ERIC Number: EJ1420955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Demystifying Rhetoric: "Prime Minister's Questions" as a Classroom Approach
Charles D. Carpenter
English Journal, v110 n2 p69-76 2020
The UK's "Prime Minister's Questions"--a television program that shows parliamentary proceedings and banter between House of Commons members--can be a free, real-world resource for rhetorical analysis opportunities. In this article, the author presents the inherent value of these sessions in the classroom as a means of creatively addressing those same rhetorical analysis standards. The process and setup for how teachers can use this program, insight on how it looks in the classroom, and, finally, what value these parliamentary sessions promote in addition to rhetorical analysis is also provided.
Descriptors: Public Officials, Television, Programming (Broadcast), Discourse Analysis, Standards, Foreign Countries, Legislators, Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods, Public Policy, Policy Formation, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Language Arts, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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