When Tragedy Strikes: President Reagan's Address to the Nation

This resource provides teachers with the tools to help students analyze the speech delivered by President Ronald Reagan following the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. Students will focus on how President Reagan conveys and supports his central idea through the use of two specific rhetorical devices. Students will evaluate how effectively the president applies the use of allusions and anaphora to support his central idea.
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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Interactive Whiteboard, LCD Projector, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: ELA, English Language Arts, integrated civics, civics, Challenger disaster, President Reagan, speeches, historical American speeches, Christa McAuliffe, rhetorical devices, analysis, space, NASA, textual evidence, astronauts, disaster, informational texts, central ideas, nonfiction texts, anaphora, allusions, teaching ideas, Florida, space shuttle, NASA, space program, , Kennedy Space Center, American tragedies, presidential speeches, literary nonfiction, Challenger Seven
Instructional Component Type(s): Teaching Idea,  Worksheet,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Formative Assessment
Resource Collection: Integrated Civics with ELA Original teacher resources - Grades 6-12

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