Common Core Lesson Plan: Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention

By: James Mulhern

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This lesson plan guides teachers through a series of activities to help students develop close reading and analysis skills. Included in the publication are lists of rhetorical devices and persuasive techniques. This guide, which emphasizes Common Core standards, is appropriate for high school teachers of English and History. An additional publication that provides a line-by-line analysis and commentary on the rhetorical devices used in Henry's speech is also available through Amazon--"Analysis of Patrick Henry's Speech in the Virginia Convention." This essay analysis is especially helpful for AP English Language and Composition classes. The author will donate 100% of the revenue that he receives from this publication for a student scholarship at his high school.