Rhetorical Devices, Sentence Craft, and Formal Multi-Pass Peer Revision Protocols
English · SPK G6 eng.g6.s.spk.rhetorical_performance_presentation

Present an argument incorporating rhetorical devices — RHETORICAL PERFORMANCE (CCSS SL.6.4, SL.6.5, SL.6.6)

Present the original-argument essay as a 90-second oral performance with rhetorical devices marked in the delivery script. Use anaphora for accumulation (rising voice), rhetorical questions for engagement (1-beat pause after), parallelism for emphasis (matched stress), tricolons for memorable closure. Audience-attuned voice/pace; eye contact; clear pronunciation. Visual aid (per SL.6.5) coordinated with script.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
60
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g7.f.spk.formal_presentation_advanced
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  • eng.g8.s.spk.capstone_presentation
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Common misconceptions
  • Reads the script monotone without device-marked delivery (devices on page only, not in voice).
  • Over-paces — rushing through rhetorical questions without the pause that gives them power.

Exercise pool (3)

Diff Stem Type
3 Mark your performance script with MG-19 device color-coding: anaphora yellow, rhetorical question purple + [PAUSE], parallelism blue... mark script for performance
3 Prepare 3 likely Q&A responses for the Rhetorician's Forum using MG-35 anchor. Each response explains a rhetorical CHOICE you made. prepare q and a responses
4 Deliver your 90-second rhetorical performance of your original argument with at least 3 named devices applied and marked. Respond to... deliver 90 second performance