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Difficulty level: Medium to difficult
Grade level: 9–10
5 pages total
Brief explanation
4 differentiated practice exercises
1 answer key page
Help students master the art of persuasion with this comprehensive worksheet on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. Learners explore how writers and speakers use credibility, emotion, and logical reasoning to influence audiences. Through a variety of differentiated activities (including true/false questions, identifying appeals in context, multiple-choice analysis, and open-ended responses) students develop critical reading and persuasive writing skills. Perfect for Grade 9–10 English Language Arts, debate, rhetoric, and argumentative writing units.
“Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible.”
Standards Alignment
CCSS
- RI.9-10.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose and analyze how it is conveyed.
- RI.9-10.8: Evaluate an argument and assess the validity of the reasoning and evidence.
- W.9-10.1: Write arguments supported by valid reasoning and relevant evidence.
CEFR
- B2: Understand complex texts, analyze viewpoints, and express supported opinions.
ACARA
- AC9E9LE01: Analyze how ideas, perspectives, and representations of people and events are developed in texts.
- AC9E9LY03: Analyze and evaluate how language features shape meaning and influence audiences.
Cambridge English
- Reading: Understanding writer’s purpose, attitude, and arguments.
- Directed Writing: Producing organized responses using relevant ideas and supporting details.
