Literary/Rhetorical Terms Diss Track

Two truths inspired this quick lesson:

1. Most students have difficulty determining how terms/devices/techniques construct meaning in a text
2. Diss tracks are the current rave (and they are rife with literary merit0

So, what I did for this project is equip each student with a lunch baggie loaded with five distinct terms/devices/techniques.

And in turn, students had to write a diss track incorporating these five elements.

Today's video gives a quick demonstration.

My thinking is simple: if students can employ the terms/devices/techniques in an original work, they can in turn identify them in texts.

And it worked!

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Happy teaching and happy writing!