The Art of Argument: A Podcast Analysis Project

This podcast analysis project will ask that students:

Analyze rhetorical strategies in spoken arguments

Evaluate the effectiveness of evidence and reasoning

Track the development of complex arguments across episodes

Connect podcast themes to broader societal issues

Build knowledge base for AP argument essays

Practice writing analytical and argumentative essays

Bi weekly and monthly tasks engage students in high interest topics of their choosing, while creating opportunities for discussion, analysis, synthesis, and argument.